'Hog still a bit off track - so more fish and chips! Usually quite an inexpensive dish, a top-notch fish and chips can in my opinion out-do a lot of overcomplicated Michelin food. Simplicity is king; few ingredients and main flavours are the keys. Here is a version created by Alain Ducasse, …
Visit to Philippe Pacalet – Tasting the 2021s from Cask
I have followed Philippe Pacalet's wines since his first vintage almost 20 years ago. I furthermore followed the wines he made at Domaine Prieure-Roch before he began his own endeavour. I enjoy Pacalet's wines, and they almost always provide - for me at least - an essential hedonistic joy, …
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Burgundy Needs Rain to Balance the Summer’s Heat
The 2022 harvest is peeping around the corner, and people are counting the days and hours, ready to spring into action when the grapes are ready, or "à point." À point - at just the right time; at the peak of ripeness; at the perfect degree of doneness. Slow and uneven …
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Visit to Domaine Edouard Confuron – Tasting the 2021s
Edouard Confuron (a part of the widespread Confuron family) comes from the relatively low-profile Confuron-Gindre estate, which is located just below La Grande Rue, next to Domaine Meo-Camuzet. Edouard is working with his father, but is slowly – and successfully – making his mark on the …
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Fish and Chips from Gordon Ramsay
'Hog still a bit off track - so more Fish and Chips!. Usually quite an inexpensive dish, a top-notch fish and chips can in my opinion out-do a lot of overcomplicated Michelin food. Simplicity is king; few ingredients and main flavours are the keys. Here is a version created by Gordon Ramsey …