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Eating Eden

Can ONE MEAL change EVERYTHING you know about food? IF you forage for every ingredient in pristine Thai jungle… and cook with a Karen hill tribe… YES IT CAN! If you travel to Chiang Mai in Thailand’s ‘Golden Triangle’, the … Continue reading

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The roadside restaurants of Tamil Nadu

How a two-thousand year-old recipe taught me about the essence of food At the point on the map where southern India tapers off in perfect V, Tamil Nadu sits snugly on the eastern coast. As a destination, it may not … Continue reading

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WOKE… BY A YOLK

How a soft-boiled egg taught me that all food is a gift Is there a lovelier, more relaxing thing on Earth than a hot spring? Of all the surprises the planet has to offer, who’d have thought that one would … Continue reading

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A taste for infinity

Curry is such a varied cuisine that it may feel infinite…. but is it? And while we’re on the subject… does infinity exist? In the distinguished company of Archimedes – and Professor Ian Rumfitt, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College … Continue reading

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Music in the Body

How the Happy Mondays helped me understand the meaning of curry You think you understand something important to you… a phrase, a concept, an idea. And then you realise you weren’t even close! Something happens that means you have to … Continue reading

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