London
Nahm received some mixed reviews when it opened, but it is also Europe’s only Thai restaurant with a Michelin star. Our lunchtime visit showed us it was worth that …
General
I don’t feel the need to rant terribly much about this, as I’ve done so before. However, I thought I would bring you a little video gem from the …
Recipes
Inspired by the Scotch eggs we had at the Hind’s Head in Bray recently, Daniel decided to try making some himself. Sillfield Farm sausages are so good he could …
Recipes
Steak tartare is what people who enjoy meat eat. You need terribly serious fillet for this. Best to get a tail piece (which will cost less money), but still …
London
We had another excellent meal at Hawksmoor last week (our original review is here and the follow up is here). The key is to go on a Monday when …
Loire
Jean-Laurent ‘Le Homme’ Vacheron makes brilliant Sancerre in both colours. This was certainly up to his very high standards, but I feel it was not showing its best. A …
Austria
I remember, many years ago, an Austrian wine tasting in which Gruner Veltliner was compared to Chardonnay from other countries. I didn’t think that it was really a reasonable …
Australia
Dan, Non-Stinky Jeff, the partner and I dined at Hawksmoor earlier. It is a brilliant place to eat and on Mondays they charge a fiver corkage if you want …
Alsace
Earlier tonight we ate reasonably well and had some truly mind-bendingly good wines. This is what life is all about. One wine, however, disappointed. Shame, Olivier Humbrecht, shame! Brut …
Recipes
This worked a treat with the added flavour-enhancing ingredients, so I’m posting the recipe. It is a dead-easy dish to knock up. To make it you will need: 1.5Kg …