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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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Unveiled: the terrific 2026 MFDF Awards shortlist – cast your votes now

Check out who is up for a gong in the 2026 MFDF Awards. The shortlists have been announced and there's so much to get your teeth into
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In Seef hands again – the working class Antwerp beer that simply evaporated

What could be more authentically working class than an entire neighbourhood named after a beer? Seefhoek has kept its gritty character against the forces  of gentrification decades after Seef, its iconic foaming raison d’etre, was consigned…
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Celebrating Mexican Independence Day with Santiago Lastra’s goosegog salsa

Gooseberries replace tomatillos in the classic Mexican salsa, according to the gospel of Santiago Lastra. I pair it with oxtail
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Northumbrian spirit – Ad Gefrin matches pioneering whisky with ancient treasures

Whisky tasting and Anglo-Saxon culture combine in the must-visit Northumbrian attraction Ad Gefrin

Smoke me an eel to conjure up visions of brackish Fens and the wide Sargasso Sea

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Smoked eels are the delicious end product of ask epic ocean trek. How could I wriggle out of following it?

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Mad about Manchester Rum Festival? Now you can make a groggy week of it!

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Manchester Rum Festival his expanding to offer a whole week of fun this July

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Bacalhau to the future – the time I shared salt cod with Cristiano Ronaldo 

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Ubiquitous Med staple salt cod, fave food of Cristiano Ronaldo, is a star turn at Manchester’s Exhibition

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Bhoys for the black stuff – how Gen Z foams at the mouth for Irish pubs

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Guinness and Irish bars are surging in popularity ahead of St Patrick’s Day. Neil Sowerby explores the phenomenon

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On a rewarding London spice trail I went crackers for starry Anglo Thai

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Feel the spice. I visited four cool new wave Thai spots in London culminating in newly starred Anglo Thai

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A tale of two Sohos: anarchist assassins and hospitality incubators

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How Lina Stores is the great Soho Italian survivor with a salute to its pumpkin ravioli

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Biodynamic Washington wine (and a slice of David Lynch’s cherry pie)

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Biodynamic wine making at one of Washington State’s great estates

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The Sampa basement tapes – Caroline Martins’ 10 Brazilian food tips

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Caroline Martins is running a Brazilian-British Chef’s Table in the basement of a Manchester sports bar. How good is it?

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