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Discover the Origin Bloggers Event 1 Sep 2010 | 02:45 am
Wine Tasting and Cookery Demonstration at La Cucina Caldesi 9th September 6.30pm – 9.30pm One thing about blogging that constantly surprises me is how sociable it is. I’ve met interesting people, be...
Fewer Posts, More Events 1 Aug 2010 | 06:06 pm
I have being spending a lot less time on my beloved Chocolate Chilli Cupcakes blog this year as I’ve been busy with work, study, creative writing and love. BUT it is not forgotten and I hope to start...
Food, Wine and Getting Together 7 May 2010 | 05:42 am
Three decades of serious cooking, eating, drinking and tasting wine have not only garnered me an impressive pair of hips, but the accolade of being a ‘food and wine expert’. It is a terrific pedestal ...
Gold Wine 22 Feb 2010 | 07:05 am
A wine by any other name would still taste as sweet. I hope the Shakespearian purists will forgive this misquote. Here’s why… A couple of days ago I had a lovely ladies lunch at The Greenhouse Resta...
Christmas Food and Port 18 Dec 2009 | 01:05 pm
Does Bottle Aged or Wood Aged Port make the best festive match? So there’s about a week to go before Christmas, which mean I, like a lot of us, am planning my menu and thinking about what wines to se...
Carol Anne Duffy and the Butt of Sherry 4 Dec 2009 | 01:05 pm
Poet Carol Anne Duffy, was presented with a butt (720 bottles) of sherry at a recent ceremony in Jerez, Spain, to celebrate her appointment as Poet Laureate. Carol Ann Duffy signs her butt of sherry....
Two Short Stories About Salt 19 Nov 2009 | 01:00 am
Meat Loves Salt 1 When the old man looked ahead at his dwindling days he grew lonely and afraid. So he called his three daughters to him. ‘Before I draw up my final will you must each give me a gif...
Douro Wine and Dancing Feet 9 Nov 2009 | 05:48 am
On a recent trip to the Douro I discovered that crushing grapes by foot is still in full swing, however it’s not Port that’s being made but still wines and I thought they were delicious. If you need ...
A Trip to Rioja 16 Oct 2009 | 12:05 pm
After walking the Camino de Santiago I headed back to Rioja. I was ready for a good glass of wine. I may have walked 850km across Spain got to Santiago de Compostelle but I wasn’t done yet as when I...
Chocolate Chilli Cupcakes went on the Camino de Santiago 1 Oct 2009 | 01:04 am
That is one of the oddest titles I have ever written – I couldn’t resist it. Here’s what happened: during August I walked the Way of Saint James or the Camino de Santiago to Santiago de Compostela in...
