Burgundy
Long time readers will know there is nothing I like more on a Monday night than noshing on quality meat. This is because London’s best steak establishment, Hawksmoor, charge …
Burgundy
A few chums and I decided to have some wine. I feel the bottles I opened were most instructive. Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Vergers 2002, Domaine Ramonet This is a …
Recipes
This is basically the same recipe as the scallop salad I mentioned a couple of weeks ago. Just replace the scallops with about 500g of the very best baby …
Recipes
I’ve got my finger on the pulse with this dish, alright. It’d be best to make it with beans you’ve soaked and cooked yourself, but this speedy version uses …
London
Lunch cannot always be a three-hour booze-fuelled frenzy of food, alas. However, just because you have to be quick does not mean you should skimp on quality. For a …
General
Sorry for the truly terrible joke. If you know what Nduja is you have knowledge I did not possess until a few days ago. This is it: It is …
Germany
And this is a goodie, alright. Riesling Spatlese Kiedrich Grafenberg 2007, Weingut Robert Weil A wonderful, precisely-defined nose of citrus fruit and minerality. This smells charged with life, a …
General
My long-time reader (Mark Locke, apparently) knows my views if you want someone to cook the steak for you: book a table at Hawksmoor, London’s best meat restaurant. You …
Burgundy
I have a bit of a thing for Lafon’s red wines; they may be bigger and more generally voluptuous than type-Volnay but they are quite lovely: I’d go with …
Beer
I’ve never tried this beer before. I’d rather that state of affairs had been maintained. Anchor Steam Beer, 4.8% One of the primary (of many) problems I have with …