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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Did Elvis really fly to England for posh poached egg and asparagus?
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Elvis lives! The King isn't down on Lonely Street at the Heartbreak Hotel - he's tucking into asparagus and poached egg at the Waterside Inn.
Dropping in by boat at the triple Michelin-starred Thames-side restaurant opened in 1972 by his father and uncle, Michel was making some grand claims, on Roux Down The River (Food Network). 'There was no fine dining outside London,' he declared, 'so it was quite a gamble — but it was a risk that paid off, as over the years diners from Elvis Presley to Jackie Onassis and Robert Redford have eaten here.' As well as whipping up dishes on his boat, he was leaping out to operate the lock gates, combining the knowledge of a Rick Stein culinary excursion with the whimsy of Tim West and Prunella Scales on their canal barge.
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