Sometimes I chuckle, sometimes I laugh out loud and sometimes I have a look of studied concentration when I’m catching up with news and opinion from across the pond.
DOMINION LIFE
Nigel Napier-Andrews
CHICKEN POT PIE
DIARY: Memories of comfort food served in splendour at The Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC. RECIPE: David Hammonds’ chicken pot pie.
ROAST BEEF AND YORKSHIRE PUDDING
DIARY: The perils of finding building contractors in England. RECIPES: Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding.
SCOTCH BUCKET TALES
DIARY: Stuffing ourselves with excellent food at an annual feast. TASTE TESTING: Johnny Walker Double Black and four single malts from Speyside: Mortlach, McClelland’s, Benromach and Ardmore.
THE SADDEST DAY OF THE YEAR
For boat owners, there’s said to be two days that are the happiest of your life: the day you buy your boat and the day you sell your boat.
DON’T MESS WITH NIGEL
Living with one’s name can be a burden, but let’s not obsess about it. Or shall we?
PALACE FINGER SANDWICHES
DIARY: Visiting the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace. RECIPE: Palace finger sandwiches.
OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
If we live in a city, we all live in neighbourhoods. We are each in our own neighbourhood as soon as we step outside our front door. We seem to know organically […]
HADDON HALL, BETTER THAN A MOVIE SET
It’s a photogenic location, home to The Princess Bride and more.
IN SEARCH OF EGGS BENNY
If every crisis overcome deserves a reward, then we have earned one on this sailing trip.
Gentlemans Portion 