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INTERVIEW Designers Nick & Sarah from Design By Them DESTINATION POSITANO MATT MORAN'S CHISWICK RESTAURANT MATT WOODS Interior Designer Spotlight Issue #1 June 2013 GUEST BLOGGER MICHELLE HAFFORD

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Welcome to the first edition of Idh Magazine. Our team have been working furiously to transform Idh into "print" for you to enjoy. Along with travel ideas, cooking tips, trends and industry professionals; we'll also be introducing you to the designers behind the interiors and products you love. This issue we meet the talented Mr Matt Woods, answering the question on everyone’s lips - who's “Killing Matt Woods” and why?! We hope you enjoy this issue of Idh Magazine and look forward to the next.

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Designers Nick & Sarah from

Design By Them

DESTINATION POSITANO

MATT MORAN'S CHISWICK RESTAURANT

Matt WooDS

Interior DesignerSpotlight

Issue #1June 2013

GUEST BLOGGER MICHELLE HAFFORD

Welcome to the first edition of Idh Magazine. Our team have been working furiously to transform Idh into "print" for you to enjoy. Along with travel ideas, cooking tips, trends and industry professionals; we'll also be introducing you to the designers behind the interiors and products you love. This issue we meet the talented Mr Matt Woods, answering the question on everyone’s lips - who's “Killing Matt Woods” and why?! We hope you enjoy this

issue of Idh Magazine and look forward to the next.

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Jamee Huntington, Founder& Deb Morgan, Designer // Editor

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Wood, White, Brass & Gold 016

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Matt Woods - latest Projects 018

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Top3 By Design 024

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Michelle Halford - Design Chaser 026

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Matt Moran's Chiswick Restaurant 028

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Warm Up with Neon Love 032

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1. tell us a little bit about your backgrounds.

I g r e w u p i n t h e v e r y c o n s e r v a t i v e ,

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c i t y s l i c k e r . I t h i n k i t ' s p r o b a b l y t r u e .

2. you started Design By them in 2006, what inspired you make this plunge?

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d e s i g n b r a n d t h a t a l l o w e d d e s i g n e r s t o

c o m e t o g e t h e r u n d e r t h e o n e r o o f . W e

w a n t e d t o p r o m o t e A u s t r a l i a n d e s i g n

b o t h l o c a l l y a n d o v e r s e a s , a n d w e

t h o u g h t t h a t t h e b e s t s o l u t i o n w a s t o

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3. how did the two of you meet?

N i c k a n d I b o t h m e t w h i l s t s t u d y i n g

I n d u s t r i a l D e s i g n a t U T S i n S y d n e y

a n d i t w a s i n f u r n i t u r e c l a s s w h e r e

o u r i d e a s r e a l l y c a m e t o g e t h e r .

W e h a v e a v e r y s i m i l a r d e s i g n

p h i l o s o p h y a n d l i k e t o p r o b l e m s o l v e

a p r o d u c t t o t h e t i n i e s t d e t a i l .

D u r i n g u n i v e r s i t y N i c k w a s w o r k i n g

f o r a n i n d u s t r i a l d e s i g n c o n s u l t a n c y

a n d I w a s o v e r s e a s i n G e r m a n y

' s t u d y i n g ' . A f t e r g r a d u a t i n g w e

b o t h w o r k e d f o r s i x m o n t h s b e f o r e

d e c i d i n g t o s t a r t D e s i g n B y T h e m . I t

w a s s o m e t h i n g w e h a d d i s c u s s e d

w h i l s t a t U n i v e r s i t y a n d w e t h o u g h t ,

i f w e d o n ' t d o i t n o w , w h e n w i l l w e ?

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a p e r s o n a l l o a n f o r a s u p p o s e d l y

l a r g e i n f l a t a b l e p o o l , w e s t a r t e d

D e s i g n B y T h e m .

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4. here at Idh one of our latest products is your fractal table. what inspired this design?

S m a l l l i v i n g s p a c e s r e q u i r e f l e x i b i l i t y .

W e w a n t e d t o c r e a t e a p r o d u c t t h a t

f i t t e d d i f f e r e n t r o o m d i m e n s i o n s a n d

t h a t c o u l d b e p u l l e d a p a r t a n d p i e c e d

t o g e t h e r a s r e q u i r e d . W e w a n t e d

t o c r e a t e a p r o d u c t t h a t c o u l d b e

u s e d a s a c e n t r a l c o f f e e t a b l e o r

s i d e t a b l e o r a s t o o l i f r e q u i r e d . W e

c h o s e t r i a n g l e s a s t h e y a l l o w f o r

m a n y d i f f e r e n t c o n f i g u r a t i o n s a n d t h e

h i d d e n m a g n e t s a l l o w t h e m t o l o o k

n e a t a n d o r g a n i s e d .

