While thoroughly engrossed researching the German strategy of pulling the French Forces into the Battle of Verdun in February 1916 on The Western Front and Earl Haig responding by launching the catastrophic, the heart~breaking Battle of The Somme, the waft of BBQ’d Chicken swirled into the in~law’s conservatory and interrupted this dark passage of British [...]
In today’s age, epicure Toby Lee, owner, winemaker, chief cook and bottle washer at Foxey’s Hangout Winery in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Australia, made the following observation…. “NOBODY HAS EVER COME UP WITH A GREAT IDEA AFTER A SECOND BOTTLE OF WATER”
I would like to share with you the positive impressions that I picked up after my visit of two days at the restaurant show last week. I was fortunate enough to participate in three different workshops with very interesting topics. The first exhibition was “the Art of Service” and which was presented by Fred Sirieix, [...]
Today was a great day for David. Summoned to the mighty City Law Firm, Pinsent Masons, and ISS Food & Hospitality to put up our Champagnes against their incumbent ‘House Selected Champagnes’, Goliathan Mumm Cordon Rouge & Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label, I sent in our champions including Gaston ‘Delboy’ Dericbourg Cuvee de Reserve, Champagne Palmer, [...]
Ye Gods, those boys in the kitchen at the delightful Punter Pub in Cambridge really know how to put together a ‘Gastronomic Dinner with Wines’! 36 gastronomists assembled at 7 to launch into Louis Piccamelot’s Cremant de Bourgogne and how good was that tasting this evening?! With it’s fine mousse and gentle toasty tones, full [...]
Jascots’ Senior Sales Executive and Food & Wine Matching Guru James MacLellan recently hosted a winemaker’s lunch at The Providores with Gordon Russell of Esk Valley, and was so enthused by the whole experience that he couldn’t resistwriting this fabulous and enticing blog!! Gordon is clearly proud of this artisan estate’s strapline ‘handcrafted wines’ and [...]