It’s been a hectic few weeks that has included a trip to the UK with golf , another visit to the San Siro, a couple of tastings, some good meals and unsuccessful visits to the car registration centre. I still continue to serve as a Trustee at the Bader...
Dinner with “Barolo di Barolo” in Barolo – Three events dedicated to the “King of Wines”. On Friday 1st, Friday 8th and Friday 15th April 2011 twentyseven producers from Barolo will present their Barolo DOCG wines in some great restaurants in Barolo. A gourmand...
We have developed a huge respect for the Italian craftsman and his work ethic. The guys who do work for us here invariably arrive at around 8am and stop at about 6pm with a break at noon for a proper lunch at home or more often at a local trattoria. I suppose we...
The panettones are almost finished, the diary is (relatively) empty and the scales are creaking so the diet starts in earnest today. It has been a very enjoyable festive season but excess has been on the menu almost every day. The challenge now is to shed the kilos...
We have always found it very easy to get sucked into excess and it seemed like a good idea to supplement the vegetable garden with free range eggs. As I have written before we bought 11 young chickens that we wrestled with every evening for a few months putting them...
