Grace Dent on being a restaurant critic: 'It's the greatest job in the world but friends never invite me for dinner'

The Guardian's restaurant critic explains how a hot date nearly ruined naan for her, how she balances her career with veganism, and what she would choose as her desert island dish How did you start writing about food? My first review was in about 1998 for Marie Claire magazine. The restaurant is still there and I loved it. I wanted to write about food and have a column from that point but they're not the kind of jobs you come across easily. You have to pretty much wait for someone to die or give...