Rumination 41: Short Flight Away…

The Princesses Mary and Sophia Stuart had been entombed next to each for nearly 400 years before I stumbled across them. It was in one of those tourist booklets found in gift shops, this one bought by my parents at Westminster Abbey and given to me ahead of my first trip to London when I […]

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Rumination 41: Short Flight Away…

The Princesses Mary and Sophia Stuart had been entombed next to each for nearly 400 years before I stumbled across them. It was in one of those tourist booklets found in gift shops, this one bought by my parents at Westminster Abbey and given to me ahead of my first trip to London when I […]

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the shooting star heard around the foodie world…

Whoever coined the phrase, “the pen is mightier than the sword,” must have been a food critic, or a chef. Although the papers have not yet gone to press, the almighty Frank Bruni, Food Critic for the New York Times has just shook the food world’s skies with his latest review: “In Air So Rarefied, […]

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the shooting star heard around the foodie world…

Whoever coined the phrase, “the pen is mightier than the sword,” must have been a food critic, or a chef. Although the papers have not yet gone to press, the almighty Frank Bruni, Food Critic for the New York Times has just shook the food world’s skies with his latest review: “In Air So Rarefied, […]

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walking and chewing gum…

I have never (knock on wood) been caught violating the traffic laws. This is partly due to my better-than-average driving skills; but this story makes me think twice about renting a car in England! “At Least She Was Eating Healthy” A Reuters story this week reported that police in Tyneside, England, called in a spotter […]

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walking and chewing gum…

I have never (knock on wood) been caught violating the traffic laws. This is partly due to my better-than-average driving skills; but this story makes me think twice about renting a car in England! “At Least She Was Eating Healthy” A Reuters story this week reported that police in Tyneside, England, called in a spotter […]

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amuse…

Like any good amuse, i hope this post serves to “tease the palate” for the good things (i hope you find them to be good) to come. So, why the “Ulterior Epicure?” Well, ulterior because I choose to remain under a veil of anonymity.* For the purposes of this blog, what I do for a […]

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amuse…

Like any good amuse, i hope this post serves to “tease the palate” for the good things (i hope you find them to be good) to come. So, why the “Ulterior Epicure?” Well, ulterior because I choose to remain under a veil of anonymity.* For the purposes of this blog, what I do for a […]

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