Category: Food & Drink

  • Why you should be celebrating Negroni Week

    Seven days, Three ingredients, One simple way to give back. So runs the slogan of Negroni Week, which comes to a close tomorrow. Imbibe Magazine and Camppari teamed up in 2013 to create this event, with the double purpose of celebrating one of the world’s true classic cocktails and raising money for charities around the…

  • A great cup of coffee at Boston Tea Party, Bath

    Bath has just been listed as the best UK holiday destination for 2019 by Country Living. That came as no surprise to S and I, we spent a wonderful few days there a couple of weeks ago. It was our escape after a stressful and irritating few weeks and it was perfect – but more…

  • Free From Festival, London

    Vegan, gluten free and dairy free food is pretty much everywhere now. There was a time when S, who is vegan, found going out to eat pretty much impossible, unless she wanted bread and salad. Today, though, restaurants around the capital are starting to get on board – and the foodie community is doing the…

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    The best coffee in the world: Black Eye Coffee, Ubud

    The top spot on my Search For The Best Cup of Coffee list has, for quite a long time, been held by Burgundy & Black in Dorking. It is not for lack of searching, they just make a really good cup of coffee. But their crown has finally been taken – and I had to…

  • Around the world in 80 cocktails with Mr Fogg’s

    Immersive bar experiences are everywhere in London today. It is almost impossible to scroll through Facebook or Instagram without seeing a photo of cocktails in an outlandish vessel or staff dressed to the nines as anything from 1920’s high society to Game of Thrones-esque lords and ladies. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good…

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    The launch of Method & Madness Gin – VLOG

    The craft gin segment is booming today – and now there is a new player in town. Irish Distillers, who are the Pernod Ricard-owned outfit responsible for Jameson Irish Whiskey, launched their new gin just outside Cork in Ireland recently and I tagged along with a few other journos to try it out. A bit…

  • Perfect your winter Negroni

    Winter has landed and that means we are well into Negroni season. I know the Negroni – an equal mix of Campari, sweet vermouth and gin – often has summer connotations due to its Italian heritage and use as a pre or post-dinner tipple in the Mediterranean, but its strength of flavour makes it the…

  • The dos and don’ts of wedding etiquette

    Wedding season is upon us. I love weddings, particularly summer ones. What better chance to sit back and enjoy someone else’s happiness in the company of family and friends. And maybe a drink and a dance or two. Who knows? But weddings do throw up all sorts of problems with etiquette, from dress to behaviour.…

  • Mile-high blogging

    Cruising at 30,000 feet. It seems like a strange place to be writing a blog, but that is the nature of life these days I guess. There is something quite cool about mile-high blogging. I do quite a lot of travelling and this is the first time I have written on a plane. That is…

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    Country Living Spring Fair

    The weather has taken a turn for the worse, but S and I are not giving up on the summer yet. Since we can’t do actual spring and summer things, we headed up to Alexandra Palace for the Country Living Spring Fair. S is something of a connoisseur of all things Country Living, having designed…