Moments after Prime Minister Boris Johnson pulled out of Downing Street for the last time Tuesday (6), a familiar brown-and-white tabby cat slipped out of the lacquered black door of No. 10 and perched serenely on the doorstep
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In cemeteries from Alaska to Israel, families have memorialized their loved ones with the deceased’s most cherished recipes carved in stone. These dishes — mostly desserts — give relatives a way to remember the sweet times and, they hope,…
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The tea cabinet offere endless inspiration. Teas have long imbued alcoholic drinks with both tannic qualities and aromatic range. (Think whiskey-laced toddies or 17th-century batched drinks like Regent’s Punch.) They can also lend a wide…
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With music, waving flags and a tented library, medical centre and shops, the scene should be familiar to those who remember Hong Kong’s Occupy Central encampments in 2014. At least one ‘glass-half-full’ travel website is touting GotaGoGama…
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What makes the perfect thrifted T-shirt? For the designer Erin Beatty, it’s often in the texture — not too stiff nor too soft, and worn enough for the colour to be muted but not faded. If there is text or a logo, the more vaguely…
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If you’ve long been using curry leaves, you know they bring a dish together, making it richer, more robust. A sprig or two elevates, but doesn’t dominate, other flavours. Once fried, they release their sweet, mildly citrusy aroma into the…
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By Mark Footer What is the opposite of serendipity? Misfortune? Rotten luck? Either could well describe the situation currently faced by Sri Lanka – the island once known as Serendip (the Persian name that gives us the English word…
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By Melissa Clark  NEW YORK — Robert Osborne grew anxious about dinner when his Brooklyn co-op board put the kibosh on a plan to move a gas line for his kitchen renovation. How could Osborne, a math teacher, cook his favourite dishes like…
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By David Swanson Leave it to an airfare sale to spark a bit of wanderlust. The cost of flights to far-flung points around the world plunged at various points in 2021. With a big anniversary to celebrate in October, last June, my…
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By Raul Dias When Yotam Ottolenghi, one of the culinary world’s brightest sparks, introduced his rather unique cauliflower cake via his 2014 vegetarian cookbook Plenty More, the food cognoscenti sat up and took notice. Many believed that…
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