Matching wine and food is never an exact science. Now I know you’re meant to drink red with meat and white with fish. But things are never that simple, are they? Especially when you are challenged to do exactly that … Continued
Drinking
Keemun tea – a winey, dark chocolate tinted delight
I’ve written about my love of tea before, but a couple of posts don’t show how central to my day to day existence tea actually is. I always have a selection of leaves and bags ready to suit every situation, … Continued
Chablis challenge: scallops with Thai style green sauce and rice noodles
Confession time. I got the wine mentioned here for free thanks to the lovely people at Sopexa. They asked me if I fancied creating an interesting dish to match two bottles of Chablis. “And it’s a bit of a competition”, … Continued
Wine talking: The meaty Arabella Reserve 2009 Shiraz Viognier
So, I got sent a free bottle of wine. There I’ve said it. I sold out for a bottle of booze. In return for writing a little something for the Jamie Oliver website about it. But you know what? It … Continued
PURL London
Hola – this is meemalee – the third and I think the last person to hijack the lovely Grubworm’s blog as he swans around the land of the rising sun. Honeymoon indeed. Pah. I agreed to do this as I … Continued
Tea and chocolate: unusual bedfellows
Tea and chocolate. More daddy or chips than port and Stilton surely? That’s what I thought as I wended my sticky and hot way through sunbaked Fitzrovia trying to find Tapped and Packed, where I was to participate in a … Continued
Tasting tea at the Cookbook cafe
Okay. Confession time. I’m a bit of a tea addict. And it’s long past the point where I will carefully pick choose the high grade stuff. When I need tea, I really need it. And more often than not, it’s … Continued
A paen to tea
As a child I never really enjoyed tea, but then again I never really enjoyed beer, wine or parsnips either, and these days I’m a confirmed fan of all three. Now I can do without almost anything else, but not … Continued
A curative drink before bed
There was no dinner as such last night, just a snack in the pub during the break between a conference and a gallery event run by Bizarre magazine. Instead, I’m going post about the curative lemon, honey and ginger drink … Continued
The Gunmakers pub
So tonight wasn’t really about the food. Tonight was about the best pint of beer I’ve ever drunk. Tonight was about The Gunmaker’s Pub in Farringdon and its charming and interesting landlord. And also about Ascot Ale’s Anastasia’s Imperial Stout, … Continued