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Taste-Wise

Raising a glass to Romanian whisky: Carpathian Single Malt

With so many fascinating places to explore and things to discover Romania has much to offer. Whilst there make sure you stay long enough to enjoy its excellent wines – and also its silky smooth, rich and delicious whisky – Carpathian Single Malt. Romania lies in the south east of Europe with Bulgaria, Hungary, Ukraine, […]

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Book Reviews

That Noodle Life

As I picked up ‘That Noodle Life’, written by Mike Le and Stephanie Le, I was mentally debating “what is a noodle”? I decided it was, in one form or another, pasta. Then I realised there were rice noodles too. Hmmm, I had a problem. Obviously, the authors have had the same quandary, but I […]

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Book Reviews

Nordic Family Kitchen

Nordic Family Kitchen’ by Mikkel Karstad is one of those delightful books, obviously written by somebody with a passion not just for cooking, but also for the ingredients

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Book Reviews

Al Fresco: Inspired Ideas for Outdoor Living

The opening two paragraphs of Julie Pointer Adams delightfully idyllic book ‘Al Fresco’ was enough for me to know that this was a read I was going to enjoy.  In the Preface Julie describes her pleasure and love of being alone in the New Brunswick countryside, on a rocky beach, in a wood, picking wild […]

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Taste-Wise

Guild of Fine Food – Great Taste Golden Forks 2022 Awards

We were delighted to be invited to the recent 2022 Golden Forks award ceremony – the culmination of the Guild of Fine Food’s annual Great Taste competition, said to be the world’s largest and most trusted food and drink accreditation scheme. The Food ‘Oscars’ The Golden Forks are sometimes called the ‘Oscars’ of the food […]

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Destinations

Colombia – Highlights and memories

The year was 2019, a few months before the world realised that a pandemic was just about to destroy travel and life as we had known it; Anna Hyman and Jackie Marriott were in Colombia. These are the highlights of their visit to part of this fascinating South American country. Bogotá It can rain heavily […]