Daily Archives: 2014-11-26

London Daily Photo: Pimlico

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Jerusalem City Break: תודה (Thanks)

I can think of few destinations I’ve been to that have yielded so much perspective in such little time as Jerusalem. Although I wish I had been able to spend more time exploring this ancient city, my four day “break” proved a decent enough chunk of time and was certainly worth taking the five-hour flight from London. But now my appetite is whet for more of Israel and the Middle East to continue deepening my understanding this captivating region. Continue reading

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Valrhona 12 Buches de Noel (Great British Chefs)

Talk about a baker’s dozen! This Christmas for the first time ever luxury chocolate maker Valrhona has teamed up with 12 of London’s best pastry chefs to launch a dozen limited edition Buches de Noel – each made with Valrhona chocolate and with individuality, imagination and skill applied by the chefs. Continue reading

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Jerusalem City Break: Eat, Drink and Be Merry

A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry (Ecclesiastes 8:15). So said Solomon – one of Jerusalem’s more notable personalities from the past two millennia – and so was the case during my visit to his hometown a couple of weeks back. I believe I only began to scratch the surface of the good food scene in this ancient city. Whatever the case, here’s the scoop on some of the yummier findings from my time in Jerusalem. Continue reading

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