Category: Food & Drink
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Cocktails, foraging & folktales in Tower Hamlets
The MindInNature team take us on an evening tour of the magical, gothic splendour of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Pary, complete with cocktails and fireside stories.
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How to taste whisky – by an expert
As we mark International Whisk(e)y Day, how should you taste the spirit itself?
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Edinburgh – a photo book
Some cities enchant you the moment you arrive. Some are slow burners, which grow on you over time, some never capture your imagination or heart at all, but there are some that you know as special as soon as you arrive.
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2023: The List
This year I decided to go back through the diaries, notes and journal entries from the last 12 months and pick out a few highlights…
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Trying The Macallan & the McCartney sisters’ new whisky
The Macallan has teamed up with Mary & Stella McCartney for the latest addition to the brand’s Harmony Collection – and we got a tasting in Cannes.
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Chimney Fire Coffee is good for your morning and your soul
As coffee brands for the sustainably-minded, South East-based, millennial in search of a great brew go, there can be few better than Chimney Fire Coffee. The Dorking-based roastery was set up in 2016 by Dan Webber, fresh back from several years working on coffee and cocoa traceability in Ghana. Today, the company sources and roasts…
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Tasting Madeira wine at Blandy’s
Before I arrived in Madeira, the main thing I knew about this beautiful island was the name ‘Madeira wine’. Before the onset of tourism, this fortified wine was one of two major exports from the island, alongside the local rum which is formed from sugar canes grown on the slopes of the volcanic mountains. So,…
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Vegan fish & chips with Wagamama
There was a time when January just heralded the arrival of soon-to-be-discarded New Year’s Resolutions. But now the month brings with it a whole series of events which help up to kick the year off in new, exciting and (hopefully) self-improving ways. Chief among those are Dry January and Veganuary. These two mean that every…
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Coffee at Canakin, Reigate
Have you ever thought about creating exactly the coffee shop you want to drink in? Well that is exactly what Lee Simmons has done and the result is the latest addition to Reigate’s coffee offering, the truly delightful Canakin. Tucked up at the west end of Reigate High Street, Canakin’s clean, white aesthetic offers something…
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Millennial Gent Year 4 – Introducing Short Man Style
I can’t quite believe it’s been four years since I started this blog. In the last few weeks I’ve been pretty quiet as work and the rest of life got in the way, but if ever there was a time to get my stuff in order again then it is now. And I have some…
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