Sunday, 29 July 2012

Slowly and steadily, Olympic magic blows the doubts away

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Working for a major sponsor may not be the best way to get excited about the Olympics. For the average British citizen, it's fun and g...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012

When it comes to Italian, I'm questioning the Michelin factor

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Italian and French regularly go head-to-head in world's best cuisine battles, but French wins the Michelin war by a mile.  While oft deb...
Monday, 23 July 2012

I'll never be a Wagnerian, but Longborough's Götterdämmerung was a fine afternoon. And evening.

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There are opera fans, and then there's the Wagner tribe. Maybe it's the fact that Wagner isn't easy. Complex music, intricate...
Sunday, 8 July 2012

As Hampton Court shifts from flower to lifestyle show, garden ideas shrink as shopping grows

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A browse back through the photos from past outings to the Hampton Court Flower Show tells the tale.  It's always been a shoppers paradis...
Monday, 18 June 2012

Forget the Royal Opera House. For a magic Flute, give me Longborough

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It takes an opera you've seen before to really drive home just how special Longborough is.  I've written about all four of our excur...
Thursday, 14 June 2012

Night class at Newlyns entertains without detail of Saturdays

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After enjoying two full-day Saturday classes at our local cooking school ( Butcher it, Cook it, Carve it and Fabulous Fish ), I thought I...
Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Bring on the gardeners to save Olympic Park

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I was lucky to get a sneak preview of London's Olympic Park yesterday.  Overall impression:  Wow, is this grim.  And grey.  Very grey. ...