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 Switzerland rarely rates a mention when we talk about wine producing countries. Yet wine has been made here since Roman times, when settlers brought their vines and expertise to Helvetia around 15 BC. Explore Swiss Wine on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland (See Video Below)! Today Switzerland contains just […]
Venice in Context Venice holds a place in the heart of Italophiles the world over. Yet few of its millions of visitors take time to appreciate Venice in context. To really understand it, you need to see Venice within the context of the Veneto region and its neighbouring provinces of Padua, Treviso, Vicenza, Verona, Belluno […]
Valpolicella & Soave Country The province of Verona in Veneto borders Lake Garda (and Lombardy) in the west and German-influenced Trentino-Alto Adige in the northeast. It’s home to one of Italy’s most iconic red wines – Valpolicella – and one of its most popular whites – Soave. Join me on a small-group food & wine […]
London For Food Lovers Samuel Johnson famously said: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford.” Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! I suspect he’s right. But what if you don’t have a lifetime to devote to London? […]
Glasgow Food Lovers’ Guide The name Glasgow comes from Gaelic for ‘dear green place’. Perhaps not the first thing that comes to mind when we talk of a city famous for its locomotive and shipbuilding industries, and which still seems perversely proud of its somewhat gritty, working-class reputation. Discover Glasgow’s Best Eats & Drinks with […]
Special Places To Stay In The British Isles For a cluster of relatively small islands, Great Britain and Ireland offer a lot to discover. The perfect size for a driving holiday – whether a long weekend in just one area or a few weeks taking in as much as possible – they also have some […]
Scottish Highlands (NC500) I’m always surprised when people say they’ve “seen Scotland” after visiting Glasgow or Edinburgh. When just a few hours’ drive north is some of the world’s most spectacular scenery. Discover The Best Food, Drink & Scenery in the Highlands on my Scottish ‘Seafood & Spirits’ Tour! The Scottish Highlands are full of […]