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Babette’s Feast: the best ever gastronomy film?

October 16, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 12325 Views

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

October 15, 2022October 15, 2022 jamiegoode 3589 Views Restaurants

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

October 13, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 4172 Views Restaurants

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

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 6243 Views Restaurants

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

July 29, 2022 jamiegoode 5343 Views Restaurants

Website: Moët et Chandon Champagne Bar at Harrods Moët et Chandon have recently opened a new Champagne bar at Harrods,

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Restaurants: Marcella, Deptford

July 10, 2022July 10, 2022 jamiegoode 4187 Views Restaurants

Website: https://marcella.london/ This was my first time out to Deptford, but it was worth the excursion. Marcella isn’t fancy, but

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Exploring Turkey’s wines with Isa Bal MS

June 6, 2022August 3, 2022 Lisse Garnett 7454 Views Hittites, Turkey

Acclaimed Master Sommelier Isa Bal to turn Producer Michelin starred Trivet already has the largest selection of fine Turkish wine

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Restaurants: The Beacon, Tunbridge Wells

April 26, 2022May 1, 2022 jamiegoode 4296 Views Restaurants

Website: https://www.the-beacon.co.uk/ Nestled into the top of the hills above Tunbridge Wells, the Beacon has an enviable location with sweeping

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Restaurants: Hide and Fox, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 jamiegoode 6427 Views Restaurants

Hythe is an underrated town. It’s on the Kent coast, and just east is Folkestone, in walking distance. But while

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Restaurants: Trullo, Islington, London

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 4727 Views Restaurants

Trullo describes itself as a British take on Italian cooking. I went for lunch with a bottle of Foillard Côte

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Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine
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Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 jamiegoode

It costs money to make wine. Quite a bit of it, if it’s done well. The chief problem is this:

Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level
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Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 jamiegoode
Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch
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Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 jamiegoode
A quick guide to New Zealand wine
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A quick guide to New Zealand wine

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Wine anorak is one of the leading wine websites. This is the latest version of the site that began life in 1999, and was founded by Jamie Goode, who at the time was working as a science editor.

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