Restaurant reviews – Autumn 2015 (A look back at last year’s reviews, all still open autumn 2016 but assume some price changes!) With Kate and Mates I am no gourmet ’foodie’, but I know what…
L’Amphytrion, Collioure…..with Danièle In March 2005 we celebrated a birthday with a meal at l’Amphytrion and I still have the bill from that occasion – 2 menus at 15€ each. There is still an excellent menu…
Bunyetes d’amour (or Chocolate marzipan love cakes!) NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THESE HAVE TO DO WITH THE ORIGINAL CATALAN BUNYETES….. BUT THEY SOUND DELICIOUS! 20 minutes + 15 minutes in the oven + 30…
France has a reputation for serving great coffee – but you need to know what to ask for!
New garlic, available in the Spring, has a softer and less pungent flavour than the older, dried variety. The following recipe may well convert professed garlic haters, and the parsley in it is said to remove the odour from the breath.
By Ellen Turner Hall Running three businesses, the tapas bar La Cuisine, a catering business and cooking courses, Victoria Robinson describes herself as “a project machine”. Other ideas simmering in her mind: a cooperative for…
Sweet orange marmalade with chillies By Linda Razzell (photo by Sue Holmes) Orange trees, like all citrus, thrive around the Mediterranean and particularly here in the PO. They are one of the most trouble-free…
Terra Remota: In search of perfection by Ellen Hall A romantic story of exile and return, a burning passion for excellence, a respect for tradition and a cool grasp of marketing could be the elements…
I find a lot of people ask me what is the difference between Vin de Table, Vin de Pays and Appellation Controlée wine. Here is an attempt to explain it in the context of the…
On the snail trail Do snails eat chocolate? At the height of the Roman Empire Romans found snails highly nutritious and farmed them extensively. The French are renowned worldwide for their snail eating.…