• ‘It's about more than just food': Mediterranean diet is part of a whole way of life

    8 days ago - By The Guardian

    Long lunch breaks, firm divisions between work and leisure and the occasional treat enchant food writer who swapped London for a village in southern France If I look out of my window at 4pm, winter and summer, in all weathers apart from horizontal rain, there will be a group of women sitting on the bench, sometimes on two benches. There might be half a dozen of them or more, ranging in age from their 60s to their 80s, possibly older. There are always at least a couple of little dogs, very occasionally a husband. In summer, when the windows are open, I can hear their laughter, and...
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