Wales’ only whisky distillery, Penderyn Distillery, has teamed up with some of London’s top bars to give out free drams of smooth and warming ‘Welsh Gold’ to Londoners every Wednesday this winter.
Food Safari in Kernow
Douglas Blyde wastes no time in sampling Cornwall’s bounty of meaty crabs, saline oysters and hardy cattle…
Baileys go nuts this Christmas
Baileys really know their main market is Xmas, much as they would like to move it on into all year drinking. Somehow the British psyche associates Baileys with Xmas as much as it does Warninks Avocaat and Stone’s Ginger Wine, drinks my parents would put out on the sideboard every year for the 18 years I lived at home.
Top 10 Cookbooks to give this Christmas
Christmas is on its way and if you’re stuck on what to get this year, why not try the gift that keeps on giving, the cookbook? Here are 10 cookbooks perfect for wrapping up and presenting to your loved ones on Christmas Day.
Tapas with an Irish accent
Ireland has a new claim to fame – top tapas! As Neil Tanner, a catering student from the Emerald Isle, wins the international tapas contest in Valladolid, Spain with Irish Breakfast Tapas, we’re on the spot to join the celebrations.
Porter Party at Sambrook’s Brewery London
Duncan Sambrook threw a little party to celebrate the arrival of the new Sambrook’s porter. Qin Xie went to investigate the latest offering from the London brewery.
Sainsbury’s kippers – something fishy going on
The big surprise is that these kippers are not made from herrings, as is traditional, but from sardines. Sainsbury’s is the first retailer to launch kippers made from sardine using the age-old smoking method, usually associated with herring.
Hawksmoor Covent Garden
Steak dining is easy eating, undemanding and satisfying and what first lured suburban Britain out of its 70’s sitting rooms and into restaurants in the first place. Now anointed by the Internet it clearly meets a new metro-urban need and Hawksmoor have their finger firmly on the pulse, successfully mainlining quality meat to the multitude.
Laithwaites’ New Zealand Showcase – a vibrant selection
We sampled the Laithwaites’ New Zealand Showcase recently and I was very impressed by these lovely bright and vibrant creations form the New World. Each of these wines are a great advertisement for New Zealand winemaking, it’s perfectly clear why the people at Laithwaites have put this mixed case together.
Fast food – a gourmet dinner at the home of Porsche
Slow food? Forget that. At the Porsche Restaurant in the Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone they’re running a series of dinners named ‘Fuel your Passion’. Here diners can dine amongst the cars, as well as eat food cooked by a different Michelin super-starred chef each time. William Morris takes off his bicycle clips and attempts to look wealthy.