The Connaught Hotel in London had a famous trifle on the menu for years and it was named after the pastry chef who created it: Wally Ladd, writes Michael Dutnall. I did my apprenticeship at The Connaught under the legendary French chef Michel Bourdin. The trifle was still an integral part of the menu when I was there. Unlike other trifles the Wally Ladd did not contain any fresh fruit. Inste