Wine
Spud Sunday: Boozy Spuds
Potatoes cooked with leeks and white wine – just the thing to give January a little boost
The Trifle Tower
Mini port trifles, featuring a thyme-infused port reduction – this month’s contribution to the five star makeover series, on the theme of cooking with wine
Pop Goes The Wine Course
Taking the WSET Intermediate wine course had everything to do with enjoyment of wine and not so much to do with spitting
The Game Of Wine
Nothing like a bit of on-the-job wine tasting, as another New Zealand wine fair comes and goes
All In Good Taste
Taste of Dublin 2010 – there was granola, there was bubbly, there was Catherine Fulvio and there was much else besides
Spud Sunday: Matters Of Import
I will probably never be a true locavore. Wine and spices (used here in an African potato stew) are just two of the non-local items I would rather not be without.
Veni Vidi Viticulture
Lunch with Cloudy Bay viticulturalist Sioban Harnett at Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud – an entertaining and informative affair
Michelin Stars In My Eyes
‘Tis far from dining at Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud and supping on Ruinart champagne I was reared – that’s not to say that I don’t enjoy both, given half the chance






