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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What’s behind the green door? – Provence, France – June 2012
Click here for a full portionBlood orange & beetroot salsa with pan-fried salmon
“Never judge a book by its cover” – we’re told this from childhood and carry it with us into adulthood. It’s a kind of catch-all admonishment not to refuse to read a book because of its boring/ugly/frankly disturbing cover – take a look at these covers to see what I mean! Not to shun the […]
Click here for a full portionReview of Pho (Spitalfields)
It‘s not every day I get to dine at a restaurant with a name I am not sure how to pronounce. French names, Italian names, German names – bring them on: it seems that I have picked up a working knowledge of the pronunciation of most Western European languages since moving to London. But I […]
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I’m flying high like a rocket in the sky… – Chatel, March 2012
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Tealight holders – Plettenberg Bay, April 2012
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