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Sugar and spice and a flavour of paradise
Clare Latimer shares some local dishes from her favourite holiday island
BEQUIA is a little island jewel located one hour’s flight west of Barbados. It’s a perfect “rescue remedy” in the winter – and at £35 per night I am not complaining... > more |
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Asian
Cuisine
Katana, London WC2
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Modern
European
The Rock Garden, London, WC2
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Modern European
Fire & Stone, London, WC2
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Modern
British
Bank Aldwych, London, WC2
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Something to get your pulse rate racing
When the weather’s cold and dreary, Clare Latimer finds herself full of beans.
AS it is meant to be the depth of winter at the moment I will give two cosy winter recipes this week; if the weather is sunny and bright then just enjoy the temporary ...> more |
Tasting the ground beneath your feet - THE annual presentation of wines by smaller, independent French winemakers arranged by Vigneron Indépendant...>more
Win your Valentine's heart with a feast of the food of love - IF you are cooking for your loved one this St Valentine’s day here’s the perfect menu. Get it right ...>more
A berry delicious way to keep those winter colds at bay - I used to feel under the weather all the time in the winter but in those days I ate badly, worked too ...>more
Old-school approach to cooking is back in classrooms at last - THE best bit of news I have heard in years is that Prue Leith and team have persuaded the ...>more
Fruitful ideas from India to preserve for spring - WHILE the dark days of winter are still with us I thought it would be good to make some foods that can be stored up for ...>more
Why it doesn’t have to be shell on Earth for chickens we eat- WELL, now that Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall and Jamie Oliver have come together with television ...>more
The best way to raise a glass to your health - THE most important function of wine is to improve the taste of food and aid its digestion. Can we go beyond this and say... > more
Feeling the knead for something wholesome? - NOW the holidays are firmly behind us we can all begin the New Year with good some intentions. > more
Butternut squash – perfect for a quick and warming soup - THIS is a strange time of year. Many of us will have had a happy, family time and many will have... > more
Clear the table, there are more delights to come! - WELL the big day is over but there is still a lot of holiday ahead for some and many mouths to feed. The cold turkey... > more
Cream of Christmas markets - SPROUTS, potatoes parsnips; mince pies, Christmas puddings, and cream for the trifle – these are a few of our favourite Christmas... > more
Take a gander at a top alternative to traditional turkey - WELL, I can’t believe that we are now at the countdown to Christmas Day, with only a few days to go. > more
Waste not, want not: bubble and crumble away those leftovers - NOT only are these recipes good for your pocket but they will prevent leftover food... > more
Fruits of Languedoc – the ‘other France’ - THE staggering amount of wine produced in Languedoc – three times that of Bordeaux – and the region’s inability to... > more
For real fireworks on Guy Fawkes night, try out bangers and mash - WE were asked recently to cater for a wedding of 550 guests with only one medium-sized... > more
Time to put a cork on all this showbiz razzmatazz - WE hope that readers enjoyed the three and a half day Wine Show at the Business Design Centre in Islington. > more
Hey pesto! Just whiz up some nuts for a quick, versatile sauce - THIS week’s nutty ideas occurred to me for two reasons. First, while walking my dog on... > more
Buyers are happy going into the red for Medoc - THEY are harvesting the grapes in Bordeaux. In its premier wine-making area, the Medoc, the annual circus is... > more
Victory for the ‘metric martyr’ and a gin that’s well worth the weight - MY dear friend Boots, who is the scorer and team leader for the Scrabble club we set up... > more
A dynamic approach to organic wine production - BIODYNAMIC: its organic with knobs on and it’s a growing worldwide farming trend. > more
Down by the river... the joys of cooking up fresh veggie dishes - I WROTE about Riverford organic vegetable boxes a few years ago when they had just started... > more
Different glass! Brits are yet to taste alternatives - LLOYD Blake, the founder of Jura wines, is one of a growing number of small-scale producers and retail... > more
It’s time to try out some temptingly tasty ideas - NOW is the time of year when with luck you may have time to invent and try out new recipes...>more
Tradition at the heart of England’s Lane - BOB Enright came to Belsize Park in 1963. He was a butcher by trade, and London at that time had lots of establishments...>more
Great traditions won’t be shelved by producers - NONE of these Lebanese, French, Georgian or Italian wines (see panel) can...>more
Rhone’s value won’t send you into the red - ASTUTE lovers of a drop of the red stuff, searching for a bargain, look to the Rhone valley for credible... > more
A renaissance for Hungarian wines - YET again we discovered excellent wines, as usual most are not available in London. Made by small producers, such... > more
Let a sunny egg yolk brighten up your mealtimes - EVER since I started keeping chickens in London I have become much more fussy about the colour... > more
