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Beaver Stew in Vilnius

Paul Ames, Vilnius, Lithuania  
Food buff Paul Ames gets medieval in Vilnius, quoffing mead and vodka and tucking into pig snouts, half-metre eels and dam-building rodents »

Europe is What it Eats

Nicky Gardner, Berlin, Germany  
Food lies at the heart of national identity in Europe, but decoding menus and understanding eating habits can be a tricky business  »

El Bullishit?

Jarle Hetland, Cadaques, Spain  
El Bulli is considered to be the best restaurant in the world. Jarle Hetland asks whether the Catalan eatery deserves the fawning praise heaped on it »

French Women Do Get Fat

Elizabeth Bryant, Paris, France  
Some authors shows may pretend French women can eat as much as they want without getting fat, but the truth is France has an obesity epidemic on its hands »