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…











2024 MANCHESTER FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL AWARDS SHORTLISTS – CAST YOUR VOTE NOW
Off with its leaves – how I finally executed a recipe using Good King Henry
Omelette Arnold Bennett – the making of a masterpiece
The Book of Pintxos – inside story of Basque small plates
Dockworkers’ tipple Rum & Black the new rock and roll?
Calcio’s a game of two halves – retro sports bar and shrine to Brazilian new wave cuisine!
Begone the travails of trembling madness – York’s Skosh really is a wizard restaurant
Fish, fowl, fur and flesh – Scotland’s rich larder finds focus in Glasgow old and new