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Arnaldo Caprai Cooking School
Posted on April 9, 2012 by Andrew in ArticlesIf truth be told I didn’t learn a thing. I didn’t absorb a single word that our rotund little chef said, nor did I engage in any of the pasta rolling exercise or anything else that our little group...
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Tapas at the Montagu, Hyatt Regency
Posted on March 1, 2012 by Andrew in Articles, PhotographsOne of the disadvantages of living out “in the sticks” as Jeanne refers to my quiet and picturesque corner of Oxfordshire is the problem of getting home from London. During the week the last bus from Reading leaves at...
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Tapas At Vina Pomol, Rioja, Spain
Posted on August 1, 2011 by Andrew in Articles, PhotographsSome snaps. Of food. In Spain. Specifically in a little shack I know deep in the heart of Vina Pomol vineyards in Rioja. Chorizo cooked over vine cuttings, some delicious cheese thangs, ickle triangle sandwich's with the crusts removed,...
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Runner Beans – Look What I’ve Found!
Posted on July 31, 2011 by Andrew in Articles, PhotographsWhen the heck did these appear? Was the plant visited by the runner bean fairy overnight? Certainly weren't spotted over the last few days of watering... from the sudden profusion of flowers and the 'just forming' beans it would seem...
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Photograph Runner Bean Flowers
Posted on July 11, 2011 by Andrew in Articles, PhotographsRemember those runner beans that which I did plant out in a patch of unpromising stony earth? It's all part of a promotional campaign to get people to plant runner beans! Well, 'Vicky' at the front, being the most...
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Photographs of Raimat Castle
Posted on July 7, 2011 by Andrew in Articles, PhotographsIt isn't open to the general public, nor is it included on the Raimat tour but Raimat castle is opened to visiting journalists, buyers etc for over-night stays. One of our over-nighters during the Codorniu tour. Rather photogenic...
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Oxfordshire Fields
Posted on June 26, 2011 by Andrew in Articles, PhotographsWeather-wise last Friday wasn't that great a day. Near blanket cloud and a high chance of rain was perhaps not the most ideal of conditions for a gentle photo walk around South Oxfordshire. But four-walls syndrome was kicking in and...
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Flowers and Produce – Bloom 2011
Posted on June 6, 2011 by Andrew in Articles, PhotographsA day spent in Dublin, specifically at the garden/flower/food show that is Bloom . The weather was gloriously hot, the sorbet deliciously refreshing, the local cheeses creamy and so morish, the beers delicious and the company highly entertaining. Thanks...
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The Great British Runner Bean Revival
Posted on April 24, 2011 by Andrew in ArticlesDid you know that the number of households buying British runner beans is declining with only 12% of households buying runner beans during the 2010 British season which is down 22.7% in the last 5 years. When you consider...
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Ready Steady Chèvre
Posted on February 13, 2011 by Andrew in ArticlesSometime ago I skipped a Circle of Wine Writers event and headed to a French Goats Cheese and Wine session instead. While the intention was to compile a wine-focused post, for Spittoon, on the differing types and forms of the,...
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