Wine, food and other pleasures

It's interesting how certain items of news about the wine media seem to have got everyone all a twitter. The Observer newspaper has anno...

My great love affair with French wines began with Burgundy (elegant, sensual wines that evoke specific historic vineyards) and, more afford...

Here in the UK we've been treated to practically Arctic winter conditions, so rich, warming, comfort food has been featuring everywhere...

This week, at a Christmas party at my daughter's nursery, I was chatting to another parent about unusual ingredients available at a lo...

Now with Christmas almost upon us, I've been busy stocking up on plenty of goodies to eat and drink. Depending on your taste, certain th...

Big fanfare: this is the first recipe I've posted on the blog. Despite sounding a bit mundane, it ticks so many boxes. This is seasona...