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…

My Italian food trail: Bottarga
Nigella Lawson and Samuel Pepys make strange bedfellows but what bizarrely bonds them is a fondness for Bottarga, salted and cured grey mullet roe. Unique, it’s often dubbed the ‘truffle of the sea’.

Viva pizza! Franco Manca truffles with our affections and Anello’s a Rudy marvel
Neil Sowerby goes in search of true Neapolitan pizza in the UK.

All hail Josh, Saxon Earl of Hovingham, and Tommy, Byland Abbey Innkeeper
Neil Sowerby visits two new North Yorkshire foodie destinations – Mýse and Byland Abbey Inn

Who’s the big cheese around here? Graviéra Krítis or Rogue River Blue?
Neil Sowerby weighs up two new cheeses in his life – one from Crete, one from Oregon

BiBi – an Indian restaurant like no other thanks to the genius of Chet Sharma
In the unlikely setting of Mayfair Chet Sharma has his subversive way with Indian cookery at BiBi

Stunning 20 Stories, Black Friar’s grounded garden and a true rooftop buzz at Climat
Neil Sowerby considers rooftop restaurants and bees