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Cafe-Restaurant de Plantage

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Always a pleasure to visit.

The menu has changed since I was last there, which was sometime before the pandemic.

This new menu is also good. Heavily influenced by North African cuisine. I had the falafel, which was amazing.

The old dessert menu seems to have survived, though. The churros are still there. I would go to this restaurant solely for those churros. Even so, the whole menu is a big hit.

Connemara 12 Y

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Enjoying the Connemara 12 Y this evening.

This particular dram shatters a few perceptions.

Ireland is generally not known for peated whiskies, but it does have some surprises, such as this one.

And there’s also the (incorrect) perception that peated whiskies are generally dark in colour. Not so this one. One of the lightest whiskies I’ve come across.

Peat aside, you also get some citrus notes, plus a bit of green apple.

It’s a gentle whiskey for a quiet Sunday night. Perfect for tonight.

(For more on peated whiskies, see this article over at my other place.)

New MacBook Pros and a Mac mini

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Yesterday, Apple announced the release of two new MacBook Pros and a Mac mini, all with faster processing speeds.

We’re now at the point where these increased speeds would be of benefit only to the most niche of users. The average user of a Mac is already very well served by her machine, and has no need for faster speeds. The current generation of MacBook Pros (before this latest announcement) are already super fast, thanks to Apple silicon. As such, I’m not quite sure what extra benefit these new products will bring.

YouTubers will love them, though. As always, guaranteed acres of new content for those tech channels. Watch out for a slew of videos over the coming weeks.