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Playing for tricks
Tarot, the card game rather than the divination art, is popular throughout Europe, as it has been for centuries. You can now play it in Cyprus too.

Interview By Lauren Walker

You have to be brave to be a birdwoman
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You know, sometimes you can look back on a certain point in time and say, ‘Yep, that’s the moment when things started going downhill.’

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The basis of Tamiflu

Star Anise (Illicium verum) is an evergreen tree growing to about l7 metres. It is a member of the illiciaceae family with shiny, elliptical leaves, yellow flowers and glossy, brown, star-shaped seedpods, each point containing a seed. A native of South East Asia, it favours lime-free soil in tropical areas.

Andreas Skarparis

Cluster restaurant

Duck Breast on Cabbage Compote and Baby pears served with Raspberry Sauce
Serves 4
400g duck breast
4 baby pears
40g sugar
Cabbage Compote
10g butter
100g red cabbage
3cl apple juice
10g sugar
salt & pepper
Raspberry sauce
150g raspberries
50g raspberry puree
2cl spicy rum
30g sugar