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Snippets of information about what's going on in the world of food and drink matching or odd thoughts that strike me as interesting.

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  Problems with the search engine
Feb 27, 2010
It seems that there are problems with the search engine in the Find a Wine section at the moment. Unfortunately as it's the weekend it may take a day or so to sort out. I do apologise for this. You should be still be able to get food and wine matching suggestions by entering an ingredient, dish or drink in the search box in the column to your left.
  My latest project - Cheese School!
Feb 21, 2010
I’ve already mentioned I’ll be doing more live events this year and one vehicle for this will be Cheese School, a joint project with Jess and Todd Trethowan of Trethowan’s Dairy. Jess and Todd not only sell some of the best cheese in Britain at their tiny but brilliant shop  in St Nicolas’ Market in Bristol but make it too: they produce the highly regarded Gorwydd Caerphilly.
  And the winner of the magnum of Bisol Crede prosecco is . . .
Feb 6, 2010
Selected, as described in my earlier post, from our new newsletter subscribers . . .
  Matching Food and Wine Live!
Jan 15, 2010
If you'd like to come and join me tasting rather than just read me writing about amazing food and wine pairings here's your chance!
  Sign up for my FREE newsletter and be in with a chance to win a magnum of Bisol prosecco
Jan 7, 2010
My new year's resolution is to finally get my newsletter off the ground. Here's an incentive - for you to sign up and for me to get my act together!
  15 food and drink trends to watch in 2010 . . .
Jan 2, 2010
. . . and five that I doubt will take off - in the UK at any rate. My annual spot of crystal-gazing.
  Food and Wine Finds
Nov 27, 2009
My new food and wine blog . . .
  So what happened at the Blaggers’ Banquet?
Nov 16, 2009
It’s the only meal I’ve been to recently where the waiting staff outnumbered the diners and where no less than three main courses were served but the so-called Blaggers’ Banquet was no ordinary occasion.
  Why I wrote A Very Honest Cook
Nov 12, 2009
The cookery book I've just published with one of the West Country's best-loved chefs, Stephen Markwick
  Good wine deal at Fortnum’s
Oct 15, 2009
While I was in the unlikely position of having a Mexican lunch at London’s most British of department stores Fortnum & Mason yesterday (on which more in due course) I discovered they have a tempting deal on wine for the rest of this month (October 2009) . . .
 
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