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METAPHYSICAL ALCHEMY: THE SUM of its PARTS DINNER
As Aristotle told us, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. In wine this is expressed through the alchemy of blends. Each region has their grand and ancient tradition of the assemblage, and each winemaker needs the highest intuition into the vagaries of vintage, varietal and vine. Those vignerons are the angelic sprites (some more angelic, some more sprightly) who conjure the mystic delights which we celebrate this April, as we explain how blended wines, and dishes too, become more than a sum of their parts. This dinner celebrates that alchemy.
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St. JOHN CROSSES THE BRIDGE TO ROME
Some of you may have been lucky enough to see the Bridge Theatre’s latest critically acclaimed show, and those of you who haven’t yet may wish to be reminded that you have until April 15th to do so. Meanwhile, for one night only, the stage will be cleared and the pit will be filled not with actors and groundlings but with long feasting tables running the length of the boards.
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SPRING BUBBLES Informal Wine Tasting
We restart our program of Informal Wine Tastings with a bang! Or rather, a fizz. Since most of us reserve sparkling wines for sparkling occasions, opportunities to try them side-by-side can be rare. But comparing styles is an illuminating experience, and here we will present six bottles to allow you to do just that.
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RUSH HOUR - St. JOHN Bakery at Old Street Station!
As you pass through the station barriers and take a left, from 7.30am even the blurriest of pre-caffeinated visions will not miss that monochrome pig signalling morning salvation in the form of breakfast pastries, breads for the office toaster, and of course those doughnuts (all those doughnuts) to make early meetings significantly more bearable.
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THE LAST DARK DAYS
I had a dream, which was not all a dream. The bright sun was extinguish'd, and the stars Did wander darkling in the eternal space, Rayless, and pathless, and the icy earth Swung blind and blackening in the moonless air
From Darkness by Lord Byron