There are literally hundreds of recipes for parfait, but I think my simple version tops them all. And for the first time, a companion video has been launched – a simple way […]
SUMMER DESSERT PERFECTION
MEET JÉROME FROM CHÂTEAU ROBIN
One meets many interesting characters during the course of one’s endeavours. Such is certainly the case in the wine industry where rugged individualists battle the vagaries of nature and markets in order […]
MORE SALMON TRICKS
Served hot or cold, baked, poached or grilled, even in a soup, salmon is one of the easiest fish to prepare.
PERFECT PAVLOVA PARFAIT
This meringue concoction may have been named after the famous ballerina Anna Pavlova, who toured Australia and New Zealand in the 1920s, and which both claim to have invented the dessert, still […]
CELEBRITY PASTA
Like the prolific author Stuart Woods’ protagonist Stone Barrington, when in New York I was a great fan of Elaine’s, once located on the Upper East Side. Stone favoured red meat, Stuart […]
MYSTERIES IN THE LANGUEDOC
Many strange things have occurred in the land of the Cathars, even in recent times. Something very odd happened to a shipment of wine that was produced there and wound up at […]
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
In the world of cruising, the last 20 years has largely been focused on building bigger and more outlandish cruise ships that look like floating theme parks. However, if the COVID-19 pandemic […]
CUSTARD EVERYWHERE
I’ve enjoyed two new discoveries, Portuguese custard desserts. Now I’m digging back into my past to find childhood custard favourites.
FISHY BUSINESS
Yorkshire fishcakes differ from those in the rest of the world: they consist of a sandwich of fish between two slices of potato, battered and deep fried. From Portugal to Barbados to […]
SWEET PORTUGUESE
With snow still falling in mid-May in Toronto and our dreams of spring in England and Portugal up in smoke during lockdown, airline disruption and quarantine, my thoughts turn to some of […]
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