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Category Archives: Dining
Portland
My first job after university was up between Oxford Circus and Regent’s Park, an area not known at that time, at least to me, as a haven for fine dining. Late last year I returned to Great Portland Street for … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine Agencies
Tagged Julien Labet, Les Varrons Chardonnay, Portland restaurant, Quality Chop House
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Bordeaux Part Two
You have to feel sorry for your average wine writer, shipped around the world by wine bodies or smart producers. They may not earn a fortune, but the abundant hospitality that is wine will challenge their waistlines and livers, and … Continue reading
Bored-No! – Bordeaux Part One
It is years since I’ve set foot in the Bordeaux Region, and what was once a weekly staple has become a rarer beast at table here. But there’s no reason why there should not be room for a little more … Continue reading
Winter Oddities
The pleasure to be had in a fine wine lunch, say a selection of a dozen fine Bordeaux or Burgundy accompanied with fine Michelin cuisine is undeniable. It therefore seems churlish to say that occasionally some superb wines get lost … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Oddities Lunches, Pietradolce, Rochelle Canteen, Scholium Project, Stanko Radikon, Sumoll, Vin Alto Clevedon
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Festive Mirth, Girth and Things of Worth
The festive season is always eagerly awaited at Chateau Crossley, but we don’t over indulge these days…well, not too much. The holiday began yesterday with a trip to the new Sam Wanamaker theatre at London’s Globe to see Francis Beaumont’s … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alpine Wines, Andrew Nielsen, Arbois, Bistro des Claquets, Christmas Wines, Equipo Navazos, Hughes-Beguet, Jean-Paul Jeunet, Kevin Courtney, Le Grappin, Oddities Lunches, Raphael Bereche, Restaurant La Balance, Riverby Estate, Rochelle Canteen, Solent Cellar, Stephane Tissot, Theatre of Wine, Tom Cannavan, Wine Pages, Winemakers Club
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Quality Chops and Clubbing
Just an average day for me in London, you will note, passing Il Camisa for a bottle of Barolo, en route to Foyles to buy Kerin O’Keefe’s book on a similar subject. Then a saunter down to Farringdon Street to … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, Fleurie, Gut Oggau, Julie Balagny, Quality Chop House, Winemakers Club
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