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 …
Site News
I started this website four years ago with rant and a 1632″]Burgundy (what else) tasting note. Alas I have not kept count of the number of wines I have …
Fast food
Sometimes you really need a kebab. We wanted the best Turkish kebab London has to offer, so we trekked to the other side of Town to get one. We …