6. what would be your dream commission?

A D e s i g n B y T h e m h o u s e ! P r e f e r a b l y

o n s o m e r o l l i n g h i l l s n e x t t o t h e

o c e a n j u s t s o u t h o f S y d n e y . H m m m ,

t h i s h a s p l a n t e d a s e e d . . .

5. what was the very first product you designed and constructed?

F o r m e i t w a s W e b L i g h t , I d e v e l o p e d

a p r o t o t y p e w h i l s t I w a s l i v i n g i n

G e r m a n y f o r a c o m p e t i t i o n , i t ' s n o w

p a r t o f o u r r a n g e . F o r N i c k i t w a s

t h e L o o s e C h a n g e c h a i r , w h i c h h e

d e v e l o p e d a s p a r t o f h i s f u r n i t u r e

m a j o r w o r k , w h i c h w e n t o n t o w i n a

p r i z e a t L a u n c h P a d b a c k i n 2 0 0 5 .

7. The Butter collection is growing continuously, which piece will be the next addition to the family?

T h e B u t t e r C h a i r w i l l b e / h a s j u s t b e e n

r e l e a s e d , w h i c h i s v e r y e x i t i n g ! T h e b e s t p a r t

i s t h e t w o c o l o u r o p t i o n w h i c h a l l o w s y o u t o

m i x a n d m a t c h d i f f e r e n t c o l o u r b a c k r e s t s .

9. You have additional designers within your team, do you have future collaborations planned?

Ye s , m a n y ! W h i c h w e a r e v e r y e x i t e d a b o u t . T h e y a r e a l l w o r k s

i n p r o g r e s s a t t h i s s t a g e , s o w e ' l l h a v e t o k e e p a d o w n l o w o n

t h i s - s o r r y !

8. Which designer you would like to introduce Idh readers to?

F e l i c i t y S t e w a r t a n d M a t t h i a s H o l l e n s t e i n . T h e y a r e t w o y o u n g

a r c h i t e c t s w h o m w e a r e w o r k i n g a t t h e m o m e n t a n d t h e y h a v e

j u s t w o n t h e G r e e n S q u a r e L i b r a r y c o m p e t i t i o n . I t ' s s u c h a n

a m a z i n g p r o j e c t t o d e v e l o p . W e ' r e v e r y e x c i t e d f o r t h e m .

11. Greatest achievements to date?

D e l i v e r i n g t h e R i b s B e n c h e s t o t h e O p e r a H o u s e w a s a g r e a t

m o m e n t f o r u s . T h e R i b s B e n c h w a s d e s i g n e d b y S t e f a n

L i e i n 1 9 9 9 a n d i s o n e o u r e a r l i e s t c o l l a b o r a t i o n s . W e r e -

m a n u f a c t u r e d t h e R i b s B e n c h l a s t y e a r t o b e m o r e s u s t a i n a b l e

b y u s i n g s t e a m b e n t s o l i d t i m b e r. I t ' s g r e a t t o s e e t h e p r o d u c t

b e i n g e n j o y e d i n s u c h a p u b l i c s p a c e .

10. You also work on interior projects, what was your latest installation?

W e d o n ' t o f t e n d o i n t e r i o r p r o j e c t s , h o w e v e r s o m e t i m e s w e

j u s t c a n ' t h e l p o u r s e l v e s . T h e l a s t p r o j e c t w e w o r k e d o n w a s

f o r I n n o v a t e H a i r i n E n m o r e . T h e c l i e n t w a s a f t e r s o m e t h i n g

d i f f e r e n t f o r t h e i n t e r i o r a n d s o t h e p r o j e c t e x t e n d e d f r o m

s u p p l y i n g t h e f u r n i t u r e t o c r e a t i n g c u s t o m j o i n e r y a s w e l l .

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W e t r a v e l l e d f r o m R o m e o n t h e M a r o z z i b u s w h i c h

c o s t u s a r o u n d $ 4 0 e u r o . I t ’ s a b i t t r i c k y t o b o o k t h e

t i c k e t s a s t h e s i t e i s i n I t a l i a n , b u t i t ' s b y f a r t h e

c h e a p e s t & m o s t d i r e c t r o u t e . I t w a s r a t h e r a m u s i n g

a t t h e b u s s t a t i o n , i n a s e a o f l o c a l s a t 7 a m t r y i n g t o

f i n d o u r b u s !

