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The Gherkin, London’s first food-shaped landmark, launched 20 years ago in the heart of the City. The quirky glass skyscraper – officially known as 30 St Mary Axe – opened on April 28, 2004 ...
Creamy, tangy, and sweet thanks to caramelized onions , our sweet pickle dip is a unique spread that pairs surprisingly well ...
The Gherkin, more formally known as the Swiss Re Tower or 30 St Mary Axe, has slipped so easily into the London skyline that it comes as a shock to discover that it officially opened only yesterday.
I want to try my hand at producing gherkin pickles. Is a gherkin simply a small pickling cucumber? Gherkins, also called West Indian or Burr cucumbers, produce small, exceptionally spiny fruit ...
Gherkin can be grown in home gardens throughout Florida in a manner similar to that for cucumber. Since the plant is sensitive to frosts and cold temperatures, it may be grown only during the warm ...
The winning design by Lord Norman Foster, the architect behind The Gherkin, will also feature a statue of the late Queen and ...
Renowned architect Lord Foster has won the bid to design the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II, with a new bridge ...
The idea of turning the humble gherkin into something more, to showcase these incredible properties, had been "percolating" in the Bompas & Parr consciousness for some time, said Bompas.