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Cyprus Gourmet – February 25th. 2015

24/02/2015 By
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ALL GREEK TO ME, with a NISTISSIMA (Fasting) touch Greece’s economic plight is widely discussed and I hear “Tut Tuts” about the profligacy and irresponsibility of those in charge there. Especially the Teutonic “Tut Tuts” coming from Germany. It brought back memories of driving around Peloponnesus a few years back and talking to one of […]

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Filed Under: Diary, Mediterranean Recipes, Table of Contents, Weekly Edition Published in Cyprus

Dining Out

10/11/2016 By
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  “Compliments to the Chef” This cartoon is a from a 1970s issue of the much-missed magazine of humour and good writing, “PUNCH”    For several years, in the 1960s I had the pleasure (mostly) of working as its publicity and promotions consultant.  Sometimes, the chef comes out of his kitchen, generally when last orders for […]

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Filed Under: Diary, Eating Out, Food and Wine Writing

Easter Recipes from the Cyprus Gourmet

24/03/2015 By
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In Praise of the Tomato It is possible that there is not a home in Cyprus, or in any other Mediterranean country for that matter, without tomatoes in its pantry. It is also unlikely that there is any taverna worth its salt that doesn’t have a salad, or cooked dish with this noble red fruit […]

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Filed Under: Diary, Recipes, The Cyprus Gourmet

FAR EAST DELIGHTS IN THE EAST MEDITERRANEAN

19/09/2016 By
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“Vietnam” is a word that excites very different emotions in people of different ages. For the young and adventurous it can mean a back-packing holiday with a difference. For the well-off it may mean comfortable hotels and touring a large country enjoying lush scenery and varied human activity; from a train window on the “Reunification […]

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FAY-VRITS

07/03/2017 By
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When Mary and I ran the Cyprus Donkey Sanctuary, after a lot of hard work, we found ourselves with reasonable funds to look after our then 30+ animals. So, we were able to hire the very necessary services of a proper professional farrier, who came every Thursday to look after the feet of eventually houses […]

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FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH – FOR 12 YEARS Orexi Catering Goes from Strength to Strength

26/01/2015 By
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      Issue dated 28th. January 2015    As published in Financial Mirror, Nicosia  In 2002, Janet Bureau, a food loving friend who is also a cook of some considerable skill, resident near Limassol invited us to an al fresco lunch of Lebanese food cooked by a young friend of hers. This included traditional favourites like Kibbeh, […]

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