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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcus Wareing: ‘I’ve sacrificed more than any other chef’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The MasterChef host and celebrity chef talks to Lotte Brundle. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xMHGW6duKWQUn8kuDFpUoh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;Now, believe it or not, I enjoy not running restaurants,’ says Marcus Wareing.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Marcus Wareing]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this weekend: Is cider the new black?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cider — more specifically, fine cider — is making waves on the British dining scene following a bumper apple harvest in 2025. Could cider tasting menus soon replace those for wine? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LiVkCpB5TZyN9RLcXrSC5T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[2025 was a bumper year for apples. Fine cider, naturally, is having a moment.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rows of red apple trees read to be harvested with some empty crates in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: The curious case of American dining  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As His Majesty The King heads stateside, Will Hosie ponders why Americans — who are allegedly Great Britain's greatest fans — haven't yet adopted our table manners. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2Vjr3mwgRLkkDvE8jgjXXV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Uma Thurman chooses a burger and shake at Jack Rabbit Slims, a 50s-themed diner where cutlery barely registers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The lunch menu is where it's at ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Osip's announcement of a new table d’hôte menu shows that fine dining is having to be more flexible than ever. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LWVv4BEvKucqnEieLtf9i6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Merlin Labron-Johnson and his team have turned Osip into one of the most exciting restaurants in Britain. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A team of chefs plate up food in the open-plan kitchen at Osip in Somerset.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It soothed the most vicious of hangovers, the only possible justification for that ghastly thing called brunch': Tom Parker Bowles talks eggs Benedict ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From midtown Manhattan to west London, eggs Benedict is a luxurious treat at any time of day. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KLrDqBiYaga4RHoVztfWJ3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Viking hats, natural wines and messy lunches, with Leonie Cooper ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The food and drink editor for Time Out London joins the podcast to chat about lunch, dinner, pubs and her new show Messy Lunch. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:35:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:39:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7EGh8AETFoDpDe3sEDcx6g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stout and about: Why is everyone ordering a pint of Guinness? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After decades in the doldrums, Guinness is enjoying a serious renaissance, with stouts old and new snapping at its heels. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Ellis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EASXP5y23vAmgyzGP5etmA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ All hail the egg! The most innovative eggs in London — and how to make some of them at home this Easter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Forget the chocolate eggs, Lotte Brundle traipses around London, at her stomach's expense, to bring you a cracking guide to the most interesting eggs in the capital. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XRfHf7Fh4aY5XViJk9JQD7-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'If it is going to work anywhere, it is going to work here': Meet the makers of English olive oil ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With English wine going from strength to strength, could our own extra-virgin olive oil be the next homegrown success story? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:45:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Giulia Crouch ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/riizxhg6qNn9V365D4HFKA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The countdown to Spud-ageddon is on: Why potato farmers are in peril  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Potato farmers are experiencing a downturn in demand so significant, they’ve wound up with a surplus of spuds. Will Hosie investigates why and what you can do about it (spoiler alert: eat more spuds). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xaR2gCrVnGM9F2EWyqFoD4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Evacuee schoolboys at work digging potatoes for the Dig for Victory campaign in 1940, on a farm in Monmouthshire, South Wales.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Evacuee schoolboys from the Five Ways Grammer School in Birmingham at work digging potatoes for the Dig for Victory campaign on 10th July 1940 at a farm in Monmouthshire, South Wales]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We are here to champion British farmers who produce wonderful milk, meat, vegetables and eggs': The Country Life team's favourite farm shops ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More and more of us are choosing to buy produce directly from farms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7M8ECfS3ysaGt7MQXWeTG4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Farm Shop in Mayfair offers fresh and seasonal produce from their farm in Somerset.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Farm Shop, Mayfair]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Country Life picks the biggest, boldest and best of this year’s clutch of luxury Easter eggs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pick up an edible work of art before they sell out. