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Hoecakes and johnnycakes are like bouillabaisse: "the only thing their partisans agree on is that everyone else gets them wrong", writes Jon Fasman ... read more »
COMMENTS: 1 |DRIVING ECONOMICALLY
How thriftily can you drive? You'll need to ape the hypermilers, writes Paul Markillie, "who disdain the brake, coast into parking spaces and even turn the radio off. And, of course, they are deeply nerdy"... read more »
COMMENTS: 1 |THE MISSION: LEARNING TO PLAY BRIDGE
After months of lessons, Will Smith is delighted to learn that he is a "natural" at bridge. "It is a milestone in my life to be declared a natural at a sport. Any sport", he gloats. Here are ten of his discoveries ...
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Overland travel is back on the map. The Man in Seat 61 chooses his favourite scenic train journeys around the world... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |GLOBAL TRADING: CHEESE SHOPS
The best cheese shops in London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Milan. Follow your nose ... read more »
COMMENTS: 1 |THE RISE OF THE JOURNO-GURUS
Businessmen used to get their big ideas from management gurus; now they turn to journalists like Malcolm Gladwell and Thomas Friedman. Adrian Wooldridge examines their rise ... read more »
COMMENTS: 5 |7 WONDERS: ILSE CRAWFORD
These days she is best known as the designer behind Soho House in New York and the Olde Bell Inn near Maidenhead. Before that she was a pioneering magazine editor, at Elle Deco and Bare. Ilse Crawford talks to Rebecca Willis about the seven wonders of her world ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |THE BEST RETAIL WINE LIST IN LONDON
Dodge the tourists wandering around Fortnum & Mason's food hall, and head to the wine bar in the basement, writes Tim Atkin. An oenophilic hush pervades 1707, where patrons can sample from the 1,200-bottle wine-list ... read more »
COMMENTS: 1 |INSIDER TRADING: WOODLAND
Buying a wood brings many benefits, and it’s not necessarily the preserve of the super-rich. Pete Leeson of the Woodland Trust UK explains... From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, Autumn 2008
COMMENTS: 0 |THE PLAYLIST: ALFRED BRENDEL
A great pianist is about to play his last note in public--but the recordings will live on. Richard Morrison chooses Brendel’s best ...
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