Chuckles In A Basket! - Rated 
Not a book to be taken at all seriously but a must for all fans of comic writing! The image of the authors family bbq was especially hilarious, and had me quite literally clutching my sides. This very likeable guy has a gift for taking the p*ss which is particularly refreshing, as lets face it, the `foodies' have had more than enough shelf space to date! Forget the negative comparisons with Nigel Slaters `Toast' book. In my opinion the people who have made this comparison have completely missed the point of `Sausage In A Basket'. For goodness sake, Nigel Slater is a (very talented) chef, therefore if you want a `grown up' yet gently humorous book about food written by someone who clearly knows an awful lot about it, then go and read his book! If, however, you are a fan of the slightly surreal, enjoy dipping into the nostalgia of a seventies/eighties childhood and want to be entertained rather than informed, then tuck into this gem of book that is simply packed with belly laughs!
Has this man got a hatred for all foods!!! - Rated 
Totally in agreement with most of the reviews on this book, a load of old tripe...As i started getting into it i felt myself getting more annoyed with every section he writes about.. God do you eat ANYTHING? I am a chef and found his sarcastic ignorant comments on what seems all the food ever known to man quite insulting. Its not a patch on Nigels Toast !
Don't do it - Rated 
I clearly made a massive mistake.
I thought this was a book one could pick up, start at the beginning and read to the end in a, sort of fluid, entertained fashion.
I do not read too much fiction, so I was not expecting a story, but something I could "get into" and give me a few chuckles to boot.
It is, quite simply, rubbish. I have got about 30% through it and am planning to give up. My time is too precious.
It's not funny, it's not well written, really not good at all. Mr. Lampen aspires to dry wit but only succeeds in coming across as unskilled, pretentious and not at all engaging.
If you want a book about food, that will amuse you and make you want to read more and finish it read Nigel Slater's Toast. It is everything this book is not.
Pretentious - Rated
I looked forward to reading this book after I had read Nigel Slaters version on a theme which was witty and well observed. But I was sadly let down and I can't agree with the other reviewers. I found this book to be very monotonous and not really amusing at all. It was just an inane rant. Very boring with lots of small samey pieces cobbled together for the sake of publishing a book. Not worth finishing.
Don't buy this cynical drivel - Rated
I bought this book on the strength of the reviews on here. What a disappointment! The negativity expressed in this book should have been evident from the quote on the rear cover that "in none of the four decades in which he's lived and dined in Britain has he eaten a truly great meal". He's obviously not tried very hard.
This is just cynical made up clap trap, with no real basis other than a desire to get his name in print and make some money. For example, one whole section reads: "Caremelised onions - Onions cooked in two kilos of butter. For fifteen hours." Just pure cynicism, and not faintly funny unless you have the mentality of a seven year old trying to annoy your parents during a meal.
It's the only book I've ever bought that I haven't managed to finish - it's gone to the charity shop.
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