The Old Man and the Sea is a local hangout and a delicious option for lunch or dinner.

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Each class has between six and 10 participants and the delicious results are enjoyed over a five-course lunch with drinks.

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At lunch I sipped a glass of the rich, fruity stuff along with a delicious meal of baked beans (lobia), fried potatoes, eggplant, green leeks, and puffy Georgian flat bread -- all homemade, all home-grown.

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