{"id":23286,"date":"2015-05-26T21:14:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T19:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=23286"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:31:07","slug":"introducing-desta-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/introducing-desta-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing : Desta French"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s an interesting mix. <strong>Desta French<\/strong> is half Italian, half Colombian and lives in North London. 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