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Badly missed Mr Gill. He could write about anything and write beautifully and make it interesting. Best of luck with the reviews.

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So much missed! Many thanks, Philip.

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Looking forward to it sir. Oldies, maybe One Pico and do you think it will ever get a star. Your view on the new Leinster hotel restaurant as well would be good.

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Hi Joe Thank you so much! One of my last reviews in the Mail was One Pico and I thought it was very good indeed. Food maybe a little over-ambitious but certainly heading for stellar recognition. Can I face the Vongerichten place? I might need a sponsor first....

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Tom

Best of luck with this new bend in the river.

Interested to get your take on the trend to serve ‘tender beef cheeks’ and the like.

I used to work as a butcher boy in the 1970’s and beef cheeks were seen as barely digestible.

Is this latest trend something worthy or a frivolous affectation? I have an open mind about it. It just raises one of my eyebrows - that’s all.

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Hi Tom

Thank you for your kind wishes, greatly appreciated. I'm quite a fan of beef cheeks as I like to slow-cook cheap cuts like these; they have brilliant flavour when given time. The only problem is that cheap cuts that are fashionable don't stay cheap!

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