A few weeks ago Ursula Schwarzenbach asked me if I would like to visit them to taste their 2020 vintage wines, of course I said yes (who wouldn’t!) so last week I met Ursula and her husband Daniel at their…
Daylight saving starts on the 27th September so that means in just over a week we are going to be spending more time outside and for us that means more time cooking on the bbq. This week’s recipe is our…
Well I guess we all expected the coronavirus, Covid-19, to raise it’s ugly head again and in many ways it’s nice to see the government responding by locking down areas that are part of the significant cluster harder than the…
Each week Solander Gourmet Seafood send out an email newsletter with specials for the week and a recipe created by manager of wholesale and retail sales, chef Aaron McCorkindale. I haven’t asked him for permission to share this recipe but…
You will find Beat Kitchen’s food truck serving beautiful burgers, croquettes and other takeaway foods prepared from scratch (including making his own burger buns and the sodas he serves) by chef and owner Craig Sefton in Kirby Lane each Friday,…
Taylor’s has announced that it will release a classic Taylor’s Vintage Port from 2018. Comments are as follows: Adrian Bridge, Managing Director: “Although a Classic declaration normally only happens about three times a decade, the exceptional run of years has…
In keeping with my responsible drinking mantra of ‘drink less but drink better’ I have been enjoying the occasional quality whisky recently. Whisky has been my go-to spirit for many years and to make sure I don’t drink too much…
For something a little different the recipe this week is one of our favourites, roast duck legs are easy to prepare and super delicious. We use fennel and celery in this dish rather than onion because they work exceptionally well…
Covid-19 restrictions have impacted the entire country, no single person or business has been unaffected during the last few months, but one industry did get some very favourable help from Mother Nature – the wine grape harvest was almost perfect…