Creation, one of the leading wineries from South Africa’s cool-climate Hemel-en-Aarde region
Website: https://www.creationwines.com/ High up in the Hemel-en-Arde region lies one of South Africa’s top wine estates – one that has
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The Simplesmente Vinho Jantar Pop-Up: a great evening of Portuguese food and wine
Each year at the fabulous Simplesmente Vinho festival there is a pop-up dinner, with top chefs creating interesting, authentic food
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Restaurants: Farmyard, St Leonards (Hastings)
Farmyard, St Leonards (Hastings) Website: https://farmyardwine.com/ Betina Piqueras-Fiszman and Charles Spence wrote a book about the perfect meal. Their thesis
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Restaurants: Garum, London – traditional Roman cuisine and natural wine
Website: https://garum.co.uk/ Very excited to visit Garum, a long-awaited addition to the London restaurant scene. There are lots of natural
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Flawd, Manchester – a really nice natural wine bar and bottleshop
Website: Flawd I was in Manchester to watch a game (Manchester City v Fulham, a last minute winner for City),
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Babette’s Feast: the best ever gastronomy film?
Babette’s Feast: this 1987 Danish-language film adapted from Karen Blixen’s novel is a love story about food and drink. It
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Restaurants: Ouzeri, Cape Town – modern Greek at its best
I really enjoyed lunch at Ouzeri in Cape Town last week, with buddy Chris Groenwald and his 3 year old
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Restaurants: Bansang, San Francisco
Had a great meal last night at Bansang in San Francisco. It’s a modern Korean restaurant in a really nice
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Restaurants: Noble Rot, Lamb’s Conduit Street
Website: Noble Rot Noble Rot needs little introduction to wine lovers. It’s one of the places you absolutely need to
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Moët et Chandon Champagne Bar, Harrods
Website: Moët et Chandon Champagne Bar at Harrods Moët et Chandon have recently opened a new Champagne bar at Harrods,
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