Those of us in long term relationships can feel a bit ‘meh’ about Valentine’s Day. All that romantic posturing and expense; we’re just over it. We have to keep love alive on the other 364 days of the year, too. We suspect, in any case, that it isn’t really aimed at us. But on the [...]
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The Fat Duck & Home Cooking
It is, perhaps, slightly obtuse to go to the Fat Duck with the aim of understanding more about home cooking. But it’s an obvious step, really. In the national imagination, the Fat Duck has become the uber-restaurant, representing the sum total of our aspiration around food. In a country that buys millions of high-end cookbooks [...]
The Anti-Valentine’s Gift Guide
Now, I’d like to start by saying that I don’t really approve of Valentine’s day. There is something mean-spirited about setting only one day aside per annum for romance. Better to spread the love across the year, non? Also, it’s tacky. I mean, so’s Christmas, but at least that doesn’t have a pulsing undercurrent of [...]
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