Jamavar comes to Mayfair – restaurant review
The original Jamavar opened in 2001 at The Leela Palace Bengaluru in India and was named among the World’s Top 10 Power Dining Spots by...
Steamed Cantonese-style Fish
From BBC Food This delicious recipe is healthy and low fat without compromising on flavour. Ingredients 450g/1lb firm white fish fillets, such as...
Castle Hotel, Windsor – hotel review
Windsor is just 23 miles (37 km) from Central London with convenient transport links. It’s not far from Heathrow Airport and many visitors are lucky...
Givenchy and Hepburn at Gemeentemuseum, The Hague – travel review
The yellow brick Art-Deco museum is solid and striking and an icon of its time. Built between 1931 and 1935, it was designed by the...
Smoked Trout with Watercress Purée and Chopped Egg Salad
From BBC Food Smoked trout has a more delicate flavour than the ubiquitous smoked salmon, and with these accompaniments makes for a more special...
Montigo in Batam, Indonesia – travel review
The name Batam refers to both an island and a municipality, the largest city in the Riau Islands, a province of Indonesia. You might not...
Smoked Salmon Tartare Canapes with Shallots, Dill and Soured Cream on Blinis
From BBC Food Ingredients 1 lemon, zest and juice only 200g/7oz smoked salmon 20-24 ready-made cocktail blinis 1 small shallot, finely chopped 142ml/5fl oz...
Alhambra Reserva 1925 – drinks review
Independently-owned Alhambra Beers, a celebrated brewery in Spain, was founded in 1925 and is named after the Alhambra Palace in its home town of Granada....
Affordable Fizz from Les Grands Chais de France
Les Grands Chais de France Group is a company based in the Northern Vosges region of France. It’s run by the Helfrich family. When Joseph...
Luton Hoo to Stay – hotel review
Luton Hoo is an English country house and estate with easy access to London. But what is a ‘hoo’? The unusual name “Hoo” is a...
Champagne Taittinger at Luton Hoo – restaurant review
Champagne is the quintessential celebration drink. We enjoy it with friends and loved ones, accompanied by fine foods, perhaps in a drawing room with high...
Smoked Salmon Pâté
From BBC Food Serve a rougher blend of this smoked salmon pâté as a starter with salad and oatcakes or blend a bit longer...
Parlay Ultra Black Rum – drinks review
The label uses a strong old gold and black design which sets well on the inky dark rum in the tall slim bottle. The artwork...
Castles and Clans with The Majestic Line – travel review
This isn’t the first trip with this charming and characterful Majestic Line. My first voyage was a couple of years ago and was an introduction...
Twickenham Stadium – World rugby and local icon – travel review
Twickenham Stadium, just like Wembley Stadium, is usually known by its address rather than its function. Wembley is mostly just ‘Wembley’ and Twickenham is ‘Twickenham’...
Smoked Salmon and Cucumber Terrine
From Sainsbury’s Creamy soft cheese, pink salmon and fresh cucumber provides contrasting colours and flavours that really complement each other. Serves: 8 Preparation...
Batam and Bali via Singapore Lounge Heathrow – travel review
These are destinations known more by Australians than Europeans, but they are more accessible to us now, with convenient flight connections via Singapore Airlines from...
Rafute – Okinawan braised pork belly – recipe
This is one of my favourite ways of eating pork. Rafute is flavourful, tender and moreish. It’s a dish popular in Okinawa in the far...
Salmon fillets with puff pastry hearts
From Sainsbury’s A quick and simple but stunning Valentine meal for two. Serves: 4 Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 15 Minutes Ingredients 30g...
Prawn Dim Sum
From BBC Food James Martin’s dim sum of steamed prawn parcels are served with two types of spicy dip – a great starter for...