Rest of England
I am not sure I know enough superlatives to write a review of the Fat Duck. Can you just assume that unless I say anything to the contrary each …
Rest of England
Very much in the spirit of Brillat-Savarin, tonight’s meal demonstrated that the limits of pleasure are yet to be defined or reached. My first visit to the Fat Duck …
Bars
Since I’ve been reading Embury Cocktails I find myself wondering what are the truly great cocktail bars I’ve visited. Let me think… New York was full of amazing bars. …
General
Supermarket beef burgers. They are not beef burgers in the same sense that they are in the US or the UK; not meat plus filler but pure meat. They …
Rants
Later today I am off to the Fat Duck for a meal to celebrate the partner’s birthday. “Hooray!”, you might be thinking. I was thinking it too until I …
Beer
It is half-past midnight and I am having a beer. Wehay! I admit this is not an uncommon occurrence, but I am drinking this rather tasty Sierra Nevada Pale …
Non-alcoholic
When we were away for larks in Burgundy and Alsace my chum Non-Stinky Jeff ordered a bottle of iced tea at a drinking establishment. Cue sneers and disapproving looks. …
Champagne
I’ve been wanting to try this wine for a while, so lunch with my friends seemed like a good time to pop one. The more I think back about …
Burgundy
The lovely Audrey hosted us for this tasting. As ever, these were incredible wines. Chambolle-Musigny 2008 Really sexy and seductive nose. Really silky palate. It is quite delicious even …
Burgundy
Poor old Christophe had bust his foot whilst on his bike, so was hobbling around on crutches. I say ‘hobbling’, but he seemed to be moving around faster than …
