Analysis of the TABLE TALK article

TABLE TALK is a clear combination of both travel writing and a reastaurant review. This article is written by AA Gill, in this article he is telling the reader about Soho and the Kirazu restaurant. The article consists of heavy graphological features situated in corners of each page. By this i am referring to the photographs taken. The first photograph is of the Kirazu restaurant itself, in the picture the restaurant is empty and wooden. The emptiness of it implies that it is not a very busy place which contrasts greatly to previously in he article when AA Gill said that Soho was full of 'gaggles' of people. The use of the word 'gaggles also dehumanises the inhabitants of Soho because it makes the reader think of ducks. The other picture is a bowl of food, the food in the bowl doesn't look appetising to the reader,AA Gill even said 'snot smear of chewed beef' he's using negative imagery in the form of a metaphor to emphasise how bad he found the restaurant. He continuously describes Soho, how it was and how it is now. He creates contrast through the use of adjectives and alliteration. In the past he described it as 'flirty, flighty, fluttering', the alliteration creates a sense of cohesion and the actual words used describe the city as a fun place to be. All these words make Soho sound alive, this is what AA Gill wants to portray. Nowadays its 'shrieking, glazed joy', it sound more manic and out of control 'Soho looks happy' he says, the use of he word 'looks' implies that Soho may not actually be happy besides from the outside. I found that in this article he uses casual lexis, an example of this would be when he says 'most dishes cost under a fiver' the use of he word 'fiver' creates an informal feel and allows the reader feel more comfortable reading.