Tikka masala and butter chicken have supplanted fish and chips as England’s top take away (what we call take out in North America) and they’re delicious.
ENGLAND’S FAVOURITE TAKE AWAYS
TORONTO STRONG
The recent murderous rampage along Toronto’s Danforth Avenue, in the heart of Greektown, was a tragedy, but does it have anything to do with gun control or terrorism?
GOING, GOING, GOTCHA!
Our wine correspondent Jim Walker’s wine cellar, like some rogue, mutant organism, had gotten completely out of control. It needed severe pruning. But, as he relates in this post, culling one’s wine […]
MAUI NO KA OI
The lush vegetation, golden beaches and soaring peaks make Hawaii’s verdant Valley Isle of Maui a true Polynesian paradise. And it may well be, as locals claim, the most beautiful island in […]
AMERICAN FOOD
As I watch Meghan Markle, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex, on an outing with the Royals, I can’t help wondering, as she tucks into palace grub, if she ever misses […]
HAWAII’S STUNNING GARDEN ISLE
With its dramatic cliffs, spectacular waterfalls, and magnificent canyons, Kauai is a fantasy island that redefines the meaning of Polynesian Paradise.
CELEBRITY SALADS
It’s salad time and there’s nothing better for a light supper on a warm evening than a fresh salad with a celebrity touch.
WINE TALES FROM LE CHÂTEAU DE GOULT
Our wine scribbler, Jim Walker and his wife Hélène have recently returned from a month in Provence, the last week of which they spent with friends at a castle in the Luberon. […]
UNKNOWN TREASURE SAVED
The widest private house in England, and probably Europe, is on the mend after 25 years of neglect, although the final restoration will take 20 to 30 years and cost between £150 […]
CRUISE SHIPS FINALLY BEING BUILT FOR SOLO SAILORS
It used to be that sailing solo on cruise ships was like the opening lyric of the old hit song “One” by Three Dog Night. You know, the song that begins by […]
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