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ird3UuTtsmddTDidNPFCFj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here’s where to go for a really interesting and, dare we say it, cool drink in London's Zone One ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The pub is out and the wine bar is in. These hidden gems are pouring some of the capital’s most interesting and delicious vintages — and you don’t have to go to Hackney for any of them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PhMHizUabLgDC7cpY4cbhT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The glory — and the grind — of winning a Michelin star, by Gordon Ramsay, Michel Roux Jnr and Tom Parker Bowles ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Initially associated with tyres, Michelin has become synonymous with the coveted laurels awarded to the world’s best restaurants. To mark the centenary of the first stars being awarded, David Ellis looks back on a century of fine-dining dramas. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Ellis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xDE9NuT9cuJFvaMTETbWnV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles: Welsh rarebit is the pinnacle, the apex, the triumphant apogee of this particular form ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Welsh rarebit — cheese on toast in full dress uniform — is a dish that has been impossible to resist for at least three centuries. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o5pFvxUpa93tMWrDnmZeZW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet the men trying to revive our pubs — and farms — for the price of one ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When James Gummer, Phil Winser and Olivier van Themsche opened the Pelican in 2022, the pub became the sexiest place to see and be seen. It now forms part of a consortium boasting seven properties and an enviable farm-to-table model, which its founders believe can help revive the English countryside. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sEi3AmFFjer9XkqzDoFKQj-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Five pubs and two restaurants in four years: Public House Group is one of Britain&#039;s fastest-growing hospitality brands.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Public House Group founders sharing a pint and some food at the Hero in Maida Vale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The definitive guide to London's best afternoon teas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There's an afternoon tea for everyone — from gluten-free to art-inspired — if you know where to look. Here are some of our tried and tested favourites. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CA2PXxsb6yyV3YW5zpEAvj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thomas Straker: ‘I don’t think anyone has ever left a restaurant going, “God I wish I’d eaten more purée”’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Britain’s ‘bad boy chef’ on dying his hair neon pink, serving ‘real’ food and going Stateside. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jo Rodgers ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MomznDe7LGjJkBE8NzLCKk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A very brief history of brown sauce ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Beloved of everyone from prime ministers to Sir John Betjeman, brown sauce — arguably Britain’s favourite piquant condiment — has a wonderfully rich history. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Pearson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rSqQzVGxh4uU9R7CmuTXTk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Forget museums, the pub is where real history happens ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ashleigh Arnott looks at how our favourite watering holes have been the epicentres of scientific discovery, affairs, literature, and the Invasion of Normandy. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashleigh Arnott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hqTcu7tFEUULbUYk6Afspg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It's alive! The UK producers embracing fermentation to make delicious products teeming with life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Across the country, small producers are rediscovering the ancient art of fermentation, with delicious results. Tom Howells samples British-made kefir, kombucha, kraut and more. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Howells ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q58RBf4NV6wctBWEAVV6NG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[From kimchi, to sauerkraut, fermented foods are all around.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fermented products in jars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘French pastries all look amazing… but I wish more British bakers would look at what we used to have’: Richard Hart on the joys of jammy dodgers and iced buns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Richard Hart has made his name as one of the world’s best breadmakers, but as Oliver Berry finds out, his latest project marks a return to his British roots. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Oliver Berry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7HJPJjs3Cc6kw4uc4QE9j9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where's the rum gone? How the temperance movement took on the Royal Navy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Henry Jeffreys considers the role of hard liquor in the lives of those who serve on the seas. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Henry Jeffreys ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zQef4ccvdMGxmG595An4GM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles: 'There is no dish more lusty and full blooded than boeuf à la Bourguignonne' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our food columnist extolls the merits of the dish from Burgundy, France, and provides his perfect recipe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HRFGq9iwhmStfpC4dxGaUa-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ What was once an interesting concept became tired and annoying, but restaurants are now figuring out the perfect balance between a 'peak behind the curtain' and a great meal. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mdbVoR3dEaRtivpJKoeSYb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Evelyn&#039;s Table in London is going from strength to strength.