I AM not at all sure that the great chef August Escoffier ever set fire to his pancakes, even accidentally (Maxine Gordon books a lunch date with Simon Girling of The Ritz, 19 March).
I am quite sure the verb flambé ought to be extinguished. Even if one approves of the wilful incineration of delectable food, one ought to retain a respect for the English language.
William Dixon Smith, Welland Rise, Acomb, York.
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