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Little cup of perfection

LISA HILTON tastes perfect eggs, chips and peas in Galicia

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FELIPE FERNÁNDEZ-ARMESTO says chefs could run the world but politicians should stay out of the kitchen

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CHRISTOPHER PINCHER picks some bargain whites to suit straitened budgets

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CHRISTOPHER NORTH frets for the post-Covid future of the corrida

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PATRICK GALBRAITH says the rural vote is up for grabs — if any party wants it

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HEPHZIBAH ANDERSON hurries to plant spring bulbs

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NICK COHEN laments the world of sport without crowds

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HANNAH BETTS admires

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