I grow my own, brave the kitchen heat and know my woozy way around a wine list. Welcome to my post-lockdown world…
You may call it a blog if you must. It’s certainly a change of direction I’ve been putting off through years of journalistic hyper-activity. The lockdowns have made me reassess the food and drink I really care about. I feel refreshed and free of restraint. Even so. Please excuse the solipsistic sounding neilsowerby.co.uk. It’s not just about me. More the discoveries I want to share. Read more…

Aishling Moore’s golden touch and the wonder of West Cork wasabi
Aishling Moore's gospel of gill to fin cookery has made her one of Ireland's most exciting chefs

Nightingale season, radical seeds and troubled dreams in sparkling Sussex
All in Sussex, a unique nightingale experience, Britain's best bubbly and a revolutionary spectre

Smoke me an eel to conjure up visions of brackish Fens and the wide Sargasso Sea
Smoked eels are the delicious end product of ask epic ocean trek. How could I wriggle out of following it?

Mad about Manchester Rum Festival? Now you can make a groggy week of it!
Manchester Rum Festival his expanding to offer a whole week of fun this July

Bacalhau to the future – the time I shared salt cod with Cristiano Ronaldo
Ubiquitous Med staple salt cod, fave food of Cristiano Ronaldo, is a star turn at Manchester's Exhibition

Bhoys for the black stuff – how Gen Z foams at the mouth for Irish pubs
Guinness and Irish bars are surging in popularity ahead of St Patrick's Day. Neil Sowerby explores the phenomenon