British banquet for G8 leaders

BRITAIN’S Queen Elizabeth II last night served G8 leaders, including self-acclaimed gourmet French President Jacques Chirac, with a British banquet.

In the wake of London's triumph over Paris to host the 2012 Olympics, President Chirac may be eating humble pie at the Gleneagles G8 summit, but he will be served up a menu by the Queen of Scottish smoked salmon and Glenearn lamb.

President Chirac is apparently no fan of British cuisine and reportedly told fellow political leaders at a Russian summit: "You can't trust people who cook as badly as that. After Finland, it's the country with the worst food."