Supermarkets and the price of wines - THE Competition Commission’s inquiry into supermarket power and its effects on food and drink retailing has issued... > more
Pudding on the style this Christmas - Having just made hundreds of Christmas puddings to sell I feel I should let you have the recipe in case you feel like... more >>
Michael's taste test - ENGLISH wine writing is focused more on individual preference than on how wines are produced or the... more >>
Mix and match if you are nuts about nuts - There is certainly an autumn aroma in the air now and that gives me the image of country lanes, leaves turning a rich... more >>
It's wine-making as it should be - WE arranged a tasting of wines from south-west France in July for the... more >>
It's all coming up rosés in the heat - THE recent hot weather raises the question of what we can safely drink. As a diuretic, alcohol contributes to dehydration...more >>
Cool delights to go with your Spanish mains - I have always had a great affection for Spain ever since my godmother went over there and opened...more >>
Treats for us stay-at-homes - A GREAT many people have flown their nests for August but for the ones of us left here it is a glorious time as London becomes... more >>
Serge’s wines from the war-torn Bekaa Valley - SERGE Hochar is used to war. Since he took over his father’s Bekaa valley vineyard in 1959 there have been six... more >>
A taste of the great outdoors - AL fresco eating is always fun. Make the effort to get the BBQ smouldering as the good weather won’t last forever and you will... more >>
Kidding around with holiday food - SO few children are interested in cooking these days and this is partly due to the fact that families don’t make time to cook... more >>
A story in (nearly) every wine bottle - INDEPENDENT wine merchants have had a rough time as supermarkets have encroached on their trade. more >>
A berry nice time to pick your own fresh fruit and veg - THERE is an abundance of homegrown summer fruit and vegetables in... more >>
Remembering the great chef Carrier - Robert Carrier died on June 27. His heyday was my beginning and who better to guide me into a culinary world than... more >>
Global production hits the independents - THE American wine company E&J Gallo was until recently the largest wine maker in the world. more >>
Strawberry fields forever... - With the Wimbledon finals coming up this weekend I think I will have to hit on the strawberry theme. more >>
The turbulent state of Australian wine - YET again wine is in the news. The TV and newspapers all carry stories on the plight of European winemakers. more >>
Kim has a sweet thing going on - THE bewildering display of multi-coloured glass jars stuffed with aniseed balls and palma violets, flying saucers and cola... more >>
Why not give Rabbit a try - A GIRLFRIEND and I decided to spoil ourselves and indulge in a really special pampering evening with good food. Where to go? more >>
A few tips on cooking tasty asparagus - IF you want to buy anything from herbs to electricity then get down to Regent’s Park on June 4 for the Green Festival...more >>
Bootlegging and the American Dream - The history of American wine has been a heroic struggle to produce anything drinkable, marked by the conflict between... more >>
Oh la la, Queen’s Crescent finds a French selection - QUEEN’S Crescent has always been my favourite market, particularly in the 80s... more >>
Between a rock and a hard place - WINE-MAKING has changed. Today’s wine market is part of a globalised industry. Thanks to skillful supermarket wine buyers... more >>
Fine and simple ways for healthy pan-fried fish - WELL, in my mind one of the most exciting things to happen in Primrose Hill in the last few years is the opening... more >>
Push
the season forward with a rhubarb delight - WALKING round the
a Farmers’ Market on Sunday I noticed some lovely fresh cauliflowers
and also fresh... more >>
Put a
spring in your step the fruity way - WITH spring peeping from
behind those snow-laden clouds I have decided to go a bit healthy
this week. more >>
Supermarket
specials - SUPERMARKET Wine Rules OK wrote Jane McQuitty in the
Times recently. She was responding to comments made in this column... more >>
Cookin'
up South African sunshine - I AM lucky enough to have just come
back from a wonderful restful holiday in South Africa. more >>
Choccy
delights for choccyholics - I CAN’T believe that I have not
mentioned chocolate in any recipe this year and as a chocoholic I’m
feeling withdrawal symptoms. more >>
Veggie
specials for feeding hungry guests - I WAS walking down Regent’s
Park Road the other day outside Sesame Health Food shop and a neighbour... more >>
A flipping
fabulous feast before Lent - SHROVE Tuesday is the last “fling”
before Lent. For a great many of us that does not mean too much – me included...more >>
Root out those jars,
it's marmalade time - Grab some Sevilles and get a fresh batch
of your favourite preserve on the go, says Clare Latimer. more >>
Blanc
is back on the shelf again - Sauvingnon Blanc almost disappeared
from the supermarket shelves – but now it’s back. more >>
Icing
on the cake for a lovers' feast - This Valentine’s Day spell
out just how much you love your amour, says Clare Latimer... more >>
Goodbye
Chardonnay, or is it merely au-revoir? - Once much-loved, Chardonnay
has now seemingly fallen out of favour with wine-drinkers... more >>
A
pair of great Oriental dishes - It's Chinese New Year – so what better time to get out the wok and spice things up?
asks Clare Latimer...more >>
George
'The Coffeeman' will fill you full of beans - Buy your
coffee from George Constaninou and you’ll never tire of the
daily grind writes Charlotte Chambers...more >> |
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