I roam, grow my own, brave the kitchen heat and know my woozy way around a wine list. Welcome to my (very personal) world of food and drink…
After years of journalistic hyper-activity, lockdowns made me reassess the food and drink I really care about. Refreshed and unrestrained, I started this. Call it a blog if you must, it’s certainly a change of direction. Less about me, more the discoveries I want to share. Read more…











Bella Bologna is pasta and mortadella centrale… yet a whole lot more
No piece of cake! Expect fierce contest for Le Cordon Bleu’s Pâtisserie Scholarship
Join the morel crusade as Mike Shaw gives the Freemasons new belief
It’s a Dhokla shock as Bundobust casts off its menu shackles
Why I’m still yapping – homage to a great French wine pioneer
How Jayasekara’s The Cocochine has brought a unique magic to Mayfair
Celebrating 20 years of El Gato Negro – cool city prime and brave Pennine gestation
My Italian food trail – the ancient Umbrian ‘pea’ Roveja