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Dining Innovation At Its Core

She's progressed from being a 15-year-old dishwasher in her native Northern Ireland to working under Gordon Ramsay to the opening of her triple Michelin-star restaurant, Core. Clare Smyth opens up about this most tasteful evolution of dining excellence and explains why simplicity is making a comeback.
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Green Olive, Walnut and Pomegranate Salad | Recipe

This little salad, a thrilling mix of flavours, textures and colours that is almost too glorious to look at, is a speciality of Gaziantep, a Turkish city on the  border with Syria, famous for its gastronomy.  If you don’t have pomegranate seeds, never mind.
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Grilled Courgettes with Warm Yoghurt and Saffron Butter | Recipe

This recipe is inspired by kousa b’laban, a Levantine dish of stuffed baby marrow cooked in yoghurt. In this simplified version the yoghurt sauce and grilled courgettes are cooked separately, then served with a quick saffron butter to spoon on top.
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A Conversation with Donna Hay

Donna Hay’s latest title, One Pan Perfect is certain to become a family favourite, full of her usual fuss-free recipes and fabulous images.
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At Kiwi Blade Knives, our customers value the time they spend in the kitchen and they value being able to choose and design knives with us.
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