Imperial China review – a hit and miss affair

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  When we first came to live in London, like most new arrivals, we did not have a lot of cash to spare.  I was trying to finish a thesis and struggling to find part-time work; we had just shelled out what seemed like an obscene amount of money as a deposit to rent a [...]

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Saturday Snapshots #240

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Strelitzia – Cape Town, March 2013

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Gingerbread cookies for Easter

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:  There are two types of people in the world – bakers and non-bakers.  Bakers tend to be those with an eye for detail – the kind of people who are not at all fazed by recipes requiring “2.5 egg yolks”;  who are willing to spend as [...]

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Saturday Snapshots #239

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The Reichstag, Berlin – May 2011

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Sautéed Brussels sprouts with Nduja and preserved lemon

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My brother and I have always been suckers for lists.  Lists of the top ten songs of the year; or the top ten fastest cars in the world; or the top ten tallest mountains – if it came in a numbered list we were all over it like a rash. In fact, I think my [...]

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The Chablis Challenge 2013 – Chablis and sushi

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Have you ever noticed just how much of the relentless stream of annoying corporate-speak terms that we increasingly encounter is related to eating?  I suspect that the most often-borrowed business metaphors relate to sport (think game-changing, moving the goal posts, eye on the ball, level playing fields etc.) but I am almost certain that terms [...]

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Saturday Snapshots #238

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What’s behind the green door? – Provence, France – June 2012

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