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Back on the rock and it’s full steam ahead into the new year with a whole load of new intentions or, more accurately, renewed intentions. My resolutions can take a while to kick in and sometimes I get distracted by something completely different (or...

Two more nights left in the UK and I’m writing this with a large glass of wine and some chips by my side. There’s also been a box of Millionaire’s Shortbread this afternoon (yup, the whole box.) It was gluten-free, dairy-free, organic — that practic...

Michael Robinson If I were a champagne producer, my new year’s wish might be that the results of my efforts would not be limited to enjoyment on special occasions. After all, the Sun King Louis XIV, who ruled from age four until he was 76, was advi...

I’m back in the stairwell office, clinging on to a golden thread of internet connection in a far-flung corner of Somerset in the UK. It’s Boxing Day, which after all the excitement of Christmas, is giving me a Sunday-evening kind of anxiety. Known as...

It’s Christmas Eve and Cal Furbert is in New Jersey with his family, quite possibly in the kitchen helping prepare tomorrow’s feast. For generations, it’s how they have bonded. The 31-year-old was “quite young” when his father, whose name he shares,...

I should be writing this fireside, with the right side of my body just a bit too hot and the left side just a bit too cold. I have never perfected the art of getting evenly toasty but oh my God, I love trying. I stepped off the BA flight in London ...

Even though we can enjoy tawny, ruby, crusted, rosé, white and a few other styles, it is vintage port that sets the standard. Only about 2 per cent of all port produced is designated vintage and the port houses only produce it in exceptional years,...

We’ve had some rainy days lately and I’m all in favour of this shift in the seasons. Not sure there is anything more soothing than lying in bed listening to tank rain thunder down on the roof, especially when that early-morning half-light begins to f...

Here we go. The tree is up outside City Hall. The Rat Pack is on the radio, it is floor-to- ceiling Quality Street in Phoenix … Christmas is on its way. This is without a doubt, my favourite time of year. But I am also, without a doubt, absolutely n...

No Sugar November has been rolling along and so far, most people have survived. I did get one e-mail from someone on the verge of sugar-withdrawal hysteria, but we have since brought her back from the brink. She was being tormented by birthday doug...

For many years, due to my close relationship with folks from the United States, I have found myself the fortunate recipient of American Thanksgiving dinners. The rule in our house has always been that only wines from the US be served on these occasi...

The other night, I found myself defending my Instagram account over a glass of wine. It’s become a big mix of recipes, running and nutrition trend review. However, there’s also some philosophy, jokes and a lot of real-life reporting from the parent...