“London is a city of ghosts; you feel them here. Not just of people, but eras. The ghost of empire, or the blitz, the plague, the smoky ghost of the Great Fire that gave us Christopher Wren's churches and ushered in the Georgian city.”

Scottish writer

A. A. Gill, born Adrian Anthony Gill, was a Scottish writer best known for his food and travel writing and for his television work. He was a frequent contributor to major magazines and newspapers, including The Sunday Times, Vanity Fair, GQ, and Esquire. Gill also published numerous books and built a reputation for sharp, observant prose. His work often moved between restaurants, journeys, and contemporary culture, with television adding another public dimension to a varied career.