Breakfasting with the stars

Winston Churchill went to work on poached eggs

The great Churchill’s intake of both food and booze was legendary and he liked to finish his breakfast with a cigar and whisky soda if possible. According to a menu from a transatlantic flight, annotated in his own hand, he had precise tastes. Orange juice should be from a bottle, not fresh. He liked coffee, accompanied by a jug of cold milk. Drinks must be served on a separate tray, with a halved grapefruit and a sugar bowl next to it. On the other tray, there should be plenty of hot buttered toast, with jam. And if he was eating hot food, like his favourite poached eggs, he expected cold meats – chicken, game or ham – alongside.