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Even MPs indulge in a spot of food and wine matching!

Even MPs indulge in a spot of food and wine matching!

Lunching with an MP friend the other day at The Adjournment (one of the House of Commons in house restaurants) I was amused to spot a recommended wine pairing with the daily special: a spiced potato cake with sun-dried tomatoes and soured cream with a 2001 Carmenre from Vinedos Sutil in Chile’s Colchagua Valley, a big, gutsy red which rather overwhelmed the delicate spiced potato cake which tasted a bit like a vegetarian samosa filling.

Where to live in London if you're a foodie

Where to live in London if you're a foodie

We’ve had a bit of an unusual Christmas this year, moving into London for the week when most people (except the inevitable tourists) have moved out of it. The reason being my son and daughter-in-law were expecting their third baby (still are . . . ) so we offered to cook on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and generally help out.

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