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Chinese New Year, Hong Kong style with the School of Wok

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I know my beloved T.S. Eliot said that April is the cruellest month, but sometimes I think he got his calendar mixed up.  To me, January and February are the cruellest months – that wasteland after the excitement and anticipation of Christmas have worn off; when all the bills from the Christmas excesses are clamouring [...]

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Visiting the Vaucluse: a cooking day at Bastide de Capelongue

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The story so far:  After a long drive from London, we had finally arrived in northern Provence, spending our first afternoon exploring the lovely Coustellet farmer’s market.  Our next stop was the hilltop village of Menerbes where we enjoyed a truffle-tastic lunch at the Maison de la Truffe et du Vin; followed by a visit to the Ochre Conservatory [...]

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