“This perplexed me,” he told yours truly. “Vegetarian, beetroot chocolate cake. Does that mean they normally put meat in their chocolate cakes at Te Papa?” Good question.
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This photo was taken at a recent conference at Te Papa, in Wellington, attended by a mate of the Hound.
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