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to study law and economics, but spent so much time partying that he was expelled for indolence. He was falling over so much that he took to walking with a stick, although he did achieve sporting success as a cox. Crewe's condition steadily deteriorated until he was using a wheelchair full-time by age
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among others. Crewe travelled much of the world, writing 11 books on the subject of his journeys, biographies and cuisine, including an expedition to the "empty quarter" of Saudi Arabia. Crewe was co-proprietor of various restaurants, including the now-defunct
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Crewe is credited with inventing the modern restaurant review, which is not only about the food but aims to entertain as well as inform. He notoriously described Wilton's restaurant on
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made it impossible to remain in Italy. With his parents living abroad, Quentin spent much of his childhood in the care of various relatives in
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