Ian and I took visiting Texans, Patrick and Will, on a tour of Old Compton Street last night, taking in Comptons, Mantos, the Village and Barcode. I think they were suitably impressed. They were visibly relieved to have discovered Comptons Cafe - Americans need to know they have access to food 24 hours a day. Thanks to Patrick and Will, I now know what chicken fried steak is - something which had puzzled me for years.