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We’ve been hearing quite a bit about Chile in the past few weeks – unfortunately it wasn’t good news. One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, 700 – 800 times stronger than the Haitian quake …
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In the days of Napoleon coffee, as drunk by the French, was considered to be the best there was by the connoisseurs. Cast iron coffee roasters and wooden coffee grinders were de rigueur in all …
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It’s Election Day in South Africa today and for some reason the Trans-Siberian express comes to mind – not that the word express is entirely suitable because it takes a full week and a day to cover …
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Cantabrum indoctum iuga ferre nostra” – the Cantabrians won’t submit to us - Horace, the Roman writer, famously complained in 100 BC. They never did and always remained masters of their own destiny. The history of …
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I don’t think nearly enough attention is paid to German food outside of Germany and it’s a pity. German food suits German climate and modern innovation has turned it into world class cuisine and something …
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L’shana tova tiketevu, may you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a good year and may 5769 be a great year for all our Jewish readers. In Morocco the Jews serve this dish …


