It's a food lover's journey of a lifetime, across northern India by train on the luxurious Maharajas' Express. On board: Cinnamon Club chef Vivek Singh. On the itinerary: sharpening his street-curry skills, searching for the world's finest spice, and dining with a movie mogul
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The author of the French Menu Cookbook spent more than 30 years in a Provence village. Tim Adams visits the home that is now a shrine to the great food writer