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Claire Ruston's avatar

Fabulous, fascinating, hilarious. Now I'm obsessed with the image of cardinals with dietary restrictions, contraband cognac and vapes.

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Miranda Worsley's avatar

That is a fabulous pasta bake. If… as seems likely , the next pontiff is Italian again , perhaps the menu will improve, especially if it’s that cardinal whose name begins with z but I’ve forgotten the rest of it (Zinni? Zinouri?)

Thomas Cromwell, when things were getting awkward between the pope and Henry Vlll , managed to calm things down for a while by presenting the gourmet pope with a raspberry jelly , as jelly was not a Roman thing at the time …

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Harrison's avatar

Love this! I’m Harrison, an ex fine dining industry line cook. My stack "The Secret Ingredient" adapts hit restaurant recipes (mostly NYC and L.A.) for easy home cooking.

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