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OTBN stands for Open That Bottle Night, an event established in 2000 by two Wall Street Journal staff members, that takes place on the last Saturday in February each year. The idea behind it was to open something rare or very special, probably from...

This week has been a little chaotic. We’re on the cusp of Season 13 for Beat the Couch and I feel as if I’ve been sending e-mails at 1,000mph. I think every mum (working or not) has moments where they feel totally torn, but this week I had Belle off ...

They say you have to break a few eggs to make an omelette; and the same might be said for baking cookies. Learning to bake, Ahmani Peets spent months perfecting the art of cracking an egg. On the autism spectrum, the 16-year-old has challenges with ...

Worldwide, in 80 countries, about 25,000 people belong to an organisation of food and wine lovers that can trace its roots back as far as 1248 when King Luis IX of France founded a guild of goose roasters. Each year, the Bermuda chapter of Chaîne d...

There’s something about the number 13 that puts a tiny shadow of doubt in my mind! I’m not into superstition (unless it’s Stevie Wonder) and I’m not worried about black cats, or breaking mirrors or walking under ladders, but the number 13 just makes...

A chef turned his holiday cruise into a lesson on Bermudian cuisine when he was invited to team up with the on-board catering team. Fred Ming, a veteran chef and former Bermuda College lecturer, entertained passengers on board the Oceania Cruises’ Na...

I’ve been tidying up the clutter lately and last night found some black-and-white photos that were taken when I was 17. Belle picked one up this morning and said: “Oh wow mummy!” I thought she was about to deliver some kind of fantastic compliment,...

And now for everyone’s favourite subject … Well there’s nothing quite like writing an article on poop to prompt a reaction! It’s been e-mail overload this week with a lot of jokes and an equal amount of curious questions coming in. I’m OK with thi...

And now for everyone’s favourite subject … Well, over here at Natural HQ, the digestive detox is under way. We have 50 people taking part in a clean sweep, so they are all busy drinking green juice and taking psyllium husk. There’s a lot more to it ...

I’m having one of those moments when all my deadlines seem to be colliding at once. I’ve been planning my butt off since December to make things more streamlined over here at Natural HQ. It had all been going so well, but throw in four family birthd...

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...