It was sad to hear of the death of Egon Ronay----the world-famous chef who inspired the name of a certain cook in Beau Peep.
Many years ago, I met a cartoonist called Mark Grant (He went on to write a T.V. sitcom called Perfect World, starring Paul Kaye). At the time, he and his wife were friendly with Edina Ronay, the great man's daughter. I learned through them that the original Egon was hugely amused by his namesake and, if I remember correctly, I sent an original, signed strip to him.
Presumably, he's upstairs at the moment working on a new recipe for ambrosia.
Cheers, Egon.
