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restaurants in a beautiful location

chefs table at the foodbarn with la vierge wines

March 22, 2012

a superb lunch

“At La Vierge we agree with Oscar Wilde when he says, “The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.” Paradise awaits”. Nothing could have been truer than this last Friday where I was privileged to have been invited to the Foodbarns Chefs Table. A magnificent lunch collaboration between Franck Dangereaux from [...]

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my food highlights for 2011

December 29, 2011

Drizzle and Dip collage

Eat Out recently asked me to contribute my comment on what my most memorable meal of 2011 was and this got my mind jumping.  How on earth was I supposed to come up with just the one?  I finally settled on the 11 course tasting menu at The Test Kitchen where Luke Dale Roberts, Eben Sadie and [...]

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a stunning lunch at delaire graff

December 20, 2011

lunch at delaire graff estate

The last time I had been to Delaire was before the place had undergone its gigantic metamorphosis and acquired the Graff part to its name and was a very rustic wine farm with the most spectacular view.  I was completely blown away when I went their for lunch with friends a couple of weeks ago.

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i finally visit groote post

November 26, 2011

groote post manor house, shirah lukas's dog waiting for him to come back, the old man's sparkle and lukas's aurelia and a lovely lunch at hilda's kitchen

Sometimes in life it necessary to go a little off the beaten track. This is where you find interesting and different places.

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