Conjuring up a new soup, using fresh local ingredients—asparagus and leeks.
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TWO MEN AND THEIR FLYING MACHINE
Inspired by the 1965 film Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, two blokes invest in a drone for fun and profit. With his 375th post, Nigel celebrates a new business opportunity.
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Our wine correspondent Jim Walker recently returned to Nice, France. He shares with us his latest observations about that fair city and the folks who are fortunate to visit it or live there.
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With a young Indian lady helping us out a couple of days a week, it was time to use her expertise to cook up some tasty vegetarian dishes from the Punjab.
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Our wine correspondent discovers that getting there is no longer “half the fun.”
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While his colleague Jim dines in style in the south of France, Nigel experiences an exemplary dinner in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
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Our neighbourhood in Niagara-on-the-Lake is surrounded by history. Every street bears a reminder of Canada’s roots.
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Sometimes a hearty bowl of soup and a simple sandwich is enough for a meal, especially when one is dining alone.
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Nigel’s fourth cookbook, Simplifood: Amazing food, simply prepared is now widely available online after publishing glitches are finally resolved.
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Everywhere one looks in England the golden daffodils are dancing in the breeze.
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Gentlemans Portion 