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Angelo's octopus dish

Book, Porto

Of course, I could not resist dining at a restaurant called Book, which specializes in Portuguese and Mediterranean dishes. Some reviews called the cuisine nouveau and others labeled it comfort food. I was not that discerning; to me, it seemed like regional cuisine, mostly seafood. The cozy restaurant occupies a former bookshop. It honors its […]

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Hay-on-Wye

I’ve wanted to visit Hay-on-Wye, the tiny Welsh town (I now know there are no other kinds) filled with antiquarian and used book shops, ever since reading Sixpence House by Paul Collins. The book tells of Collins’ attempt to relocate from San Francisco to quirky, book-laden Hay-on-Wye. His impressions of the charming town and its […]

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