India, Aug. 3 -- Being married to a fellow journalist can have its drawbacks. Over the last weekend Brunch published my wife's (Seema Goswami, since you ask) column on what annoys her the most about the poncy nonsense that chefs get up to. Since then, everyone I meet has asked me if I agree with her column/ diatribe.

It's exactly to avoid this kind of situation that my wife and I have agreed that she will give restaurants a miss in her column. Yes, Brunch has lots of foodie content outside of my Rude Food column but since none of it has anything to do with me, I am never required to express an opinion. Moreover, it must be clear to people who know that we are married that we do most of our eating out together and that her palate and nose...