Food tales of the rich and famous
Dennis Hopper: If it wasn’t for my grandmother’s eggs, I’d be dust
In a 2004 interview with John Hind, the actor recalled a childhood on the breadline in 1930s Kansas
Peter Falk: I joined the merchant navy – they allowed crew with one eye
The Columbo actor recalls being turned down by the CIA in a 1996 interview with John Hind
Lager, Red Bull and swimming 40 lengths: a Tracey Emin weekend
John Hind recalls a 1997 encounter with the artist at her Waterloo council flat
Tea and jam with Sean Bean
The actor had fond memories of chip butties in Sheffield when John Hind met him in 1988
Rosemary Conley: I was a compulsive eater before I was born again
The fitness guru discussed dieting, food and the Lord in this 1995 interview with John Hind
Noel Fielding: What I craved after those Mighty Boosh shows was milk
The comedian runs through his repertoire of food-friendly characters over carrot sticks and dips in a 2011 interview with John Hind
Peter Stringfellow: 'Who's left to drink with me, apart from Tom Jones?'
The nightclub kingpin recoils with distaste from the trend for abstemiousness in a 1995 interview with John Hind
Malcolm McLaren: why I gave up wine tasting for art
The impresario recalled in a 1984 interview with John Hind the day he gave up his 'one and only job' as a trainee wine taster
Derek Jarman: 'So Mum covered me in cooking oil. Then Dad came home'
The film director recalled strange food experiences of his youth in a 1987 interview with John Hind
Mike Leigh: actors and Mr Kipling cakes
John Hind: The director recalled in 1988 how food can influence a character's development
Terry Gilliam: 'I had a big row with John Cleese about tinned peaches'
John Hind: The Monty Python animator on filming Brazil and his fondness for the team
Michael Parkinson: 'I hated being called Parky at school'
Over tea and scones at the Dorchester in 1995, the talkshow host told John Hind about earning to play cricket down the side of a fish and chip shop
Spike Lee: 'We didn't know where the next nickel was coming from'
Back in 1986, the director told John Hind about the low-budget shoot on She's Gotta Have It
Spike Milligan: 'What's the dress code for dining with royalty?'
Back in 1998, the comedian told John Hind about dinner with Charles – and singing for his supper to a young William and Harry
Crunching nuts with Brian Wilson
In 2008, the Beach Boys founder member told John Hind why crickets, birdsong and wind were his favourite sounds
Zaha Hadid: 'I'm seen as a Martian'
John Hind: Over espressos and cigarettes in 1988, the architect talked about her childhood and where to get hummus in London
John Cleese: 'Anger is the deadly sin I've had most difficulty with'
Over sandwiches in 1989, the comedian talked of champagne and poisoned kippers, recalls John Hind
Fries with Matt Dillon
John Hind recalls hitting the bars of Kansas with the Rumble Fish star back in 1987
Tea and flies with Kermit the Frog
Time's fun when you're having flies, the green Muppet star told John Hind
Champagne with Steve Martin
An offer to sip bubbly in the Grosvenor with the master comic – who could refuse? Not John Hind
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