Monday 14 July 2025 is Bastille Day. Bastille Day - or the French Fête National - commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789 and celebrates equality, unity and resilience. The populous…
I recently went to a Memorial for a close friend who died from cancer. She did not want a funeral, but a simple celebration of her life. Her husband and…
Good food should be simple, elegant and satisfying. It should be recognisable, honouring the ingredients, and taste of itself. It should be unpretentious. It is not concealed behind a sauce…
Underwhelmed to fail to impress or stimulate. to fail to interest or astonish: no feeling of excitement about or admiration for something or someone: If you are underwhelmed by something, you are not…
Greetings to one and all, on this, my 53rd year in this wonderful country. My parents took a huge decision, having never been here and, solely on the advice of…
So – the “world’s best restaurant”, Noma, has announced that it is closing (at the end of 2024) in 2 years time. Reni Redzepi has admitted that the expensive fine…