Oh, the misery of it!!
Inspired somewhat by Melissa’s gallant efforts over in Colorado to go the whole hog with a detox and, closer to home my brother’s quite remarkable capacity to refrain from his gut rotting red wine for days on end I’ve decided to do the right thing and give up the few remaining […]
Have a beer on us!!
Here’s a bit of good news for a change, a goodwill gesture from the ‘Limey’s’ to our American friends across the great pond…Bateman’s Beer!
Yes folks, Bateman’s real ale, brewed in my home county has now gone stateside. I’ve talked about Bateman’s beer before when I used to braise beef in […]
The festive spirit is begining to wear off!!!
Well that didn’t last long I hear you cry! Last week I was banging on about feeling festive well I’m holding on to that feeling for dear life but I fear it is ebbing away. The closer it gets the more tired I become and frankly, annoyed […]
Another gem from the Bateman’s Brewery
It’s around this time of year that I am reminded of my childhood school days and in particular the celebration of harvest. It was a Christian thing which I didn’t really get, I probably wanted to be a buddhist knowing me but I remember it best for bringing in tins […]
Easy Living, Spanish Style…
Since my return from Spain I have made a conscious effort to take life a little more easy. No more trying to cram a week into a day and now, for the first time in three years I have begun to take time out to sit in my garden and reflect […]
It’s getting bigger…..
France has revealed its plans to expand the Champagne growing area in a bid to keep up with the growing demand for its bubbly. This is quite radical for France, you have to go back to 1927 when the law was made establishing the borders within which Champagne could be made under the AOC […]
Sometimes tea just doesn’t cut it….
After a particularly stressful three week stint in the kitchen I gave my cup of valerian tea a miss last night and opted instead for a couple of cold beers, despite the fact it was the coldest night of the year so far.
My days of speed drinking after service are […]
What is a Collins Cocktail/How to make a Tom Collins Cocktail
Drinking for England, in Germany…..
Back in the early nineties life was generally quite pleasant, my life had two constants; cooking and drinking and both to a professional standard. Chefs and beer is a natural combination like strawberries and cream, tomato and basil, Rene and Renate…In England we still had the agony of draconian drinking laws […]