Oranges are not the only food

English novelist Jeanette Winterson, author of "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit" and "Lighthousekeeping" is opening an Italian deli on the ground floor of her four-story Georgian home in east London: "Winterson's house in fashionable Spitalfields was once a greengrocer's shop.. and still bears the sign "Verde's & Co. Importers" over its still immaculate shop windows. When Winterson bought the house it was practically derelict. It took two years to restore it to health andshe was thrilled when a neighbour told her it had once had a board outside reading "JW Fruits"... The new deli will be called Verde's, making thrifty use of the original sign, and Winterson insists that it will not compete with the English delicatessen that already exists... next door.. The best-selling author is gearing herself up for her new role. I will sometimes serve in the shop. But that will be a matter of luck.