My tax law lecturer at university used to say: “There are only two certainties in this life: death and taxes” – but I beg to differ. There is also the certainty that at any given moment on any given day, somewhere in the world, if you turn on the TV an episode of CSI or […]
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Rossio Square, Lisbon – October 2012
Click here for a full portionBone-in rib-eye steak sous vide with a pepper sauce
Scotland. Land of whisky, lochs and tartans. Land of the Edinburgh festival, mountains and Macbeth. Land of bagpipes, kilts and sporrans. Land of Sean Connery, Billy Connolly and Braveheart. There are many things that we routinely associate with Scotland, but amazing food is not always one of them – in fact, for many, a […]
Click here for a full portionChiswell Street Dining Rooms
I must to admit having a bit of a soft spot for the excellent gastropubs operated by the ETM Group, a group founded by brothers Tom and Ed Martin back in 2000 and which now operates 10 venues across central London smart City gastro pubs, contemporary brasseries/bars, and small neighbourhood pubs. I think they generally strike […]
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Yellow on yellow: can you spot the impostor? – Muscadet vineyards, June 2013
Click here for a full portionBlack squid ink pasta with chorizo & basil and a Foodies Larder hamper
We’re funny creatures, human beings. We eat our sleekly packaged organic granola for breakfast; we spend our days at our computers talking on the Interwebs to invisible folks on the other side of the world; we fill our free time with all sorts of self-actualising activities like yoga or going to classical concerts. We imagine […]
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