In the second of his features on his recent trip to China, food writer and restaurant guide inspector Stuart Walton examines the burgeoning fine dining scene in Beijing and Shanghai.

Our globetrotting gourmets Hal Josephson and Trish Gilmore are back to reveal the many opportunities to enjoy food and wine pairing in the Bay area

Ever wondered what Slow Food is all about? Or what it’s like attending their famous biennial ‘Salone del Gusto’ in Turin? Writer and broadcaster Philip Sweeney, who also happens to be co-leader of the Bristol ‘Slow Food Convivium (and wearer of the natty T-shirt right) describes four frantic days trying to take life Slowly.

Marc Millon recounts a memorable celebration of the new vintage last week with his Piemontese winemaker friends

Sejal Sukhadwala survives and reports back from the UK’s first flavour tripping party.

Following a recent wine dinner in Brighton, author and journalist Stuart Walton assesses how New Zealand producer Villa Maria’s wines stood up to celebrity chef Ross Burden’s colourful cuisine

One of our regular contributors David Furer spotted this terrific piece on  beer and food matching on Canadian beer writer Stephen Beaumont's website. We loved it and Stephen has kindly given us permission to reproduce it here.

With two TV series and a blockbuster book in the pipeline Heston’s set to be the chef we’re all going to be talking about this autumn. Matching Food & Wine contributor Signe Johansen, who spent three months working at the Fat Duck, gives an exclusive insight into what goes in Heston’s lab and the team who bring his off-the-wall ideas to fruition

Guest contributors Trish Gilmore and Hal Josephson wine and dine in one of New Zealand’s premier wine regions

David Furer takes on the enviable task of running this well-associated pairing through its paces again. With mixed results.