June 25, 2005
Craggy Range Te Muna Rd Sauvignon Blanc 2004 15.50 16.5/20 Smart as paint bristlingly mineral Sauvignon Blanc with heavyweight apple and citrus fruit framed by the gravelly aftertaste. Distinctive, interesting, hugely enjoyable Cloudy Bay chaser. Redmond’s Ranelagh,Claudios Georges St Arcade, Thomas’s Foxrock Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2002 c28.99 18.5/20 Hard to imagine that this ...
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June 13, 2005
These were two recipes I devised for the Hospice Foundation ‘Sunflower Day’ appeal and which I demonstrated on Ireland AM TV3, with presenter and ex-model Laura Bermingham towering above me in her stacks! 4 minutes of fame used up, eleven to go! SUNFLOWER SEED & CHILLI PESTO I like this spread over cooked flat pasta ...
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June 13, 2005
Recently I’ve had three memorable meals in Cooke’s Café. The first occasion involved the pleasure of watching former fashion model, now PR doyenne, Sonia Reynolds demolish a seafood casserole that would have fed the crew of the Pequod. Indeed, the portion was so substantial I’m convinced Moby Dick’s kid brother was lurking in the bowl, ...
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