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Diplomatic Dinners

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Chris Bowlby presents a series of anecdotes about diplomatic meals

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Diplomatic Dinners - Avoiding the Crudites

Chris Bowlby presents anecdotes about diplomatic meals. 1: Avoiding the Crudites. Stalin's consternation at British cutlery conventions and American awkwardness over asparagus.

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Diplomatic Dinners - Badoit versus Bollinger

Chris Bowlby presents a series of anecdotes about diplomatic meals. 5/5: Badoit v Bollinger. The importance of diplomatic dining today and the tension between conflicting needs.

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Diplomatic Dinners - High Spirits

Chris Bowlby presents a series of anecdotes about diplomatic meals. 4: High Spirits. How to stand up for your country when all you feel like doing is falling down.

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Diplomatic Dinners - Medallions de Guerres

Chris Bowlby presents a series of anecdotes about diplomatic meals. 3: Medallions de Guerres. Devilish Soviet shenanigans are thwarted by the great British sandwich.

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Diplomatic Dinners - Potage Aux Ambassadeurs

Chris Bowlby presents a series of anecdotes about diplomatic meals. 2: Potage Aux Ambassadeurs. How the French reacted when the British served up a cheese called Waterloo.

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