Margarita Yardstick ROYSTON REPORTS Number 223 Tropical Topics, Sunday 28 September 2014. Welcome to this week’s newsletter, mostly on food & drink but also with news of a special trip to Sri Lanka for business entrepreneurs. Another cup that cheers Sri Lanka not only produces Pure Ceylon Tea (and great ground coffee if it’s from Whight & Company in Colombo) ...

Men Care ROYSTON REPORTS, Number 222 Tropical Topics, Sunday 21 September 2014. Greetings from Sri Lanka with food, frogs and Men Care this week. Dish of the Week: Snake Gourd Its unattractive name of snake gourd, or serpent gourd, hides the scintillating taste of this long, slithery fruit, actually a tropical or subtropical vine used as a vegetable, medicine, and ...

Fragrances ROYSTON REPORTS, Number 221 Tropical Topics, Sunday 14 September, 2014. Welcome to this week’s tropical topics with a look at greengrocers, crazy driving and my own brand name fragrances! Mushrooming markets When I spent time in Le Marais district of Paris a few years ago, I loved the greengrocer’s stall near my hotel. It appealed to me because, unlike ...