Wines to Pair with Chocolate – how to make it work
This an updated post from last year – wines, vintages and prices updated. Chocolate can be a tricky customer when it comes to matching...
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Mar 15, 2017
Wine with Food: what to drink with pork
Pork dishes in four Michelin starred restaurants (clockwise from top left): Duke of Berkshire barbecued pork ribeye, baked potato, sorrel...
Feb 17, 2017
Girls' Night: who'd have thought it...
As I sat on the train reading up about the dinner I was heading for at Northcote in Lancashire, a Michelin-starred restaurant and AA...
Sep 2, 2016
Krug, Egg, Two Chefs and Two Michelin Stars
Above: Iberico pork, ajo blanco, boquerón anchovies, eggshell and cinders by Michael O'Hare. The edible eggshell was made from egg white,...
Aug 9, 2016
Playing with Fire: Ekstedt restaurant in Stockholm
Cooking over fire at Ekstedt (clockwise from top left): wood-fired oven with loaves of bread waiting at the side to go in, smoke box and...
Mar 27, 2016
Chocolate: Tips and Extras
Happy Easter! To celebrate, I'm rounding off my chocolate recipe series with some tips and extras, including the all-important question...
Mar 25, 2016
Is Champagne a Wine for Food? A light-bulb moment
Winter trips to Champagne can be a bit nippy. Perishingly cold, actually (cue: violins). And tasting dozens of vins clairs, the region’s...
Mar 23, 2016
Wines to Pair with Chocolate – and how to make them tango
Chocolate can be a tricky customer when it comes to matching wines, but it’s certainly not a no-go area. Believe me, after years of...
Sep 5, 2014
Wine and food matching: promiscuity rules
With a nod to nostalgia I thought about starting this editorial: Once upon time there was a supermarket chain called Safeway. I decided...
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