That was certainly me at the time: I arrived in Spain with a long list of things I didn't eat, which included any flesh, as I was going through my teenage vegetarian phase.

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"If I eat chocolate, which is not on a daily basis, I limit my intake to a small piece, " he says.

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" It's advice reminiscent of Michael Pollan's maxim, which I've found to be the simplest and most straightforward: "Eat food.

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And by better, I think they mean somewhere which has lots of bars and lots of places you can eat.

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"I cannot understand why more people in this country do not eat wild rabbit, which is amazingly good, " he says.

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John Logan's "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers, " in which Ms. Midler impersonates the late Hollywood superagent, isn't the worst one-person play to hit Broadway this century (that would be "Ann").

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More importantly, the meat from which I source also contributes to the building and replenishment of top soil, ie pastured animals on small farms that eat much closer to a natural diet, are thoughtfully managed, and raised by people who are passionate.

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