Author : Chris Arnot

Chris Arnot has been a national freelance feature writer for 18 years. A regular contributor to the Guardian, he has also written for the Daily Telegraph , the Independent and the Observer. He has a monthly column in Candis Magazine, Starting in October, 2009.

What to eat on your Holidays

By Chris ArnotPosted on March 5, 2008Posted in Guardian G2

The colourful Hindu festival of Holi heralds the start of spring and the celebrations include some delicious festive snacks. Top chef Vivek Singh shares his favourite recipes with Chris Arnot

Making sense of humour

By Chris ArnotPosted on November 6, 2007Posted in Guardian Education

Chris Arnot discovers what a gay academic finds to enjoy and admire about a homophobic northern comic

The Bull, Ditchling

By Chris ArnotPosted on August 18, 2007Posted in The Daily Telegraph

The Bull pub in Ditchling, East Sussex, serves splendid food in idyllic village surroundings.

Carry on up the Khyber

By Chris ArnotPosted on July 11, 2007Posted in Guardian G2

Kipling called it ‘a river of life’. Chris Arnot on a unique attempt to capture the spirit of the 1,500 mile-long Grand Trunk Road

St Kew Inn, St Kew

By Chris ArnotPosted on June 23, 2007Posted in The Daily Telegraph

The St Kew Inn in Kew, Cornwall, is a pub that serves thick steaks and premium beer as dark and complex as port.

Getting fresh

By Chris ArnotPosted on February 10, 2007Posted in Guardian Work

The market trader Stallholder Carl Spiegel sells his fruit and veg come rain or shine, in his distinctive, musical style. Chris Arnot watched him bob and weave in Birmingham.

The Baltic Fleet, Merseyside

By Chris ArnotPosted on January 6, 2007Posted in The Daily Telegraph

The Baltic Fleet in Liverpool, is the only pub on Merseyside with its own brewery.

The new Richard Littlejohn?

By Chris ArnotPosted on January 6, 2007Posted in The Independent

Jon Gaunt, former mainstay of BBC local radio, will be The Sun’s new columnist. Chris Arnot reports

Lord Skidelsky: Life and tomes

By Chris ArnotPosted on July 4, 2006Posted in Guardian Education

The historian reviews his career as he slips from academia into big business. Chris Arnot meets him

No easy walk to Hope Street

By Chris ArnotPosted on December 6, 2005Posted in Guardian Education