LOOK, I am generally a nice guy. I like the Financial Mail’s readers. The fact that you guys can still afford to go to restaurants in this economic climate makes me realise just how committed you are to the growth of this economy. So I want only the best for you.I try to find great restaurants and hope readers will frequent them. Unlike most of our readers I am also a bit of a socialist — on a good day — so I am a great believer in the working class. So I tip. I tip a lot, sometimes unreasonably so. People who don’t are, to me, just mean.I have often told the story of the multibillionaire who took me and a colleague to lunch. He left a R10 note and a few coins on the table after we had polished off fine wine and great steaks, and been given absolutely the most exquisite service (it was at the Grillhouse in Rosebank, where service is always world class). My friend and I went back to give a proper tip.There has been a huge furore about Ntokozo Qwabe, one of the leaders of the Rhodes M...
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