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The return of the vol-au-vent

The return of the vol-au-vent

Posted by Philip Sweeney on August 29 2017 at 15:55

Are we about to witness a revival of that 70s classic, the vol-au-vent? There appear to be sightings. Philip Sweeney reports

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