The Foody Traveller
In countless numbers of homes eager little fingers at the beginning of December will have started opening the doors or windows on Advent calendars to see what lies behind them. Will they reveal a picture, a gift or maybe something edible – and perhaps chocolatey? Advent calendars Whilst the period of Advent has been commemorated […]
By his own admission in his latest book ‘Running Free’ Sir Robin Knox-Johnson owns to ‘a life that has not always been easy but has usually been interesting’. For somebody who has sailed single-handedly round the world; competed in the Velux 5 Oceans Challenge; mountaineered with Sir Chris Bonnington; and trekked through the Arctic with […]
Let’s Eat France! by Francoise-Regis Gaudry (a French food critic, journalist, tv and radio food show host) and Friends, hit the French book shops in 2017, luckily for we Francophiles the English translation has now landed on our book shelves. A potpourri of contents It weighs a ton, well to be more accurate, just over […]
The week that separates Christmas and New Year so often is a gap that needs filling. Airds Hotel & Restaurant in the pretty loch-side village of Port Appin offers a great Twixmas solution – three nights of luxurious rest, relaxation and good living priced from £402 per person, based on two sharing, and includes half-board […]
The Hotel Gasthof Post in the Austrian mountain village of Lech am Arlberg is opening its recently renovated restaurant “Postblick” under new management with 34-year old Tyrolian chef David Wagger taking the helm. Chef Wagger has also developed a special Gala Christmas Menu for this winter season. Weinberg gourmet food festival The Hotel Gasthof Post […]
London’s National Gallery has long been a favourite. It is free to visit its general galleries and to be able to pop in and just admire one picture or maybe one gallery is such a treat. But, the gallery also hosts many great exhibitions and there are two stunners running at the moment.