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It’s becoming increasingly evident that much of what passes for extra virgin olive oil is a scam. This newsletter from Silvestro Silvestori is a good introduction (and the rest of…

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A Welcome Idea: Basic Groceries outside Immigration and Customs

As you leave immigration and customs coming into Gatwick Airport in London, you now pass a Marks and Spencers grocery store. It’s small and doesn’t have everything. But it has…

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The Power of Delia or Cheap Chicken Again

Delia Smith, that is. If you don’t live in Great Britain, you’ve probably never heard of her. So you don’t know that when she did a television cooking show on…

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