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This reads as a small defense of idleness, with a bit of pleasure mixed in. It points to the value of slowing down after the week, when rest is not laziness but a needed reset, and even a simple swim can feel like part of that. It lands in ordinary life, on a morning when doing less is exactly the point.
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About John Torode
Australian and British chef and television presenter
John Douglas Torode is an Australian and British chef, restaurateur and television presenter. Born in Australia, he moved to the United Kingdom in the 1990s and became a familiar face on British food television, especially as a presenter of MasterChef from 2005 to 2025. He began work with the Conran Group's restaurants after arriving in the UK, later running restaurants of his own, including Luxe and Smiths of Smithfield. He has also written several cookbooks, among them Sydney to Seoul, My Kind of Food and John and Lisa's Kitchen with his wife, Lisa Faulkner. In 2022, he was appointed MBE for services to food and charity.
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