Gourmet Traveller

Paul West

My mum and dad ran a small business together selling firearms and chainsaws, so food for us was a very utilitarian affair. It was meat and three veg every night of the week. Mum would get home at 5.30pm and dinner would be on the table no later than 6.30pm. She didn’t have time to relish in the kitchen, but that’s not to say

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