The unexpected payoff to this ‘ultimate lunch with the FT’ column is a proper jaw-dropper

Poke Staff. Updated June 24th, 2024

There’s a rather fabulous column in the Financial Times called Lunch with the FT in which a journalist interviews a guest over – you guessed it – a lunch of their choosing.

And it invariably makes for a fabulous read, most memorably this particularly lively affair with Richard Desmond where the bill came to an eye-watering £758.

But not even that – or indeed any other lunch in the column which dates back to 1994 – can compare with this one, as highlighted by the FT’s very own Jim Packard.

the ultimate “Lunch with the FT” anecdote pic.twitter.com/rEnc0nvXxj

— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) June 22, 2024

And here it is again in full just in case that is tricky to read …

Didn’t see that coming!

'….which is not an amateur's drink' is a fantastic phrase.

— Imperatrix (@langtrygirl) June 22, 2024

Sounds like a great way to go…a free lunch with the bonus of no hangover.

— Phil Jones "Unofficial" (@PhilJonesy3) June 22, 2024

To conclude …

Probably the best kicker in the history of journalism. https://t.co/f8JEwJAl8I

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) June 23, 2024

Source @PickardJE