Category Archives: artichokes

There is something very tempting about them…..

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

Let us consider the artichoke. There is something very tempting about them which conflicts with the something about them that is very annoying. They have such a decorative value that eating them is akin to pulling the petals off a … Continue reading →

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The absurdity of loving the artichoke

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

The Camus de Bretagne is thought by many to be as unapproachable as the eponymous author, Albert Camus, whose books, as an intense young art student hungry for “culture”, I devoured as greedily as I now devour the artichokes that … Continue reading →

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Great expectations……

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

I’ve managed successfully not to take a food picture for the last three days, which is unusual as I am running a food photography course, details of which feature in the Up Front News in the latest issue of “Jamie” … Continue reading →

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Stuck at the traffic blights

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

I’ve been stationary at the traffic blights for a few days now. I was misrouted and ended up stuck in that most gastronomic of a situations, a jam. This is a jam covered in a green mould, which when scraped … Continue reading →

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