I roam, grow my own, brave the kitchen heat and know my woozy way around a wine list. Welcome to my (very personal) world of food and drink…
After years of journalistic hyper-activity, lockdowns made me reassess the food and drink I really care about. Refreshed and unrestrained, I started this. Call it a blog if you must, it’s certainly a change of direction. Less about me, more the discoveries I want to share. Read more…
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Neil Sowerby2026-11-06 19:32:372026-11-06 21:06:29Playing with fire – serious chefs that are jumping on the smoking bandwagon
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Neil Sowerby2026-10-14 14:56:182026-10-20 10:44:23Unveiled: the terrific 2026 MFDF Awards shortlist – cast your votes now
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Neil Sowerby2026-09-18 18:55:272026-09-22 14:43:42In Seef hands again – the working class Antwerp beer that simply evaporated
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Neil Sowerby2026-09-15 18:10:182026-09-22 17:26:29Celebrating Mexican Independence Day with Santiago Lastra’s goosegog salsa
No piece of cake! Expect fierce contest for Le Cordon Bleu’s Pâtisserie Scholarship
Le Cordon Bleu’s £75,000 Pâtisserie Competition is great for aspiring chefs
Join the morel crusade as Mike Shaw gives the Freemasons new belief
The Freemasons is a country gastropub that is in resurgent form
It’s a Dhokla shock as Bundobust casts off its menu shackles
The Indian street food meets craft beer pioneer has revamped its food offering triumphantly
Why I’m still yapping – homage to a great French wine pioneer
Yapp Brothers have been part of my wine loving life for decades. Great to see they are still going strong
How Jayasekara’s The Cocochine has brought a unique magic to Mayfair
The Cocochine is one of London’s finest restaurants with a great sustainable ethos. Why then does Michelin ignore it?
Celebrating 20 years of El Gato Negro – cool city prime and brave Pennine gestation
Simon Shaw’s homage to Spanish cuisine was born in a Pennine village and now has spent 10 years in central Manchester. What is El Gato Negro’s secret?
My Italian food trail – the ancient Umbrian ‘pea’ Roveja
Roveja is the ancient legume that came back from near extinction, but is the taste as good as the story?
It’s a Zin! But what version of this enigmatic Californian red will turn up?
Zinfandel is the ‘official’ red grape of California, with an intriguing back story, so why does it play second fiddle to Cabernet and Pinot?