Gérard Basset Posted: 1st February 2019 Gérard Basset died from throat cancer this month. It is sad news, not least because he was younger than me and had everything to live for. I had known him from the late eighties, since...
Category - Wine and Food Diary of Giles MacDonogh
Giles MacDonogh to Lead- Champagne: vines, cellars and cuvées...
Giles MacDonogh to lead-Champagne: vines, cellars and cuvées – Reims, Épernay, Côte des...
The Spirit of Christmas Present
The Spirit of Christmas Present Posted: 2nd January 2019 Christmas is certainly not what it was...
Austerity and Prosecco
Austerity and Prosecco Posted: 3rd December 2018 November was grim month. Sometime in the twilight...
On Culinary Fashion: a Tale of Two St John’s: St John’s in...
On Culinary Fashion: a Tale of Two St John’s: St John’s in Clerkenwell and the Oslo Court in St...
The Palate Revives
The Palate Revives Posted: 3rd October 2018 After the dog days of this summer working life has...
Pimm’s Number 6 Cup
Pimm’s Number 6 Cup Posted: 1st August 2018 In the earlier part of this summer at least, I spent...
“On Germany” a new book by Giles MacDonogh-Hurst...
“On Germany” a new book by Giles MacDonogh-*Hurst Publishers *Sponsored Content Hurst...
Austrian Wines
Austrian Wines Posted: 2nd July 2018 It has been a while since I have been in Vienna for the...
Hispi Duck
Hispi Duck Posted: 4th June 2018 I had a remarkable meal in the middle of last month. It happened...