Charlie Says

Charlie writes occasionally for the press on the food & beverage industry. Below are extracts from his column for the Propel newsletter.

Charlie McVeigh

Nov 29, 20194 min read

The Turkish Grill Which, In A Small Way, Brings a Divided Community Together

When I bought my house just off Ladbroke Grove in 1991 – at a price agreed the week after George Bush Sr invaded Kuwait – the area still...

Charlie McVeigh

Nov 5, 20194 min read

A Pint is a Human Right. Even for the Sober Guy

This week I hopped on the train to Oxford to take my daughter out to lunch. She just started at the university there and we got to...

Charlie McVeigh

Sep 29, 20193 min read

Lunch is Dead! Long live Lunch!

There’s something about a “proper lunch” for a middle-aged hospitality professional that’s not dissimilar to his or her younger self...

Charlie McVeigh

Sep 23, 20194 min read

Dream Colossus

Draft House founder Charlie McVeigh asks what’s stopping the UK from producing global hospitality brands On a morning in August I decided...

Charlie McVeigh

Sep 23, 20194 min read

Brits can save France’s moribund food scene

Charlie McVeigh laments the decline in French hospitality and wonders if plucky Britons might save the day? It has become a smug trope of...

Charlie McVeigh

Sep 23, 20194 min read

Who needs France? Get down to the Cornish Riviera...

Bunker Projects founder Charlie McVeigh explains why he believes the Cornish town of St Ives is setting an example for other seaside...