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There is always time to recline,
relax and rejoice in a story.
To stop and appreciate the details
that reveal the essence of life.
The simplicity and the old ways
of doing things properly.
Take your time because it is
your time after all.
Indulge in the tranquility
of a boisterous kitchen.
The crescendo of conversation
rises and falls around you.
Let the food transport you,
another bridge in the city
between friends and strangers alike.
The bicycles rush by
on their own journeys,
surely to return here.
They represent a simpler
mode of commuting
and the joy in that beautiful motion.
The beautiful tranquility
of the streets and
cooking is chaos exemplified.
Switch off and relax and be truly present,
because the past and the future
are merely the ingredients of now.
Take time to speak between mouthfuls
and appreciate a time when things
were done just a little slower
and conversation was currency.
Take time to find not just
the right ingredient but the perfect one.
Those flavours in symphony
that make time itself stop.
And the time taken to create
time-honoured recipes.
Take your time.
To create your own story.
Because it all begins in a place to call your own.
It all begins, once upon a dish.