dessert

We love all things food and when we’re not preparing it or eating it, we love talking about it, as do many of the greats in the culinary world – who could forget Julia Child’s ‘if you’re afraid of butter, use cream’ or her fabulous take on healthy eating ‘the only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.’

Here are a few of our other favourites:

‘First we eat, then we do everything else.’ – M.F.K. Fisher

‘Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.’ – Ernestine Ulmer

For centuries, countless volumes have been dedicated to the crafting, perfecting and savouring of wine, in all its many heady forms. Today the science of wine and winemaking (also known as oenology) has been raised to an art form with vineyards and vintners all competing to be the best. And chances are, if one were to ask any of these aficionados about wine pairing, a long list of rules would ensue. All of which can be intimidating for someone new to the joys of wine pairing, but it needn’t be a daunting task if you follow a few basic principles.