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The call took Timothy Durham by surprise. An old pal in New Jersey, Randy Roller, wanted his input about something so sensitive that he wouldn’t talk about it over the phone. “I go to Philadelphia and New York frequently for rest and relaxation, but ...

In 1975, I started working for J.E. Lightbourn and a priest by the name of Frank Henriques wrote The Signet Encyclopaedia of Wine. It was possibly the very first wine book that I purchased, and as he often quoted the Bible, it certainly prepared me...

Some chefs are fine getting their meat and fish from a market. Chris Duperreault prefers to hunt his own. He started ten years ago, making sausages from the wild boar he would shoot near his family’s ranch in Bandera, Texas. Their razor-sharp tusks m...

Too chunky, too Jewish, too sensitive: Michael Eisen was teased endlessly by classmates. He did not get the help he needed until years later, after his “super controlling” father had a breakdown and became a life coach. It is a story he often shares ...

Pregnant, Cindy Patterson bought a sewing machine. Her idea was to make underpants for her daughter Alexa, then a slender three-year-old with a tiny waist. She never expected it would lead to a business, LaraLo Sew Fab. Her handcrafted mermaids, pir...

If you want to get Lola Hill worked up, start talking about Bermuda’s roads. She’s often irritated by the “precarious” speed of traffic. Overhanging trees and bushes in need of a trim are of particular annoyance. Even with two jobs and seven children...

Dear Heather, I have seen a house that I would love to buy, however, all the windows need replacing. What’s involved with this? — Homebuyer Dear Homebuyer, Buyers often see this as major work but in fact it needn’t be so. I met with Ron Hook, managi...

As a kid, Bermuda's beaches were the highlight of Alexander Crown's visits. However, their appeal was not as strong as the New Yorker got older. “I'd bring girlfriends and friends here,” said Mr Crown who paid regular visits to his aunt, Anca Marsha...

Llantrisant, Wales, is a quiet place. Other than a couple of bars and historical landmarks there is not a whole lot to do. And that made it the perfect spot for Owain Johnston to write. He spent March there, penning two full-length plays — Right/Cro...

It was ten years ago, but Marshall Brandon still thinks longingly of the fish sandwich he had at Art Mel’s. Understandably, the details are a bit hazy for the New Yorker: he can’t recall how the meal was presented; apparently, the St Monica’s Road re...