Category Archives: Dining

Wild Flor Hove Again

Posted on 16/09/2019 by

Friends and acquaintances in London are increasingly asking me where to dine in Brighton, and I always come up with two recommendations now. I say to them that if they want a buzzy atmosphere and cutting edge natural wines, within … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Staying Cool at The Glasshouse

Posted on 26/07/2019 by

It was pretty hot in London on Tuesday. I think The Glasshouse in Kew is hot too, but in a different way. This is often regarded as “the other” Nigel Platts-Martin restaurant by some people I know. If it were … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Italian Wine, Piemonte, Restaurants, Sicily, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Mastering Food and Wine Pairing at Masters Superfish

Posted on 19/06/2019 by

This is a wine blog, and I suppose that when I write about a restaurant I concentrate on the wine…and the food too, of course. But this piece isn’t primarily about either, but rather a musing on “lunch” in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Champagne, Dining, Loire, Portuguese wine, Restaurants, South African Wines, Sparkling Wine, Wine, Wine and Food | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Wild Flor Hove

Posted on 04/06/2019 by

I was recently lamenting Brighton’s loss (soon to be London’s gain) of one of the city’s leading restaurants, but true to form as one door closes another door opens. Wild Flor in Hove has been open about four weeks, and we managed … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

More From Silo

Posted on 07/05/2019 by

In the world of wine there are lulls and there are storms. In the following few weeks, in the way that people somehow always organise everything together, there are some big events in London. After the Real Wine Fair over … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Dining, Natural Wine, Restaurants, Wine, Wine and Food | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Missile in the Silo

Posted on 04/04/2019 by

There’s a fantastic new restaurant heading to London later this summer. Brighton’s loss will be Hackney’s gain, because when Silo‘s lease ends they will be moving north. Silo is many things, but its claim to fame is as the UK’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Dining, Natural Wine, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sportsman March 2019

Posted on 02/04/2019 by

My annual trip to The Sportsman at Seasalter came early this year. I always look forward to lunch in this self-styled “grotty pub” in an out of the way location on the North Kent coast, which serves what for me … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Fine Wine, Wine, Wine and Food | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Vienna Week 2 – Dining

Posted on 07/02/2019 by

If I were to make a personal recommendation for anyone looking to dine out in Vienna, assuming they share the same kind of wine obsessions as I do, then I suppose I’d have to go with Mast Weinbistro. However, Mast was … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, Austrian Wine, Dining, Natural Wine, Vienna, Wiener Beisl, Wine, Wine and Food | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Plateau of Excellence

Posted on 15/01/2019 by

I was planning to write my review of December’s wines today, but last night six of us dined at Plateau in Brighton and it was such a good meal that I thought they deserved an unashamed plug. Plateau is in Brighton’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Dining, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Bars | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Jura Dinner at The Pig

Posted on 04/12/2018 by

It was quite fortuitous that, with a trip to Arbois imminent, we (that’s three couples with a passion for all things Jura) had the chance to take over the private room at The Pig, near Brockenhurst in the New Forest … Continue reading →

Posted in Dining, Fine Wine, Jura, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments