Food & Drink

The Enigma that is Burgundy

“You can pay an outrageous price and be disappointed, and you can pay a modest price and be delighted”

You can’t spell mmm without mummu - Finn Pancakes Celebrating Cultures, One Recipe at a Time

You know a recipe is great when it’s stood the test of time and been passed down from generation to generation.

Yes, You Can, Can Great tips on doing your own preserves

Long before the phrases “Hundred Mile Diet” and “Eat Local” became popular, Diana Bockus was doing it all.

France’s prettiest wine town – and wine!

Bordeaux, the world’s premier wine region, is split in two by the Gironde estuary, that estuary itself formed by the confluence of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers.

Celebrating Cultures, One Recipe at a Time Red Lentil Daal - a Recipe from Far Far Away

Like many girls in India, Roopa Rakshit did not choose her husband.

Exotic Viognier goes trendy

There are thousands of grape varieties that get made into wine, but a well-known few dominate the market: for white wines, Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon blanc, and Pinot Grigio are the ones most

The Round Table

“I wonder if we were to settle our differences around a dinner table, enjoying the dishes each culture has to offer, if there would be more content stomachs, less war, and more peace.”

The Great Chateaux of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, the wine capital of the world, is the source of a great range and variety of wines in all colours, styles and prices. (See Bayview September 2018).

Sweet endings

One of the great delights of Christmas and the holiday season is the delectable array of sweet treats that seem to magically appear at this time of year.

Bordeaux - where it all began

Bordeaux, the city in southwest France, is the wine capital of the world.