The last day in the valley. It began with another run with Kevin and Gary. The same 6.5 km route taking us out to the monument, then round past Mr…
In Franschhoek day 4, Petite Ferme, the AGP guys, and Foliage
Day four in Franschhoek started a little sluggishly. It was raining hard at Glenwood, where I’d been staying, so a 3 am bedtime plus the precipitation put paid to rather…
Champagne Bruno Paillard at Sushisamba
Tuesday evening and it’s time for dinner at Sushisamba. My first visit to this much talked about restaurant, perched on the top of London’s second tallest building, Heron Tower in…
An amazing fine wine lunch at Chez Bruce
This was one of the most remarkable lunches I’ve experienced – and I’ve been to quite a few special lunches. The food, company and wines were all just perfect. The…
Burgundy Lunch at the Clove Club with Noble Rot
Sunday lunch doesn’t come much better than this. It was a chance to drink some lovely Burgundies with epic food from one of London’s most talked about restaurants, the Clove…
Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels
The London wine bar scene is thriving. On Wednesday evening I paid my first visit to a relative newcomer (almost a year old now), Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels in Seven…
The Perfect Meal, with Professor Charles Spence
I’ve just written up the launch of Professor Charles Spence’s new book, The Perfect Meal. It’s a really good book that examines how science can help us understand what it…
Three days, four restaurants: Mission, Dean St Townhouse, La Chapelle, Avenue
London is full of great places to eat, and I had a particularly good run from Sunday to Tuesday with four restaurant visits in three days. I’ve acknowledged here…
Cervejaria Ramiro, Lisbon – a must visit
Earlier in the year, when I was in Lisbon with the fabulous Young Winemakers of Portugal (who, incidentally, have just been written up on the BBC news site), I was…