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A long exposure of the Chef&#039;s Table at Evelyn&#039;s Table, where the foreground is in focus but chefs whiz around blurrily]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts: A snob's guide to supermarkets and what to do when there's no Waitrose  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ First step: Do not panic. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:00:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vg6pd5QpiJS8RjgzyQvqai-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Patrick Galbraith: 'The idea that a bar in Norfolk selling vinho verde would make it through even one winter was about as likely as the Madonna herself reappearing by the old water pump' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/comment-opinion/patrick-galbraith-the-idea-that-a-bar-in-norfolk-selling-vinho-verde-would-make-it-through-even-one-winter-was-about-as-likely-as-the-madonna-herself-reappearing-by-the-old-water-pump</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The success of a Walsingham wine bar shows that all is not yet lost in the English village. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Galbraith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejwCZZ6LktAz8xWazGnJDT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Agromenes: The Food Waste Inspector is right to call out M&S, Waitrose and Lidl for throwing away food that is perfectly good to eat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The UK wastes more food than any other country in Europe, enough to feed 30 million people. This isn't write, Agromenes argues. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agromenes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MDSBNaboUCdkYVxfHjVpAa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gill Meller's recipe for wholesome and flavourful cauliflower cheese gratin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gill Meller's cauliflower cheese is elevated thanks to the additions of ceps and parsley. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gill Meller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yfxpy4fpcnr4uYDQWnsYkF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Forget haggis — the humble swede is the real hero of the Burns Night meal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Douglas Chalmers makes his case for the underrated root vegetable. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Douglas Chalmers ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uJsRuUvTUcozBsiM5rzz3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles talks tartiflette: 'This is not a dish worried about precision, elegance or nuance. It is all about beautiful ballast and you wouldn’t want it any other way' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tartiflette is one of the most gloriously indulgent après-ski centrepieces, but you don’t need to have spent the day bombing down black runs to enjoy it ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:44:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t9FaNjYpqL7LrQGhs4vP2L-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ For Hairy Biker Si King, the secret ingredients will always be hard work and community ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Si King talks to Molly Pepper Steemson about proper pies, the importance of community, and a new whisky collaboration with Cask Trade. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Molly Pepper Steemson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oDoFSJe2kPmdsU4qwtCfyH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Making sense of the cider soaked wassail ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/people/making-sense-of-the-cider-soaked-wassail</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The cacophonous, cider-slinging midwinter tradition of wassailing is an ancient one that continues to this day. Laura Parker offers a toast to harvests anew ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Parker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FAffM9wmLJNecR6XB2866X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The enduring allure of menus from ancient civilisations to modern day, via the revolutionary France  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As time capsules offering a unique glimpse into our appetites, menus have always been highly collectible, finds John F. Müller. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John F. Mueller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2Vjr3mwgRLkkDvE8jgjXXV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Uma Thurman peruses the menu at the Jack Rabbit Slim diner in &#039;Pulp Fiction&#039;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 12 types of hangover, from 'Backwards Binoculars' to 'Titanic',and how to cure them all ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Have you been tricked by the Deceiver or flattened by a Steamroller? Wine expert Olly Smith sets out the 12 different sorts of festive hangover, and how to cure them. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olly Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mDQKgqXZbnrHNftLAH8XFT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Six things that Britain should be proud of, from world-class restaurants and Championship-winning cars to the countryside  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It is too easy to dismiss 2025 as a downbeat year of failure, but good things did happen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kate Green ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/niU4Hvj6Cwx3iWvDcNF6Kj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Secrets from the world of whisky, from the 60-year-old bottle that sold for £650,000 to the tipple you get at the supermarket ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In our last episode of 2025, James Fisher is joined on the Country Life Podcast by Kevin Balmforth and Andrew Simpson. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:46:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bmzz9hnRa8KwCk2idwTEF9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We begin making in May and start packing and despatching in November —it’s carnage': How the Cotswolds' favourite cake-makers get ready for Christmas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jessica White of the Meg Rivers Artisan Bakery makes it on to our list of our heroes of Christmas. