It’s the one where the two main characters go on holiday in the first scene and

It’s the one where the two main characters go on holiday in the first scene and never come back. In this dream episode their neighbour, a retired prostitute, wouldn’t have to complain about the noise. In this new series, their romance has finally been allowed to blossom. There’s a sense in which the character is auditioning not only in America as Seinfeld’s replacement, but also for the British audience, whose favourite episode was the one in which Niles took Daphne to a ball after his date dropped out. The camera pulled back to reveal that this was only a screen test, and that Frasier has by no means got a new job.

For this sixth series, Frasier has stepped into Seinfeld’s shoes in NBC’s prestigious 8pm slot on Thursdays The studio audience duly gave it a knowing laugh. American viewers would have read that as a subtextual homage to Seinfeld. We found him welcoming viewers to his new slot, and making respectful noises about the previous occupant. You wonder whether Grammer would take that vote of no-confidence as badly as his character would.

In the new series (C4), Frasier has been fired from KACL and appears to have landed a job as a TV shrink. It was a remarkable show, but an even more remarkable choice, because Frasier himself was on vacation and Kelsey Grammer appeared in only one fleeting scene. AS PART OF “Frasier Night” on New Year’s Day, Channel 4 screened the episode which viewers had nominated as their favourite. Some establishments are going further than others to make them feel at home.

At The Collection, on Sundays, they turn the downstairs bar into a kids’ play area, with Norland Nannies on hand to look after the little ones so their parents can get a taste of how weekends used to be.. Every Sunday they also hold a jazz brunch, but with the added extras of unlimited food and unlimited champagne – though this is probably one to avoid if you’ve just started your new year’s diet.At most places, brunch is very much a family affair, and children are welcome. On a Sunday at Chutney Mary (above), the award-winning Indian restaurant on the King’s Road, you can tuck into spicy scrambled eggs on granary toast or fresh, flaked salmon and crab cakes with Goa spices to the accompaniment of a jazz duet.Or, for something a little grander, there’s always the Palm Court at the Waldorf Hotel. Old favourites, such as Le Caprice and Joe Allen’s, in the West End, are being joined by relative newcomers such as the Riverstation in Bristol, whose weekend brunch has been so popular that from next month they are extending it throughout the week as well.Yet it’s not only modern-European and American-style restaurants that are offering brunch. After the excesses of Christmas, the idea of sitting down to a formal, three-course meal may still make some of us feel a little queasy, whereas a relaxed lunchtime spent chilling out – reading the papers, drinking coffee or cocktails and tucking into eggs and bagels – is probably just what the doctor ordered.
And there is certainly no shortage of places around where you can indulge in this sort of activity.