Category: Food & Drink

Poison Ivy

The Ivy, like Langan’s Brasserie, was so hip no real people were admitted – like Mustique.

Goodbye to Berlin

Crowded bars, warm white wine, poor sight lines and uncomfy seats sum up an expensive visit to a West End theatre in the past. I used to game the system by ordering dry cider and ice for the interval.

A Place in the Rain

”Baroness Caterina de Renzis and her late husband, Baron Alessandro de Renzis Sonnino, first saw Castello Sonnino … in 1988. The estate with its 16th century villa had just been left to Alessandro by a childless uncle; in its 500 years of existence, it had been variously inhabited by Frescobaldis, Machiavellis and Strozzis, as well… Continue reading A Place in the Rain

Memories

Memories, as Grizabella might have purred huskily in Cats, are not so much forgotten as mislaid.

Dish of the Day

So many “simple” recipes take ages, are fiddly and need a lot of washing up. If you agree – read on.