Category Archives: Wine & Food

There’s a restaurant in the Catalan town of Figueres, with near perfect tapas.  You know the kind of place.  Outside, no particular advertisment or sign over the door.  A lot of dark wood and slightly fortified look; a lot of solid … Continue reading

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As I sat waiting for the Sherry Master Class to begin, recently organised by the Institute of Masters of Wine in London, I involuntarily hummed Franki Valli’s 1962 Four Seasons hit to myself.  It’s got nothing to do with Sherry the drink.  But Sherry … Continue reading

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I’m a fish face. What I mean is, put me in a corner and a gun to my head then tell me to choose meat or fish for the rest of my life, no wallying around eating both, not allowed, I would say ‘Fish!’  Not a moment’s … Continue reading

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Nigella Lawson is the UK cookbook writer who grabs more headlines for her looks than her cupcakes.  And they are not always headlines admiring her earth-mother or sex-on (fairly sturdy) legs attributes.  In April this year the Daily Mail was having one of its … Continue reading

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