General
The best bacon I have ever tried comes from Sillfield Farm; they have a stand at Borough Market near London Bridge. Best of all are the dry-cure streaky bacons, …
Burgundy
2000 was not a brilliant vintage in Burgundy, but the wines are generally ripe, fruity and (best of all) suitable for early drinking. Normally one might expect a wine …
Beer
Again this is made by the Meantime Brewery and is bottled without pasteurisation. It is made with Vienna malt and Bavarian hops. Sainsbury’s ‘Taste the difference’ Vienna style amber …
Site News
Thanks to my neighbourly friends at co:edit, Elitist Review has a new homepage. It is a very good piece of design, I am sure you’ll agree. It is certainly …
Jokes
I have just ordered another bottle of Pommard Premier Cru to drink over the up-coming weeks. This reminded me of when I visited Domaine de Courcel in the summer …
Beer
England just whipped Wales in the Six Nations; a celebration is called for! This Californian ale was brewed ‘to celebrate the winter season’ and is made in the tradition …
Beer
The first matches of the Six Nations rugby championship are today. I need to start off with something light and refreshing. This comes from the Meantime brewery (via a …
Beer
This is a real ale in a bottle, a bottle-conditioned beer, from a good London brewery who make some excellent stuff and run some good pubs. These real ales …
France
Nestled in the Vosges mountains of the Lorraine just outside the tiny village of Baerenthal is the three-star L’Arnsbourg; this is the site of the best meal we have …
United States
In March of last year Daniel and I visited New York City and Washington DC. Here we ate better than perhaps even in the Basque country. New York is …
