Shelf-loads of business-advice books claim to have hit upon the secret, while would-be innovation gurus dine out on speaking fees.

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But Dickie Arbiter, former press secretary to the Queen, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme such a meeting would not be a good idea as Mr Burrell would "dine out" on it for some time.

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Afterwards, dine out with locals on the Rue Abu Deeb, or linger over seafood at the waterfront Le Petit Phoenicien.

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They treated the salmon run like a sushi conveyor belt, splashing down to dine on live fish, nabbing eyeballs and tearing out chunks of flesh.

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After one last long afternoon on the island sands, we return to dine on a mezze feast at Lodos restaurant, then stroll to watch the sun set out over the sea.

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We sit out front, on stone steps polished smooth from centuries of just such sitting, and dine whilst watching locals pass by.

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