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Chicory (Cichorium intybus) became fashionable in France before the French Revolution and especially during the continental blockade imposed by Napoleon on coffee imports. Unlike coffee it contains no stimulants. In 1858 the Breton, Jean-Baptise Alphonse …

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Today we call back the past, look at what we’ve written about chocolate in the past year and then add to it to create a truly chocolate bonanza. The first evidence of chocolate was discovered …

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Shakshuka is very popular in Israel and will be found everywhere. There are very few Israeli’s that can’t make this delicious eggy dish and it would be folly to exclude this here. Shakshuka originated in …

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Winzersekt is the Emperor of Sekt –  feel it on the tongue, inhale it and linger over it and you’ll understand – it can’t be simply sipped because it invades brazenly and it conquers. Kaiser Wilhelm …