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Recently I spent an evening with two of my favourite indulgences: Gin and Mele e Pere. Of course, to use 'indulgences' is to claim that I enjoy either of these things in moderation which, of course,…
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Just last week I nipped across the Irish sea on a surprisingly sturdy propeller plane to my motherland. It had been years since I’d been back and with a full itinerary ahead of me I knew there would be plenty…
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Every cook needs a good basic tomato sauce base. This forms the foundation for so many recipes: pizza, tomato based pasta, sauces for meats or fish. Learn this well, adapt with other flavours to make it your own and you…
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It’s totally possible to make fantastic pizza at home in a conventional oven. All you need is a can do attitude and a pizza stone to cook them on. This latter item is vital (as is the former, really!): you…
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Part 1 of my royal trip to Edinburgh with Royal Salute whisky saw fine dining, even finer whisky and a luxury itinerary to make a duchess blush. If you thought that was good, however…just wait for what came next…. As our convoy rolled…
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This event was cool, really cool. I’ll tell you why. This event fulfilled the holy trinity of hipster aka the three ‘B’s: Beer, Beards and BBQ, and let me tell you, all three were utterly resplendent. The event was based…
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The Great British bistro is a marvellous thing. Long gone are the days where our marvellous dining rooms bow in deference to the French, quivering in the culinary shadow of the tarte tatin, souffle and flamiche. We stand proud with…
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