Paysanne opened its doors in 1988 to what has since been described as 'a roar of apathy'. Bob & Barbara Ross had spent the previous four years running a pub in the heart of North Wales and having tired of sending out frozen lemon meringue pies and chicken in a basket (this was the 1980s ) they wanted to up their game and put into practice all the marvellous creations Barbara had been reading about in Elizabeth David books since the '60s. This book...