In unguarded comments, Burger King’s chief executive, Bernardo Hees, offered a none too fond account of his younger days studying for an MBA at the University of Warwick, recalling that there were few distractions to put him off his studies. “The food is terrible and the women are not very attractive,” said Hees, who quickly switched to flattery to charm his audience in Chicago. “Here in Chicago, the food is good and you are known for your good-looking women.”…

There was similar condemnation from Michelin-starred English food pioneer Marcus Wareing, a specialist in home-grown delicacies such as Dorset crab, Cornish cod and Aberdeen Angus fillet steak, who said criticism of Britain’s food was rich coming from the man responsible for serving up flame-grilled Whoppers and bacon double cheeseburgers. “It’s an insult to British gastronomy,” said Wareing, chef patron at London’s Berkeley Hotel.