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It’s a sad moment in time when a dish you love is removed from a restaurant’s menu. Take the European’s duck pie, for example: a plump, golden sphere of love that looked and tasted like perfection. The memory of my last mouthful would linger irresistibly every now and then, bouncing around at the back of my brain, whispering softly that it was always available, whenever I felt like stopping by …

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The fish and chips: whole, fried whiting atop a latticed mat of obese chips

When Mr Tubbymaster chose Bistro Guillaume for our first date, little did he know that this elegant French brasserie was my favourite restaurant at the time. Whether it was fabulous taste or sheer luck, he remains my partner-in-eating to this day.

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Churros con chocolate

AROUND 3 PM ON A WARM MELBOURNE DAY

Tubbymistress is getting hungry. She gazes longingly at her computer screen, then outside at a slender tree swaying softly in the breeze.

TUBBYMISTRESS: Oh, I’d love to go to MoVida Next Door tonight.

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