With an updated foreword by Peter Mayle, Acquired Tastes, originally published in 1993, is a celebration of life’s extravagances. Discovering an element of human character that, although lying dormant in hard economic times, is capable of erupting using the hint of good fortune and the drop of a credit card, it samples the luxuries of Havana cigars, Parisian Resorts, bespoke London tailoring, hand-made shoes, and the proper color for a extend limousine. It weighs the cost versus the satisfaction of keeping a mistress, and explains the best way to eat true caviar, all while providing the listener with hours of 100 % pure, unadulterated escapism.