I'm about five days too late with this 'Captain's challenge' but never mind here goes!

Which one of these is the lie...?
One statement is a lie and the other two are true.

No. 1

I was once taught how to prepare vegetables for dinner by the late Mrs Jack Cohen(founder of Tescos)

No.2

It is fifteen years since I last partook of an alcoholic beverage

No. 3

In 1977 I dated the then manager of John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett (google them if you don't know who they are)

Answer revealed this evening