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Solving one of the most frequently asked questions, here’s my guide to some simple suggestions for choosing the right style of wine, for whatever you’re cooking. There’s a great deal of nonsense talke...

Last Friday I invited my carnivorous twitter-loving friend @baconchop around for dinner. His steak eating prowess is legendary, beating fellow tweeter and award winning food blogger @hollowlegs in a s...

Cheese and wine is not just for after a meal or for a cold winter’s night. As most cheese is better matched with white wines it makes sense to make a meal of it and create a summer cheese board that c...

The dish: I was told that Trimbach’s Riesling would be a great match with curry as it’s renowned for being a perfect partner with kedgeree. I thought I’d try it with a Nonya curry recipe, a style of c...

This week I followed a recipe by The Guardian’s Felicity Cloake, devised following extensive research into how to make the perfect Moules Marinières. Her mammoth task included attempting recipes by su...

I love to cook; I’m fascinated by scents, flavours, and how they marry together, or clash horrifically. I’m also obsessed with finding just the right wine to go with different styles and flavours of f...

The dish - Pan-roasted Scallops and Cauliflower Puree from Gordon Ramsay's book, Sunday Lunch. The verdict: I loved the idea of this dish – I’ve made cauliflower puree before and it’s a good addition...

As I've never cooked duck before I thought it best to check out a few different recipes on the internet before I planned what I was going to buy. I usually opt for BBC Food recipes as they are very re...

For a light, refreshing wine like the Umani Ronchi, Verdicchio Classico Superiore, Casal di Serra 2013, I thought I'd try a classic baked sea bass dish.  Generally I tend to feel more comfortable with...

Lamb – you don’t get much more ‘Easter’ than that, do you? But rather than serve with the traditional Sunday roast accompaniments, I find that an old fashioned ratatouille is the perfect match at thi...

Can wine go with chocolate? Can two indulgent, much-loved products marry? Or is this the marriage made in hell? Chocolate and wine – probably two of the items hitting the top of the list of indulgent...

If you're looking for the perfect Monday night recipe, or perhaps a St.Patrick's Day treat - this tried and tested seafood chowder is definitely one to try.  Relatively quick, and easily put together,...