The Daily Mail's Ephraim Hardcastle diary column can't resist picking up on Eurosceptic comments made by culinary legend Michel Roux Sr that: "The EU's increasing and bewildering intrusion into national lives dilutes countries' identities as it marches on with its alarming aim of an 'ever closer union'." Rubbing its hands with glee, it describes him as "French-born MasterChef chef", adding "Let's hope Roux's chance of future appearances on the Europhile BBC survives such heresy." All very well and good, but it isn't Michel Roux Sr, 72, who is a judge on MasterChef, but his nephew Michel Roux Jr, 53. As Michel Jr would say on MasterChef: "Mmm … not good."
