It's easy to be wise about other people

Lunched at Anan, a relatively recent arrival in World Square. Entree: grilled pork balls with lettuce, carrot, bean sprouts, spring onions, fried peanuts and a sour dipping sauce. Main: shredded duck fried rice with prawns, egg and various greens. Delicate flavours like Vietnamese mint and lemongrass left me with a pleasantly complex aftertaste. I dug the atmosphere, too - the happy bustle of a marketplace.


Reading: "Behind The Bestsellers" (2007) by Jenny Bond and Chris Sheedy. The repetitious writing irks me, but there's no denying the fascinating origins of the 50 tomes (40 fiction, 10 n-f) selected.

Streaming: Season two of "The Guild".