God hath his influence into the very essence of all things.

Our leeks from James Brown (soil singer, not soul singer) actually taste leekier because of naturally higher levels of sulphur in his rich, organic soil.

Meanwhile your guide begins to unpack the picnic: slices of pork from local Durac pigs; zacusca, a tomato and pepper sauce made to your guide's mother's own recipe; wine from the grapes in her cobbled courtyard; and cheeses – salty cas and ricotta-like urda – recently made by the shepherd's wife.

This remarkable new system of photography and printing is called Xography. It is the product of 14 years of research […]