B r a c e y o u r s e l f f o r a h a i r r a i s i n g c l i f f t o p d r i v e t o

P o s i t a n o ( s i t o n t h e r i g h t f o r t h e b e s t v i e w s , i f y o u r

n o t t o o s c a r e d o f h e i g h t s ! } T h i s b u s w i l l d r o p y o u a t

t h e t o p o f t h e h i l l i n P o s i t a n o – j u s t j u m p o n o n e o f

t h e t i n y l o c a l r e d b u s s e s f r o m h e r e . O t h e r w i s e y o u

c a n g e t a t r a i n t o N a p l e s & t h e n a f e r r y t o P o s i t a n o

( j u s t b e a w a r e t h a t i f t h e s e a s a r e r o u g h t h e f e r r i e s

m a y n o t b e r u n n i n g ) .

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W e s t a y e d a t A l b e r g o C a l i f o r n i a , w h i c h s t a r r e d i n

t h e m o v i e ‘ U n d e r t h e Tu s c a n S u n ' . T h e r o o m s a r e

s p a c i o u s w i t h b e a u t i f u l p a t t e r n e d t i l e d f l o o r s & l i t t l e

b a l c o n i e s l o o k i n g o u t t o s t u n n i n g p i c t u r e p o s t c a r d

v i e w s .

C o s t : $ 1 6 0 a n i g h t i n c l u d i n g b r e a k f a s t .

w w w . h o t e l c a l i f o r n i a p o s i t a n o . i t

B l o w t h e b u d g e t ? L e S i r e n u s e h a s t h e m o s t d i v i n e

i n t e r i o r s , d a y s p a a n d a n a m a z i n g r e s t a u r a n t

c o m p l e t e w i t h c h a m p a g n e & o y s t e r b a r . I t ' s a l s o o n e

o f t h e o n l y h o t e l s i n t h e a r e a w i t h a p o o l .

C o s t : S t a r t i n g f r o m $ 1 1 0 0 p e r n i g h t

w w w . s i r e n u s e . i t

Beach Spots

T h e b e a c h e s i n I t a l y a r e n ' t s a n d y b u t c o v e r e d i n l a r g e d a r k p e b b l e s .

N e e d l e s s t o s a y , t h i s d o e s n ’ t m a k e f o r c o m f y b e a c h l a z i n g ! L u c k i l y

m o s t o f t h e b e a c h i s c o v e r e d w i t h s u n l o u n g e s & u m b r e l l a s w h i c h a r e

a v a i l a b l e f o r h i r e . S i t u a t e d n e a r t h e e n d o f t h e b e a c h w a s o u r p i c k ;

t h e b e a c h c l u b w i t h b l u e u m b r e l l a s n e s t l e d i n t h e r o c k s . H e r e t h e r e

a r e w a i t e r s d e l i v e r i n g c o l d j u g s o f w i n e & s o m e o f t h e b e s t p e o p l e

w a t c h i n g a r o u n d ; y o u ’ l l f e e l l i k e y o u ' r e r e a l l y l i v i n g ‘ L a d o l c e v i t a ’ !

W a n t t o e s c a p e t h e c h a o s o f t h e m a i n b e a c h ? Ta k e t h e p a t h a r o u n d

t h e h e a d l a n d t o ‘ S p i a g g i a D e l F o r n i l l o ’ , i t ' s a b o u t a t e n m i n u t e w a l k

w i t h g o r g e o u s v i e w s . Yo u ’ l l f i n d a b e a c h w i t h s m a l l b a r s , c a f e s a n d

c o l o r f u l h u t s l i n i n g t h e b e a c h . T h i s i s g r e a t s p o t f o r a c h i l l e d - o u t d a y ,

a w a y f r o m t h e b u s t l i n g c r o w d s . B r i n g y o u r b i g h a t & s u n g l a s s e s !

C o s t : $ 3 0 f o r t w o l o u n g e c h a i r s & a n u m b r e l l a f o r t h e d a y .

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N e e d t o c o o l d o w n ? G r a b a l e m o n s o r b e t f r o m t h e

c a r t l o c a t e d i n t h e s q u a r e a t t h e t o p o f t h e w a l k w a y

d o w n t o t h e b e a c h . Yu m a n d o n l y $ 2 !

H e a d t o w h e r e t h e l o c a l s s h o p a t t h e ‘ D e l i k a t e s s a n ’

{ u p t h e s t a i r s r i g h t n e a r t h e s o r b e t c a r t } Tr y t h e i r

f r e s h l y m a d e r o l l ; s l a t h e r e d i n o l i v e o i l , r o u g h l y c u t

t o m a t o e s , a s p r i g o f b a s i l & s l a b s o f m o z z a r e l l a - I

s t i l l d r e a m a b o u t t h i s t o d a y !

