The argument that her target audience consists of sophisticated gourmets at farmers' markets fell flat, too.

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They are beloved by gourmets for their single layer of large, easy-to-peel cloves.

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But since its expansion in 1999 it has become London's best-known source of pricey but delicious food for gourmets.

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The feeling is reciprocated by English gourmets who come over on the Eurostar for lunch and leave in the early evening.

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In the wake of mad-cow disease, many student cafeterias and even a few mid-priced restaurants are joining gourmets in the switch to organic fare.

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America has also hinted that it might impose a ban on cheese made from unpasteurised milk, a measure that would dismay America's gourmets as well as France's dairy farmers.

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That knowledge would help farmers, gourmets and animal-lovers alike.

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Blackberry's agriculture underpins its national reputation among gourmets.

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That is not just good news for gourmets.

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