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Wahaca Mexican Food at Home by Thomasina Miers
Thomasina Miers is arguably the most successful winner of Masterchef. She has made TV shows, written cookbooks and opened restaurants all since she triumphed on the first series of the cooking...
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Restaurant Frederiks Have - Copenhagen
Copenhagen gave us many memorable meals, not least of which was the multi-course meal with matching wine we enjoyed at Restaurant Frederiks Have. We received a warm welcome from the front of house...
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Copenhagen: Mikkeller, Norrebro, markets and more
A recent business trip meant an opportunity to sample some of Copenhagen's delights. I arrived around lunchtime, and was thrilled to see that there was a lovely food market - Torvehallerne - right by...
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The Kitchen Table at Bubbledogs
Newly opened Bubbledogs has proven to be a raving success, with queues out the door and bookings (large parties only) well into December. It was opened by husband and wife team, James Knappet and...
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Belgian Beer Weekend 2012, Brussels
The 14th Belgian Beer Weekend was the main reason we had decided on a late summer weekend's visit to Brussels. With the promise of over 350 beers from 51 breweries available to taste we couldn't wait,...
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Beersel, Brussels: 3 Fonteinen & Oud Beersel
The Brussels Beer Festival was a lot of fun but exhausting. What we needed was a day of relaxation and so we headed to Beersel to visit two celebrated lambic breweries.It turns out that the trains to...
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Beer of the week: Adnams Ghost Ship (in a can!)
This is the first blog post in our beer of the week series. In this series we will review and discuss a beer that we have drunk this week. This won't always be a beer we love or even like but we will...
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Wine of the week: The Doctors Sauvignon Blanc
As a partner series to our Beer of the Week we will be reviewing our wine of the week. We will review and discuss a wine that we have drunk that week. This won't always be a wine we love but we will be...
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Beer Of the Week - Gadds No. 3
Eddie Gadd has been brewing as the Ramsgate Brewery, Gadds since 2002. His numbered series of beers and the notorious Dogbolter are held up as excellent examples of British styles with perfect balance...
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Beer of the week: Thornbridge Chiron
On a recent work trip to Brighton, Claire popped into one of our favourite beer shops, the inaccurately named Trafalgar Wines, and bought me amongst others a bottle of Thornbridge Chiron.The brewery...
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Beer of the week: Petrus Aged Pale
This was by far our stand out beer from the Belgian Beer Weekend in Brussels so we brought a bottle back with us.The people from Bavik were at pains to explain that this beer is not a lambic. There are...
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This post is my entry into the Fork Magazine writing competition which was judged a few weeks ago.I didn't win so I thought I would put it up here for the hell of it!Future FoodRestaurant Review –...
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Greater than the sum
Much like the Power Rangers, when a group of brewers get together with a mission in mind, what they produce can be greater than the sum of their parts.We have recently come across some great examples...
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Kent Vineyards: Hush Heath Estate
We spent the last weekend of September in Kent, sampling some fantastic English wines. On our last morning we took a drive over to Hush Heath Estate where we met Victoria Ash (Winemaker) and Rupert...
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Jake's Orchard; Kent Cider & Food Matching
As mentioned in a previous post a recent visit to Hush Heath Estate meant we came home the proud owners of their range of still ciders - Jake's Orchard. The ethos behind the cider is for a crisp...
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Beer and cheese matching at Sambrook's Brewery
The concept of beer as the ideal pairing with food is being pushed by breweries and beer writers a lot recently and rightly so. Beer has the ability to accompany and enhance every course of a meal and...
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Beer of the Week: Tilquin Oude Gueuze A L'ancienne 2010/2011
6.4% ABVCloudy amber in colour, clean lemon sherbet and familiar woody lambic characteristics on the nose.To taste; sour apple, an astringency which catches the back of your throat, it has the acidic...
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Christmas Beer of the week - Shepherd Neame Christmas Ale
Christmas is the time to indulge when it comes to beer. It's now that, without a hint of guilt, you can crack open that special bottle you've been keeping under the stairs or explore the stronger beers...
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Beer of the Week: Goose Island Lolita
Goose Island make some very good Belgian style beers so we were very interested to taste their version of framboise, Lolita. It's a strong wild yeast fermented ale aged in French oak with 50lb fresh...
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Beer of the Week: Cantillon Cuvée Saint-Gilloise
It goes without saying that one quality that's vital in a brewer is a passion for beer. And the beers brewed by the most passionate brewers seem to have an extra spark and burst of flavour. Combine...
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