Loire Valley Wines: Muscadet Magic

It’s Saturday 4.30 a.m. in South London and the mobile phone rings. It’s our driver waiting to take us to our next adventure to the not so glamorous, but extremely fascinating and historic Billingsgate market,…

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Häagen-Dazs: coffee ice cream roulade recipe

coffee ice cream roulade I was asked to come up with a recipe using or complementing Häagen-Dazs new coffee flavour ice cream. That’s is a tall order,  since their ice creams are already so tasty…

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Book review: Nikkei food by Luiz Hara

I’ve read many  ’10 best cookbooks that every cook should have on their shelves,’ and everyone has different books on their must-have list.  I think just by the nature of the subject — Nikkei food…

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France: Aquitaine region, Eymet and Monpazier

Driving around the Aquitaine Driving around the Aquitaine region is a truly beautiful experience. In September, with the summer not quite over yet, mornings are fresh, and the morning mist takes it time to lift.…

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France: Aquitaine region, Bordeaux and St Emilion

  Bordeaux It’s always fascinating to learn about European history. A couple of weeks ago, I was in the region of Aquitaine, where Bordeaux is the capital. Aquitaine is located in the southwestern part of…

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