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...She includes no fewer than 26 recipes for chestnuts. “Chicken liver and chestnut sandwich” and “chestnut salad” sound perfect for a Boxing Day buffet....
...But slave trading and slave labour were crucial to Bristol’s expansion into a stylish Georgian metropolis in the 1700s....
...This time, though, it was the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street herself....
...Given the prevalence and general good quality of lower-priced wool and cashmere, Fair Isle is a fairly safe bet on the high street....
...‘The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture 1600-1700’, National Gallery, London, to Jan 24; National Gallery of Art, Washington, February 28-May 31 2010...
...This is an old City chestnut – one banker involved in the B&B deal has described the 21-day minimum period for subscription as a relic of the “era before the motor car”....
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