Food

Copperpot Fudge for Christmas

7 November 2018
Well, where did that year go? Seems like it was just a couple of weeks ago we were enjoying summer barbecues in blazing sunshine. Now...

With Gousto and ready to go

2 November 2018
OK, I am a serious (sometimes) food writer, so you expect me to do everything long-hand and suffer for my art? But why? Who has...

Wild and Game for Christmas

29 October 2018
It’s that time of year again! We are in gift-giving mode but much of our festive energies are spent on meal planning. The big Christmas...

Abelha Organic Cachaça

12 October 2018
Abelha means ‘bee’ in Portuguese and the striking label offers a swarm of them on this bottle of Abelha Organic Cachaça. It speaks to one...

Foxhole Gin review

1 October 2018
Well, what a surprise. A bottle of Foxhole Gin arrived. The event was no surprise, but the shelf appeal was. There are so many new...

Shorn goes on Tour to California

27 September 2018
It’s the time of year when our thoughts turn to California. Well no, really we are making plans for Christmas, but that celebrated wine-producing state...

Luxardo Maraschino Cherries

7 September 2018
There are several popular varieties of cocktail cherry. Most of them are bright enough to read a book by and sticky enough to become the...

Steenbergs for Summer Drinks

23 August 2018
Steenbergs is a delightful company and probably better known for their selection of high-end teas and organic goods. But they offer more drinks than the...

Jack Daniel’s Lynchburg Lemonade

5 August 2018
Jack Daniel’s Black Label Tennessee Whiskey remains the flagship product of Brown-Forman Corporation, one of the foremost international drinks companies. Jack Daniel’s has a range...

Copperpot Fudge – creamy and rich

25 July 2018
Fudge has long been a favourite sweet indulgence, and at any time of year. It’s creamy and rich and somehow takes one back to an...

Pink Grapefruit Gin by Pickering

22 July 2018
This is a summer winner. Pickering’s Pink Grapefruit and Lemongrass Gin Liqueur is complex and surprisingly refreshing for a drink that describes itself as a...

Maraschino Luxardo

16 July 2018
  We all, I am sure, remember our Nan’s cherry brandy on the sideboard at Christmas; and then there is the cherry alcohol one uses...

Tokyo Direct Ginza Curry and Noodles

4 July 2018
Tokyo Direct is an online company and new to me. They specialise in Japanese food, drink, kitchen goods, stationery and bathroom items. Japanese food is...