Category: Food and drink
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The Great Valentine’s Conspiracy
Warning: My Inner Romantic has had another go at writing a rhyme: There’s nothing that says “I Love You” moreThan an expensive card being shoved through your doorThe card makers are rubbing their hands in gleeSaying “Give this to your loved one, your money to me!”The restaurants are in on the conspiracy tooBuy a meal…
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Happy New Year!
2012 is now starting to emerge across the World! We are currently living in two times; part of the world is still in 2011, and the other part is now in 2012. Very soon, 2011 will be all but a distant memory. 2012 will be the new now. Enjoy the new now! Happy New Year!
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Final Preparations
Well, I use both words in the vaguest of senses. Firstly, although today was my final day of shopping for the foodie things for Christmas, I still have to do some last minute last minute shopping tomorrow. Only for little things, like ingredients for a trifle. A replacement bulb. A cat litter tray. Last minute…
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The Brand-New Drive-Thru Review
Today’s review is about the newly opened intergalactic drive through just beyond Mars. Actually, the drive-thru itself is on Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, and the decision to have the drive-thru there has caused a little resentment, especially with the supporters of Mars’ other moon, Deimos, and the Cytherean Movement (those Venusian traditionalists!), who…
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A quiet evening meal…
I’d just had a slurp of the finest Chateau Boef de Fwarp rosé wine – 1995 – as advised by the maître d’, a vintage year he kept gushing. Delicious tangy fruitiness with just a sharp kick at the point of swallowing. Not at all bad for £8.99 a bottle. We’d ordered three just to…
The Mansionic Perspective 