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Sat 05 May 2004The estate we're inAuthor Chris Binchy explores contemporary Dublin in all its rapidly expanding glory. He talks to Róisín Ingle.The fact that his latest book, People Like Us, is resting face-up on the table at the sushi restaurant in Dublin where he used to work as a chef is making Chris Binchy ever so slightly embarrassed. Pushing it into a less obvious position, he chooses some sushi from the bar and expertly mixes wasabi into the soya sauce with his chopsticks.