This rather lovely wine which comes from the Bellingham winery, which is more than 350 years old and located in Franschoek, a short distance from Cape Town. The Bernard Series Basket Press Syrah, 2007 is an excellent wine, a joy to drink and lovely on the palate, it is currently available from Sainsbury’s at £9.99 and worth every penny.
Festival of Speed cocktails
Inspired by last weekend’s festival of speed at Goodwood, the people at Johnnie Walker, a sponsor of the festival, have created two cocktails that you might like to try at home.
Re-Fuelling at An Architecture’Feastival’
Marking the final days of London’s 16-day long Festival of Architecture, a feast for 100 occurred in a decommissioned ‘Texaco’ petrol station in Clerkenwell…
It’s good for us! Recipes with Olive Oil
The UK now consumes 28 million litres of olive oil each year, which accounts for 2.9% of the world’s consumption. This is being attributed to the rise in reports that the Mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest in the world and it seems like we’re taking notice! Here are some recipes using olive oil that you might like to try.
Wimbledon cocktail
British summertime is now in full swing with warm spells of sunny weather continuing, juicy strawberries, long cocktails and of course Wimbledon proceeding ever closer to its finals. Why not invite your friends round to watch the finals with you and treat them to this bottlegreen inspired Wimbledon cocktail.
Fragrant Vietnamese Seabass
Summer is here and the hot weather makes me crave lighter meals with plenty of fresh fish and seafood. Vietnamese food is one of my favourite cuisines, bursting with flavour and wonderfully fresh aromatics, its healthy, delicious and perfect when you want to eat light.
Galvin gives more -cigar terrace and Family Sundays
The recent hot weather has given Galvin Café a Vin in Spitalfields the chance to unveil their slick new cigar terrace while Galvin La Chapelle has added another string to its bow with a new family Sunday lunch complete with Sunday roast and traditional board games.
Know your onions – Valentine Warner gives us four recipes using this modest English Vegetable
Acclaimed TV chef, author and ‘culinary explorer’ Valentine Warner has created four bespoke recipes for British Onions. These recipes perfectly encapsulate the versatility of the great British Onion as a key ingredient in cooking.
Riverford Travelling Field Kitchen in a yurt
If you thought Yurt was a noise kids made when confronted with broccoli, then you’ll be surprised to discover the truth. Anita Pati eats a fabulous dinner in Riverford Farm’s marvellous traveling tent of eco-gastronomy.
S. Pellegrino – water with wine and a new label
Having recently attended Taste of London we went to a water and wine harmonisation session with specialist Andeas Larsson and here is what we found.