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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

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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