The daily grind

Sir, – While dining out the other night, I was approached by the waiter offering me black pepper from a pepper grinder that was so large it was more suited as a murder weapon than a pepper grinder. This ridiculous affectation has now become a regular fixture in Irish restaurants.

Please bring back the moderate-sized grinder and leave it on my table so that I can have pepper whenever I choose. – Yours, etc,

GARRY BURY,

Dalkey,

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Co Dublin.