Archive for August, 2004

Wine Update August

August 3, 2004 No Comments

Ch. de BASTET 2003 cotes de Rhone Cuvee St.Jean Another winner from Mary Pawle. Lovely fresh flavours. No info on the label but presumably mainly Viognier. Entirely non-cloying & lovely. e12.10 PALLISER ESTATE MARTINBOROUGH Sauvignon Blanc 2002 NZ Undoubtedly classy, but lost a bit of its zip. Getting away from where I want SB to ...

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Noble Rot

August 3, 2004 No Comments

As in all classic westerns, the good guys are American. In this epic, set in the wild west of France, the heroes are Robert Parker, the John Wayne of wine; The Man in 501s – new age négotiant Jeffrey Davis; and lovable old Thomas Jefferson who couldn’t spell Haut Brion or Yquem but drank them ...

Books & Equipment

Potato Cakes

August 3, 2004 No Comments

I’ve taken a liking to making these potato cakes. Handy to finish off in the oven, alongside a joint of meat, a roast chicken or a casserole. Good rib-sticking, no-nonsense, traddy fare, despite the fancy oil. 1 KG potatoes, Golden Wonder or Kerr’s Pink preferred, skins left on 1 small red onion, chopped fine 1 ...

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RESTAURANT REVIEW: Alexis

American business psychologist Warren G. Bennis, described by Forbes magazine as ‘the king of leadership gurus’  is on record...

‘YOU DON’T NEED A POSH CANON” – blogpix for newbies

I’ve been a photo hobbyist since I got given  my first serious camera as a fourteenth birthday present. A...

YOU’LL NEVER BLOG ALONE – the day I discovered I’m a blogger and other stories

There are now over 400 food bloggers in Ireland. Though www.forkncork.com my food and drink website, Ireland’s first, has...

Natural Wine: Dog’s bollocks or the King’s new clothes?

Natural Wine Tasting at Fallon & Byrne, Dublin  by Le Caveau My first encounter with what has come to...

BLOG – variations on a sweet-and-sour theme

I cooked my first sweet and sour dish in 1984. Pork, of course. The recipe came from Ken Hom’s...

BOOK REVIEW Dunne & Crescenzi – The Menu

“We really cook very simply. Remember that the methods and ingredients have been used for generations and in the...

BLOG – 2 good blends tested but why is most coffee in Ireland shit?

  I’ve just been road testing a brace of quality coffees from a small and relatively new Irish supplier,...

That’s Amarone – Masi & Serego Alighieri tasting

Valpolicella is a viticultural zone of the Italian province of Verona, east of Lake Garda, ranking as the second...

BLOG – of store cupboards and other matters

Yesterday I set out to clean out my store cupboard – well, not exactly ‘clean out’ but at least...

RESTAURANT REVIEW – Lee Kee

My first encounter with Chinese food was in Manchester way back in the last century.  I was doing evening...