Fort Defiance, a few blocks north, serves up fresh pasta, small plates like chicken liver pate with bacon-onion jam, and historically-inspired cocktails like the Colonial Cooler, a twist on the Pimm's Cup that was first mixed in British North Borneo in the 1920s.

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Some offer just the basics such as cereal, toast, coffee and fresh fruit, while others cook up more elaborate spreads that include hot items like eggs, bacon, sausage, waffles or pancakes.

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Tesco, for example, says that all its fresh pork and sausages are British, as is 95% of its ham and 60% of its bacon.

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