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Food
The Tao of Jiaozi
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”
Lao Tzu
After queuing out on the sidewalk for an age, patiently day-dreaming about the magic going on inside, you enter a...
Wine
Lord of the Flies
A literal English translation of Clos des Mouches would be ‘Field of Flies’ however, in the local vernacular the site was called ‘Clos des Mouches a Miel’ which means ‘Field of Honey Flies’ as...
Wine
The Blood of Jove
There are not too many wines you try in your life where upon first taste you realize: ‘here is a wine that is going to change everything’.
My first ‘Tignanello’ -interestingly enough, most industry professionals...
Wine
Digital Drinking
Harpers.Co.UK recently reported on research conducted by French start-up accelerator, 33 Entrepreneurs. The data revealed that 2014 saw no less than 1,400 new wine apps launched into the marketplace.
Many apps are essentially retail selling...
Food
Hanoi by the Glass
"In a city one thousand years old, everyone is a visitor."
I have been ‘dropping’ in to Hanoi for over a dozen years, for the past 9 months I have found myself a resident.
Hanoi has...
Wine
The Pope’s New Castle
Lovers of richly flavoured, full-bodied red wines have long been drawn to France’s most famous wine region, Bordeaux. However, it was a Bordeaux exodus that led to the creation of one of the most...
The Speakeasy – part one, Prohibition
The modern day Speakeasy is typically a small, urban bar tucked into an out of the way and sometimes unlikely space; it is usually an establishment that specializes in the serving high quality spirits,...