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Another trip to the excellent Franco Manca

3 February 2010 No Comments
I’ve reviewed Franco Manca, Brixton’s brilliant pizza establishment, already (go here for the review). I don’t really need to repeat all of it, but it is worth re-iterating that …
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Alsace

Two stunning, one very good and one shagged out Riesling. Oh and some Cornas

3 February 2010 3 Comments
I’ve had some seriously good Rieslings in recent days; the two best ones in this flight were screamingly brilliant. Indeed, I’d go as far as saying that, Trimbach-style aside, …
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Alsace

Top Riesling and boring Cote-Rotie at The Ledbury

2 February 2010 1 Comment
Last night we had a brilliant meal at The Ledbury. The wine list was most keenly priced and we chose one top wine and one which was disappointing. Still, …
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The Ledbury was completely brilliant

2 February 2010 1 Comment
Last night we dined at London’s newest two-star: The Ledbury. It was totally compelling. We were hoping to have pictures of every course to embellish a detailed review. However, …
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The monks defend their brew

1 February 2010 No Comments
You may recall that a couple of weeks ago Buckfast Tonic Wine was fingered as being a major cause of violence in Strathclyde, Scotland. I thought I had dealt …
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My first Blaufrankisch in a while

31 January 2010 8 Comments
When we were putting together our affordable selection of wines for drinking this stood out as being worth snapping up thanks to recommendations from both Eric Asimov and that …
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If I go to a festival* I bloody need a drink

31 January 2010 No Comments
The BBC reports that a bunch of neo-prohibitionists are complaining that a Welsh language festival is planning to start serving alcohol. Selling alcohol (with food) seems a good idea …
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Banh Mi 11 in Broadway Market – a destination sandwich establishment

31 January 2010 No Comments
It was rather cold when we set off for our trek across London to Broadway Market, our quest was for the highly recommended banh mi stand there. Banh Mi …
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An utterly horrible breakfast experience

29 January 2010 2 Comments
After barely any food yesterday and another drag of a night with insomnia I thought I’d cheer myself up with a tasty breakfast treat. Most of the breakfast establishments …
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A risky purchase, but I do love the producer

28 January 2010 2 Comments
In 2001 d’Angerville lost up to 70% of the production in some vineyards due to hail and subsequent sorting to weed out the damaged grapes. His net yields averaged …
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