Country Life

A slippery slope

VER a family dinner recently, we began reminiscing about memorable meals. Not the home-cooked variety round the kitchen table, but overseas feasts relished on holiday, those unforgettable breakfasts, lunches or dinners that, for whatever reason, have lodged a place in our memories. Various suggestions were put forward, some recalling true deliciousness, others utter disgust, some winging us back to

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