As the nights begin to draw in, Alan Kingsbury seeks comfort from the southern hemisphere in the form of bold and unmistakable wines that conquer the senses.

If you live in London and fancy a night or weekend away from diesel fumes and people standing on the left of escalators, both the Bel & The Dragon Godalming and the Bel & The Dragon Churt are a short train journey from Waterloo.

Judith basks in the sunshine and sunny flavours on a gastronmic holiday in Castries, St Lucia.

Sure, we toured the opera house, were confused by the talking mounted wild boar’s head at the museum of Hunting and Nature; and yes we segwayed through the evening streets of Paris but it seems sentiment and the confounding nature of life won out in the end and I was struck the heaviest blow by a bowl of noodles.

Portobello Road Gin have created the first ever London Dry Gin made with British asparagus. The limited edition’Director’s Cut’ distillation contains a unique blend of botanicals including asparagus from Cambridgeshire, harvested by Director Paul Lane this June.

From coffee to guava Bellinis and Mexican doughnuts, Tracy finds out how much’bottomless’ has moved on.

Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch Whisky costs  £135 per bottle, said the PR, would I like a sample? Well what religion is the Pope?

Avoiding setting herself on fire, Anita meets food writer and cook Malika Basu to make dishes with Tilda and gets a great recipe too.

There’s a brand new expression by Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, known as No. 27 Gold. This special liquid is double barreled and double mellowed. Perhaps aimed at the older, more mellowed rock musician? 

It’s one of the world’s richest countries; it’s also one of the smallest. Nick Harman legs it over to Luxembourg to see what’s cooking.