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	<description>The Butler's Blog - for the finer things in life</description>
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		<title>Best champagne pouring technique</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once the champagne cork is &#8216;popped&#8217; ( actually a more discreet &#8216;pssst&#8217; is preferable unless it&#8217;s New Years Eve) the job is not over.
Whether pouring the best vintage champagne ( such as Crystal, Krug, Dom Perignon) or a less pricey non-vintage blended champers such as regular Moet et Chandon or Veuve Clicquot, presentation as in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://butlerbureau.com/blog/champagne1/</link>
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		<title>How To Open And Serve An Oyster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The oyster is a prolific bivalve, raises its young inside its shell.
How it piddles is a riddle, but it does so what the hell!&#8221; Anon.
AAh, the oyster or, as we say here in France, les huitres. I luv &#8216;em!
Opening or shucking an oyster takes a bit of practice but once you&#8217;ve got the hang of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://butlerbureau.com/blog/open-shuck-oyster/</link>
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		<title>Our Best Roast Potato Recipe - crispy!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No Sunday Roast dinner - be it beef, pork, lamb or chicken is complete with the perfect crispy roast potato ( or &#8217;spud&#8217; as the British say). So first, choose your potato:
Best potatoes for roasting are floury ones such as a Russet or King Edward or Maris Piper rather than the more waxier varieties.

Parboil for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://butlerbureau.com/blog/crispyspuds/</link>
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		<title>How To Tie A Bow Tie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why is it perceived to be SO very hard to tie a bow tie?
Personally I think it is because we&#8217;ve all been brainwashed by decades of films where the man tries to his bow tie, makes a hash of it, and it&#8217;s his wife/girlfriend/mother, who somehow knows how to turn his knotty nonsense into a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://butlerbureau.com/blog/bowtie/</link>
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		<title>How To Smoke A Cigar - do you inhale?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this the final episode in our series we address the issue of how to smoke a cigar. We&#8217;ve previously covered choosing a cigar, cutting and lighting a cigar. So, do you inhale?
While some light inhalation may take place a fine cigar is smoked for its flavor and not for a nicotine hit. Cigarette smokers, [...]]]></description>
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