The Delicious Simplicity of Alentejo – the food and drink of forgotten Portugal – travel review
We live life at a frantic pace and when we take a moment to reflect we muse on the quiet life, the good life, of...
Vila Vita Parc – Wining and Dining in The Algarve – travel review
We, cold souls, languish in northern Europe, longing for holidays offering bright sun and vibrant food. Look at any Mediterranean travel brochure and along with...
Vila Vita Parc and Herdade dos Grous – travel review
Vila Vita Parc enchants the guest with its exotic gardens; it invigorates the visitor with its pools and spa; it tempts with its food and...
Port and the Douro – travel review
I would love to tell my readers that I am an expert on that full and iconic beverage but until recently Port was that festive...
Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Chan – Singapore’s Sommelier – interview
There are few restaurants owned, run by, and named after a sommelier but Singapore’s iconic “Iggy’s” is just that. Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Chan is an immensely...
Taylor’s Port and Fladgate Hospitality – travel review
Port is enjoying something of a revival with the addition of both white and pink varieties to its classic styles. It’s a wine with a...
The Yeatman Hotel and the first couple of Port – hotel review
The Yeatman Hotel doesn’t sound, to the ill-informed, a particularly Portuguese name for a hotel. One would more readily expect a name like “Henry the...
Dehesa Charcuterie and Tapas Bar – restaurant review
Dehesa is a charcuterie and tapas bar which draws on the cuisines of both Spain and Italy. Not so surprising when you consider the tradition...
500 Red Wines and 500 White Wines – reviews
Life was easier back then. A bottle of sherry for Christmas or when the vicar was coming to tea, some brown ale for dad on...
In and Out of Africa …in search of Gérard Depardieu by Francis Gimblett – review
I review many and several books each week and pride myself on being able to spot a literary disaster at ten paces. They often fit...
Cooking with Booze by Ryan Jennings – review
You’ve gotta love a book with a title like that! We are told that drinking isn’t good for us so Cooking with Booze presents us...
The Wine and Food Lover’s Guide to Portugal – review
Charles Metcalfe and Kathryn McWhirter are a formidable team. I know of Charles from his numerous appearances on food-related shows like Good Food Live on...
Jancis Robinson, Master of Wine – interview
Jancis Robinson is instantly recognisable as the wine expert with the soft voice….and glasses. She became popular when presenting The Wine Programme and later Jancis...
Wine Travel Guide to the World by Robert Joseph – review
This is yet another Footprint guide and it’s well up to the standard of their regular travel books, but this one is rather unique. It’s...