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I Was Going To Talk About Nicholas Parsons' Ignorance, But 18 Seconds Would Be A Wholly Insufficient Time.

In Moments Of Considerable Strain, I Tend To Take To Bread-and-butter Pudding. There Is Something About The Blandness Of Soggy Bread, The Crispness Of The Golden Outer Crust And The Unadulterated Pleasure Of A Lightly Set Custard That Makes The World Seem A Better Place To Live.

Wine Buffs Write And Talk As Though The Food And Wine Will Be In Your Mouth At The Same Time, That One Is There To Be Poured Over The Other. This Is Bullshit. Gustatory Enjoyment Comes From Food And Wine And Cigars Of Your Liking. So Far No One Has Said That A Monte Cristo Is The Only Cigar To Smoke After Armagnac, Romeo And Juliet After Calvados ... But The Time May Yet Come.

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