Induction at Château Malartic-Lagravière
It’s hard to believe, but Claudia Cardinale, Hugh Grant and Jackie Chan have something in common with our wine scribe Jim Walker.
RESPLENDENT IN OUR ROBES
OCEANS IN PERIL
Plastic waste litters a beach in Haiti (4 Ocean photo)
All the plastic bags, bottles and rubbish we casually throw in the gutter end up our streams, rivers, lakes and oceans. We have to take personal responsibility for our litter, or we will soon drown in our own muck. Continue reading “OCEANS IN PERIL”
LEVIATHANS OF THE LAGOON GETTING CAST ADRIFT
Cruise ships are causing over-crowding and visual blight
In August of 2017, I wrote about the negative impact that large cruise ships were causing for small ports and historic city centres in a blog called Is my ship too big? Recently, the Italian government took action to address the problem in Venice, and it may not be long before other countries follow suit. Continue reading “LEVIATHANS OF THE LAGOON GETTING CAST ADRIFT”
THE SALADE NIÇOISE DEBATE
A mostly traditional salade niçoise with cold poached salmon
The argument over what constitutes an authentic Salade Niçoise continues to rage. Today, I’m adding fuel to the fire, as I continue my search for new salmon recipes. Continue reading “THE SALADE NIÇOISE DEBATE”
Gentlemans Portion 