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A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

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Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life. I mean, let’s face it: When you’re eating simple barbecue under a palm tree, and you feel sand between your toes, samba music is playing softly in the ...more

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― Larry Correia, Monster Hunter International

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“He was a Parisian,’ he said. ‘You can never be sure what Parisians believe in – beyond Paris of course.”
― Ben Aaronovitch, The Home Crowd Advantage

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