D a A d o l f o – M a k e t h i s a f u l l d a y a d v e n t u r e . N e s t l e d

i n a c l i f f s i d e a 1 5 m i n b o a t r i d e f r o m P o s i t a n o , t h i s

l i t t l e s h a c k o f a r e s t a u r a n t i s a m u s t d o . W a i t a t t h e

d o c k i n P o s i t a n o f r o m 1 0 : 3 0 a m a n d l o o k f o r t h e b o a t

w i t h t h e r e d f i s h { Yo u ’ l l h a v e t o j o s t l e t o g e t o n ! } G e t

t h e r e e a r l y t o g r a b a c h a i r o n t h e l i t t l e b e a c h f o r t h e

m o r n i n g , t h e n h e a d u p t o t h e r e s t a u r a n t f o r t h e m o s t

a m a z i n g s e a f o o d l u n c h . T h i n k t a b l e s o n a d i r t f l o o r

a n d a m a z i n g r u s t i c f o o d , b e s u r e t o t r y t h e l o c a l

p e a c h w i n e , m o z z a r e l l a o n l e m o n l e a v e s a n d m u s s e l s !

h t t p : / / w w w . d a a d o l f o . c o m /

I l R i t r o v o - H i g h o n t h e m o u n t a i n a b o v e P o s i t a n o i s

t h e t o w n o f M o n t e p e r t u s o . T h e r e a r e s o m e a m a z i n g

f a m i l y r u n r e s t a u r a n t s u p h e r e w h o ' l l h a p p i l y s e n d a

c a r t o c o l l e c t y o u a n d e v e n d r i v e y o u b a c k t o y o u r

h o t e l a f t e r y o u r m e a l ( a t n o c o s t ! ) y o u ’ l l h a v e t o

s q u e e z e i n w i t h a f e w o t h e r p e o p l e , b u t i t ' s a l l p a r t

o f t h e f u n ! I l R i t r o v o w a s o u r f a v o r i t e , w e a l s o d i d a

c o o k i n g c l a s s h e r e .

B r u n o - Ta b l e s a r e e i t h e r s i d e o f t h e r o a d a n d

w a i t e r ’ s d a s h b e t w e e n p a s s i n g V e s p a ’s t o d e l i v e r

y o u r m e a l s . L a i d b a c k a t m o s p h e r e , a m a z i n g v i e w &

t h e s p a g h e t t i v o n g o l e i s t o d i e f o r ! W e a t e h e r e a t

l e a s t f o u r t i m e s i n o n e w e e k . P a s t a d i s h e s f r o m $ 1 2

V i a C r i s t o f o r o C o l u m b o , 8 3 { j u s t u p f r o m A l b e r g o

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T h e P a t h O f T h e G o d s - i s h i g h u p o n t h e r i d g e

a b o v e t h e t o w n s o f t h e A m a l f i c o a s t . Yo u c a n d o i t

s o l o , o r h i r e a l o c a l g u i d e . W e w e n t w i t h Z i a L u c y

a n d w e r e s o g l a d w e d i d . W e d i s c o v e r e d e d i b l e p l a n t s

a n d h e r b s a l o n g t h e w a y , a t e f i g s f r o m t h e t r e e i n

t h e s h a d e o f t h e m o s t d i v i n e a b a n d o n e d m o n a s t e r y

a n d t h e n h a d e s p r e s s o a t h e r u n c l e ' s c a f é i n t h e n e x t

t o w n b e f o r e r e t u r n i n g . C o s t : $ 4 0 p p

h t t p : / / e n . z i a l u c y . c o m /

C o o k i n g c l a s s – T h i s w a s o n o u r ' m u s t d o ' l i s t

f o r I t a l y . W e a t e a t I l R i t r o v o t h e n i g h t b e f o r e a n d

n o t i c e d a s m a l l s i g n a n n o u n c i n g c o o k i n g c l a s s e s .

W e e n q u i r e d a n d w e r e t o l d w e ’ d b e p i c k e d u p f r o m

o u r h o t e l a t 1 p m t h e f o l l o w i n g d a y . W h a t w e d i d n ’ t

e x p e c t w a s t h a t i t w o u l d j u s t b e u s ! A n d w e ’ d

e s s e n t i a l l y b e p u t t o w o r k p r e p a r i n g t h e f o o d f o r

t h a t n i g h t ’s d i n n e r s e r v i c e w i t h t h e a u n t i e s i n t h e

k i t c h e n . E x p e c t t o w o r k f o r y o u r d i n n e r a n d l e a v e

f u l l t o t h e b r i m ! Yo u ’ l l b e s e n t h o m e w i t h a c o n t a i n e r

o f b i s c u i t s , b o t t l e s o f l i m o n c e l l o & d r i e d h e r b s f r o m

t h e i r g a r d e n .

