Edinburgh Food Lovers’ Guide Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital, is one of Europe’s great food cities – and one of the world’s most beautiful to explore on foot. This Edinburgh food guide shares my favourite places to eat, drink, stay and shop. Discover Edinburgh’s Best Eats & Drinks on my Edinburgh Food & Wine Tour! Edinburgh is […]
Best Breakfasts in Scotland My favourite meal in Scotland is often breakfast. Although I’ve had some fine lunches and dinners in my ancestral homeland, what always stands out for me is the quality (and often quantity) of Scottish breakfasts. Enjoy some of the best breakfasts in Scotland on my Scottish ‘Seafood & Spirits’ Tour! Perhaps […]
Scottish Recipes What’s Scottish food? Haggis and deep-fried Mars bars? Or venison bresaola; hand-dived Orkney scallops; langoustines from the loch; lamb that’s grazed on Highland hills; and wild berries, nettles and mushrooms foraged in the glens? Discover Scotland’s abundant natural larder on my small-group Scottish ‘Seafood & Spirits’ tour! Click Below To Open More Scottish […]
Best Restaurants in Venice Sant’Erasmo, in the Venetian lagoon between Murano and Burano, is the vegetable garden of Venice. It’s also home to Osti in Orto, an exciting initiative by a group of Venetian restaurateurs growing their own produce. Eat at venice’s best Restaurants on my small-group Venice & Veneto Food & Wine Tour! Not […]
Moree: Artesian Spa Capital Sitting atop the Great Artesian Basin, the NSW town of Moree has been attracting visitors keen to ‘take the waters’ since at least the late 19th century and is now dubbed Australia’s Artesian Spa Capital. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! At the heart of the NSW northern […]
Best Bars In Bologna What Italians call a ‘bar’ is generally both a café and somewhere to buy alcohol. Many are also licenced as tabacchi, so conveniently sell bus tickets, stamps and phone cards too. Visit some of Bologna’s best bars on my small-group food & wine tour of Emilia-Romagna! Whether you want a little […]
Mercato Albinelli (Modena Food Market) Whenever I’m in Modena, I love an early morning visit to Mercato Albinelli in the historic centre. Visit Mercato Albinelli On My Small-Group Italian Food & Wine Tour Of Emilia-Romagna! The covered Modena food market, with its Art Nouveau wrought iron gates, is full of locals going about their daily […]
Best Dishes From Around The World 2024 I’m just back from a six week whip around Italy and Switzerland, hosting a food & wine tour in Emilia-Romagna and researching for ones in Southern Italy, Switzerland and Veneto. And I ate some great food! Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! Of course there […]
Best Dishes From Around The World 2025 It’s been another big year of travelling – and eating! From Scottish seafood to traditional Italian pastas and filled Omani flatbread. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! Then there’s dining in Bangkok with David Thompson, outstanding duck in Paris, and a reason to love Milan. […]
Swiss Wine Regions Switzerland rarely rates a mention when we talk about wine producing countries. Yet wine has been made here, across many regions, since Roman times, when settlers brought their vines and expertise to Helvetia around 15 BC. Explore Swiss Wine Regions on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland (See Video […]