By Martin Isark There are just 120 Michelin Guide inspectors worldwide and on average they eat out 250 meals a year, that’s around 30,000 restaurants that are going to be inspected throughout the world each year. And there are millions of chefs and restaurateurs around the world praying for an inspection, especially when you considerContinue reading “The Chequers Inn is a Restaurant that Michelin Guide has missed”
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Our Martin has tasted two outstanding South African Sweeties from Dreyfus Ashby
By Martin Isark Dreyfus Ashby are importers of very fine wine, and are generally regarded as the best suppliers in the World for South African and Loire Wines. I’ve tasted several wines from the D A portfolio, but these two sweeties below really floated my boat.
Heston’s Gin Beaten by Supermarkets Own Brand Gin in IWSC Competition
The IWSC competition is regarded by drinks producers as the industry’s Michelin guide for alcoholic drinks.
Fiona dishes up Lentejas her Mum’s crowd-pleaser
by Fiona Allen My Spanish Mum’s Lentejas, is a lentil and chorizo stew, I find it the perfect crowd-pleaser when I’m cooking for my family and friends. I’ve grown up eating this lovely tasty dish and when we visit my mum’s house she usually has a pot simmering away on the hob. In Spain you wouldContinue reading “Fiona dishes up Lentejas her Mum’s crowd-pleaser”
Sir… is it Double Guards with or without tonic?
Sir… is it Double Guards with or without tonic? If you are bringing a new gin to the market: it must tantalise with its smell, deliver a silky sip, present harmonious flavour, and have a smooth swallow that demands an encore.
Bordeaux Wines that deliver from Sip to Swallow
By Martin Isark It is sad state of affairs that supermarket shoppers are palmed off with immature bottom rung Bordeaux red wines that do little to seduce the wine drinker away from the easy drinking, fruit-driven Cabernet, Merlot & Malbec wines from the New World. Surely this is the wrong way to introduce the drinkerContinue reading “Bordeaux Wines that deliver from Sip to Swallow”
Please join our Can I Eat It? ‘Put Sugar’on the Label Campaign NOW.
Please join our Can I Eat It? ‘Put Sugar’on the Label Campaign NOW. The amount sugar is not on the label of Children’s Vitamins & Food Supplements. Parents have the right to know how much sugar they are giving their children, especially, when some of these products have more sugar than a Mars Bar, andContinue reading “Please join our Can I Eat It? ‘Put Sugar’on the Label Campaign NOW.”
Butcher’s Tap Marlow by Tom Kerridge
By Martin Isark The Butcher’s Tap? Where is it? 15 Spittal Street, Marlow, Bucks What is it? A traditional Butcher’s Shop that is also a sports’ pub, serving local beer & bar snacks. What is it like? There is no getting away from that this is a real Butcher’s! Large meat counter by day, andContinue reading “Butcher’s Tap Marlow by Tom Kerridge”
What Brand of Veggie are you?
What Brand of Veggie are you? By Veggie Tom “I’m a vegetarian, but I eat chicken and sausages. Oh, and bacon. And turkey at Christmas, obviously.” I was working in a small newspaper office when someone told me that. In my three decades of meat evasion, she ranks as the least vegetarian vegetarian I’ve everContinue reading “What Brand of Veggie are you?”
I’ve tasted Mamba Energy.
By Martin Isark I’ve tasted Mamba Energy. Want a pick-me-up drink? Then like most drinkers, you’ll grab can or two of Red Bull. You may not like the taste, but it hits the spot for going that extra mile, especially, if you’re partying or driving! And if you want it turbo charged, add shot orContinue reading “I’ve tasted Mamba Energy.”
