Gymkhana London – restaurant review
Gymkhana is an Indian word which originally referred to a meeting place. These days it tends to be an equestrian day event put on by...
Memphis in London – theatre review
The Shaftesbury Theatre is both beautiful and historic, and a worthy presenter of a show that is beautiful in a very different way. Memphis is...
Hop-On Hop-Off – Day and Night Tour in Kuala Lumpur – travel review
This city makes an ideal stop-over for long-haul passengers heading for Australia or New Zealand, although Malaysia has enough to delight, tempt and inspire those...
Lambrusco – another taste – wine review
If you are of a certain age then even the name ‘Lambrusco’ will likely raise a smirk. Once the smirker’s composure has been restored then...
Parmigiano Reggiano – a cracking good cheese – travel review
If we are sent on a mission to buy a flavourful hard cheese we will likely want to buy Parmigiano Reggiano. If we are looking...
Balsamic vinegar in Emilia Romagna – travel review
Balsamic vinegar, in Italian ‘aceto balsamico’, is a vinegar originating in Italy – the syrupy dark-brown condiment that one finds in Italian restaurants and gracing...
Bombay Brasserie – Cool and contemporary – restaurant review
Bombay Brasserie and Bar, Gloucester Road, South Kensington has been an A-lister for the great and the good as well as the just famous and...
Gaylord in Mortimer Street – restaurant review
This is one restaurant that I have visited and wondered why I had not done so long before now. Gaylord Restaurant was established in 1966...
Bayeux – A stitch in time – travel review
It’s inevitable that the first thing people think of when you mention Bayeux is the tapestry. Though it’s not actually a tapestry but a very...
Umbria’s Autumn Gastronomy with Valentina Harris – travel review
Valentina Harris is perhaps our most celebrated and prolific Italian food writer, TV presenter and chef. Yes, the lady truly is Italian, although one could...
London for Foodies, Gourmets and Gluttons by David Hampshire – review
This thick, square tome is a veritable guide to all things delicious in the capital. We are truly spoilt for choice so it’s handy to...
Gouda – a cheese for all seasons – travel review
We have many cheese choices in specialist shops and even our local supermarket. Gouda can easily be overlooked. It seems to have been with us...
Waddesdon Bequest – arts review
The British Museum in London is famed the world over for its displays of artefacts and curios. Granted, there are some that feel many of...
Reims – Tasteful Souvenirs – travel review
Reims is a beautiful and historic city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. It is only 130 km from Paris with easy access by train....
The Sparkle of Vilmart & Cie – travel review
The Champagne house Vilmart & Cie was founded in 1890 by Désiré Vilmart and is considered by many an authority to be perhaps the leading...
Travels with Frank Lloyd Wright by Gwyn Lloyd Jones – review
This is a volume for any student of architecture who is interested in that phrase ‘form follows function’ with regard to the inspiring and revolutionary...
Around Gouda – travel review
Gouda is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland. It’s an historic town which was granted city status in 1272 by Floris...
La Belle Epoque – 5-star floating through Burgundy – travel review
What a grand title for a barge! Luckily the lady lived up to her name and our expectations, which she did actually exceed in every...
Arabian Spiced Rack of Lamb with Couscous
From BBC Food Ingredients For the harissa paste (makes about 150ml/¼ pint) 25g/1oz dried large red chillies 2 tbsp coriander seeds 1 generous tbsp cumin...
Thai Green Curry
From BBC Food Jo Pratt blends authentic ingredients into a quick homemade paste that forms the base of her Thai green chicken curry. ...