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Saturday had one of those perfect days, that started with a bit of a hangover and just got better. In the evening me and mrs eyedropper went to the last night of the SW11 Literary Festival. The speakers were Jay Rayner, food critic for the Observer, and Anthony Bourdain, author of Kitchen Confidential and A Cooks Tour. He has a new ‘cook book’ out which focuses on classic French bistro cooking, and Jay has a new book out too, entitled The Apologist. The evening was fantastic, even if most of the audience was Battersea Posh foodies or a little bit mad. There was a bit of a heckler at the back, who had a real thing against Jay it seemed, or perhaps restaurant critics in general. “.. but why do you do what you do, people have got to eat”. Jay countered, “..people don’t spend £150 if they’re hungry”. It was an interesting debate, both read from their new books, and talked about the state of food in Britain. Jay kind of new he was the Alan Rickman Sheriff of Nottingham to Bourdain’s Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood, as did the Audience.After buying both their books and the oblig signing, we ambled off in search of food. We walked all the way down Lavender Hill to the little Micro Brewery Bar that I’ve always been meaning to go to. It was Oktoberfest and the staff were dressed in traditional garb, and serving tasty German beverages. a nip next door to finally meet the people behind Firezza pizzas, then a waddle home via the Battersea Arts Centre to see a live band.. then to sleep.