NUTS IN MAY

Dionysos entices me with a fragrant golden oil which coats my lips as I write.  The connection? He fell in love with a lady called Carya (she of the caryatid column), and when she died, Dionysos transformed her into a walnut tree

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A Rant: A fat lot of use

This year new regulations for labelling meat products came into force.  The idea behind them is to make it easier for consumers to make an informed choice based on the information provided on the labels. So far, so good. 

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The Essential Feast

What satisfying news.  The latest research from archaeologists now suggests that the origins of agriculture lie not in stemming hunger but to satisfy the desire for feasting.

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Hunters, saints and myth-makers

There are few happily lolling tongues in southwest France this hunting season. Not because of solidarity with Britain's ban on hunting with dogs (there is simple incredulity at that), but rather the result of a rabid dog from Morocco which has compromised France's rabies-free status.

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