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane Wheatley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qrrwfLvs2PvaUyotPWGcUf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jessica White started working for Meg Rivers as an after-school job. She&#039;s still there decades later.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jessica White of Meg Rivers Artisan Bakery ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tim Wilson of The Ginger Pig on the perfect Christmas ham ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A great ham is one of the joys of the Christmas period, and thus Tim Wilson of The Ginger Pig takes a spot on our list of Christmas heroes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane Wheatley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sz8nmd9hjusaKm6DeeqgZY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ East London's salmon smokehouse is full of secrets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From the shores of western Scotland to a smokehouse in London Fields, Max Bergius is bringing fine fish to the capital's best restaurants. So what's the secret? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Howells ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sxrsqpgJGyvJAi5HtpooAc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It’s there in our bones, and in our bone marrow': Tom Parker Bowles on borscht, the national dish inspiring Ukraine ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For Ukrainians, the fortifying, beetroot-based stew ofborschtis more than a delicious dish —it’s full of familial and existential nourishment, says Tom Parker Bowles. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xQihn4sJCVkrF7YH3bq4QT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Four festive recipes from the Country Life Archive that have (thankfully) fallen out of favour  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Every Monday, Melanie Bryan delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie Bryan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K2NzNWSMUrUjE3rkEHBoEf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Victorian dinner tables, groaning under the weight of festive food, would&#039;ve featured some of the dishes, below.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of table covered in Victorian-era food]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Calf’s brains have a bland, gentle richness that soothes and cossets': Tom Parker Bowles on the joys of eating offal  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Eating offal it is more sinned against than sinning, but it offers the ultimate in magnificent, fully immersive eating. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nArTMfRBj3tfoCiqLhyp8U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In search of London’s earliest pint ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Early houses — pubs open in the early hours to feed and water the market trade — have been a cornerstone of London for centuries. Yet, as Will Hosie finds, they aren’t stuck in the past. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x5eHLVDGMkRKARfxFcSSNR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A paprika-spiked goulash recipe to keep you warm as the nights draw in ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The classifications of the Eastern European country’s rustic, paprika-spiked gulyás stews are as multitudinous as they are delicious, proclaims Tom Parker Bowles. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FfvuRHZXtdj7zkXiJ4nwTn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: Is the Golden Age of fine dining over? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It currently costs a restaurant around £35 to procure a Dover sole, but they cannot list said fish for anymore than £45. So, does the current financial climate spell an end to fine dining? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pRPfCFnueZ9ai6GTUbTcyX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ No more froths, no more foams, no more tweezers. Classic dining is making a comeback. Thank god ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/food-drink/no-more-froths-no-more-foams-no-more-tweezers-classic-dining-is-making-a-comeback-thank-god</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From prawn cocktail and Arctic roll to starched tablecloths and ‘nicotine cream’ on the walls, it’s out with the new and in with the old in the restaurant world ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Ellis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TXR2rxBhqAyXJWJEm7bcfZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount St&#039;s retro-menu arctic roll. Can make you visibly moved after eating.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mount St&#039;s retro-menu arctic roll]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The wine stash of one of Switzerland’s most secretive billionaires is up for auction ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A selection from the personal cellar of the late Jörg G. Bucherer is for sale via Sotheby’s. Highlights include double magnums of Petrus, a case of Lafleur 1990, nine cases of Clos de Tart and six 12-bottle cases of Domaine Leroy. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JBHJeEY2qPz8CDBRUnnBiQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A vineyard for sale on the slopes above 'the best beach in Britain' is for sale at just £650,000 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the beautifully unspoilt Devon village of Bantham, an award-winning vineyard is for sale. Toby Keel takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dEL9SrNJbAV4ZcCqWHBCcH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The beautiful Bantham Estate has the only UK beach to be named in Lonely Planet&#039;s list of the best 25 beaches in Europe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The nine best sandwiches in London, tried, tested and digested ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The sandwich is back and it's bigger and better than ever. David Ellis reveals where to find the best ones in London. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Ellis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rHviG5Wfi8wstktafmYHvj-1280-80.jpg">
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