Pairings

Top pairings for Pinot Noir: some new ideas from Natasha Hughes

Posted on August 25 2009 at 07:39

Natasha Hughes re-orders her hit list of wine matches for pinot following her visit to the International Pinot Noir Celebration.

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Essential steak sauce

Posted on October 7 2011 at 07:03

From my cookbook Steak - now sadly out of print - a homemade alternative to demi-glace, a foolproof steak sauce that you can use on its own or as a basis for another dish such as bavette aux échalotes

Tags: bavette aux échalotes steak shallot sauce sauce for steak recipe demi-glace
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In search of the perfect steak wine

Posted on August 28 2012 at 11:54

This report on a steak and wine tasting I did at Hawksmoor Spitalfields back in 2007 is now over 10 years old but the advice still holds good. It's quite a long read though so for more concise steak and wine matching advice head to The Best Wine Pairings for Steak.