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D a y t r i p t o C a p r i - W e j o i n e d a s m a l l g r o u p o f 8

p e o p l e o n a g o r g e o u s t i m b e r b o a t f o r a d a y t r i p .

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c o a s t l i n e o f A m a l f i w i t h s t o p s f o r s w i m m i n g ,

s n o r k e l i n g a n d c h e c k i n g o u t t h e s u p e r y a c h t s a l o n g

t h e w a y ! Yo u ’ l l b e d r o p p e d o f f a t t h e d o c k i n C a p r i

w i t h a f e w h o u r s t o e x p l o r e a n d h a v e s o m e l u n c h

b e f o r e b e i n g p i c k e d u p a g a i n f o r t h e t r i p h o m e . Ta k e

t h e c a b l e c a r t o t h e t o p o f t h e i s l a n d w h e r e y o u ’ l l

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Having studied industrial and sustainable design you have a pretty varied background. What made you decide to focus on Interior Design?

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b e f o r e k i c k i n g o f f M a t t W o o d s D e s i g n ( M W D ) .

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r o m a n t i c i s m o f t h e h u m b l e m o b i l e h o m e .

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a p p r o a c h e a c h p r o j e c t f r o m a n u n e x p e c t e d p e r s p e c t i v e .

You discuss sustainable principles in your work, how important do you think this is to incorporate when designing for the future?

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p o s t s a n d s e t t i n g n e w t a r g e t s t o a c h i e v e f r o m a s u s t a i n a b l e p e r s p e c t i v e .

When it comes to materials, do you have a preference?

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o n t h i s l i f e c y c l e a n a l y s i s .

How would you describe your style?

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u n e x p e c t e d w o r k .

When starting a new project, what is your design process?

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s o m e l o u d e a r b l e e d i n g m u s i c t o g e t t h e c r e a t i v e j u i c e s h a p p e n i n g ( h a h a ) !

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c o n c e p t s a r e w e l l r e s o l v e d b e f o r e t h e y a r e p r e s e n t e d t o t h e c l i e n t .

Have you thought about collaborating with other designers?

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o n e m a n b a n d , s o t h e c o l l a b o r a t i v e p r o c e s s i s a r e a l l y i m p o r t a n t o n e .

Do you have any words of advice for someone trying to get into the Interior Design industry?

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o p p o r t u n i t y , a s y o u n e v e r k n o w w h a t m a y c o m e o f i t !

What’s next for Matt Woods Design?

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b y h a n d u n t i l c o m b i n e d . R o l l t h e m i x t u r e i n p l a s t i c w r a p t o f o r m a t h i c k

s a u s a g e o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 5 - 6 c e n t i m e t r e s i n d i a m e t e r . P l a c e t h e s a u s a g e

m i x t u r e i n t h e f r i d g e f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y o n e h o u r o r u n t i l t h e m i x t u r e h a s

c o o l e d , t h e n r e m o v e a n d s l i c e i n t o 6 0 t o 7 0 g s l i c e s .

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s i m m e r a n d p o a c h t h e t u n a f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 m i n u t e s o r u n t i l c o o k e d

t h r o u g h , t h e n r e m o v e f r o m t h e h e a t a n d d r a i n o n a p a p e r t o w e l . P l a c e t h e

p o a c h e d t u n a , c a p e r s a n d a n c h o v y i n a b l e n d e r a n d c h u r n f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y

3 0 s e c o n d s t h e n a d d t h e m a y o n n a i s e a n d c h u r n f o r a f u r t h e r 4 5 s e c o n d s .

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u n t i l n e e d e d .

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c o o k t h e v e a l p a t t i e o n b o t h s i d e s f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 m i n u t e s o n e a c h s i d e .

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i n t o t h e w a t e r a n d b l a n c h f o r 1 m i n u t e o r u n t i l t e n d e r t h e n p l u n g e i n t o a

b o w l o f i c e d w a t e r a n d d r a i n . S p l i t e a c h b e a n i n h a l f a n d t h e n c u t i n o n e

i n c h p i e c e s .

W a r m t h e b u n i n t h e o v e n f o r t w o m i n u t e s t h e n c u t e a c h b u n i n h a l f u s i n g

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l a y e r o n t o p t h e v e a l p a t t i e , s u n d r i e d t o m a t o , a n c h o v y a n d g r e e n b e a n s .

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