Greetings from Thelema
Laura | 2 Oct 2016
You can cook for three guests (living or dead): who are they, and what would you cook them? Also give us a run-down of what you'll be drinking Peter Sellers, Nelson Mandela, Ricky Gervais. Steak and...
Read moreMake it at home...Thelema's Bo Kaap Cape Malay Curry
Laura | 30 Sep 2016
Ingredients 1.5 kg boneless lamb shoulder 4 onions, peeled and chopped 2 -4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced 1 piece fresh ginger root, peeled and crushed 1 tablespoon mild curry powder, of your choi...
Read moreGreetings from Skillogalee
Laura | 22 Sep 2016
You can cook for three guests (living or dead): who are they, and what would you cook them? Also give us a run-down of what you'll be drinking Guests: Dame Margot Fonteyn, Spike Milligan, Eric Clapt...
Read moreSpirit of the Week
Laura | 22 Sep 2016
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Read moreMake it at home....Crasto seared foie gras & pear with port reduction
Laura | 21 Sep 2016
Appetiser - Serves 6 - 1 lobe fresh foie gras, - about 18 to 21 oz (500 to 600 g) - Coarse sea salt - Black pepper from the mill Pears with port - 3 fine pears - 1 tsp superfine sugar - 1¼ cups (300...
Read moreTime to Sizzle
Laura | 24 Aug 2016
There’s nothing like the unmistakable smell of a smoky, sweet, aromatic BBQ! We’re in the peak of the holiday period, and in true British spirit, barbecues are being lit all over the country, in the...
Read moreSummertime, and the livin' is easy...
Laura | 8 Aug 2016
Gerschwin’s iconic ballad epitomises the lazy, hazy days of the summer vibe, regardless of our British weather. Alice Cooper’s more rebellious ‘ School’s out for Summer’ and Madonna’s early disco clas...
Read moreTickets now on sale - we're teaming up with London Restaurant Festival!
Laura | 28 Jul 2016
We are delighted to announce our involvement in this year’s London Restaurant Festival and hope to see you all there! Following our hugely successful London pop-up tasting in February, some of our fa...
Read moreDemistifying Chablis
Laura | 2 Jun 2016
What is Chablis? Is it a brand, is it a region, is it a grape variety? Everyone’s heard of it, but not everyone knows what it’s all about. And it’s even more confusing, when the already complex Frenc...
Read moreCôtes de Provence - The Essence of Summer
Laura | 9 May 2016
Azure blue skies; sun-kissed landscape; glittering sea; the smell of lavender, rosemary, olive groves, and hot, baked earth; local market stalls groaning under the weight of a kaleidoscope of ripe su...
Read moreAlan's Wine of the Week
Laura | 20 Apr 2016
San Fabiano Calcinaia Chianti Classico DOCG 2013 Red ruby color, with light garnet hues, perfume persistent end with signs of violet mature fruits and spicy. Structure of consistence and to the tast...
Read moreAlan's Wine of the Week
Laura | 14 Apr 2016
Man O' War Gravestone Sauvignon Semillon 2012 Taking it’s name from the fluted basalt boulders that solemnly surround our volcanic hilltop vineyards, Gravestone is bequeathed upon the finest blend o...
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