Miscellany
Miscellany: A delightful assortment of varied and diverse elements, encompassing a range of topics, stories, and intriguing tidbits that add a touch of curiosity and wonder to life's tapestry.
Some posts just defy categorisation. So they get this one.
Tis The (pre) Season
The clocks have gone back; the leaves are falling from the trees; the TV adverts are all pushing perfume and package holidays. Yes, it's nearly that time of year again - Christmas! The first sign is the appearance of 'seasonal' coffees, as Starbucks starts adding more and more things to my latte. But this is ...
It's Not Just Horse Burgers
The news (well ok, Twitter) has been full of angst and panic this week about the discovery of horse meat in burgers. There have been two main concerns. First, some people seem to think that horses are special and clever and, despite the fact that it's legal and widely consumed in the rest of ...A New Bottle Opener
As I may have mentioned once or twice(!) I somehow managed to win Saveur's "Best Wine Or Beer Blog 2012" award a few months ago. At the time, I thought the only prize was the warm fuzzy feeling of success and some new readers but I recently got an email asking for my ...
Saveur's Best Food Blog Awards 2012
Last month I was rather surprised to get a tweet from Saveur, telling me that this blog had been shortlisted in the Best Wine Or Beer category in their Best Food Blog awards. I was even more surprised when I looked at my fellow finalists and saw that they were mostly a professional looking ...
Great Alcoholic Ginger Beer Taste Test
As regular readers will know, I’m a big fan of ginger beer – but it has to be right. Personally, I want an alcoholic ginger beer to taste of beer, but with plenty of ginger fire to it as well. Over the years, I’ve found one or two fair examples but it's always ...