Month: December, 2015

Predictions for the year ahead

We are fortunate enough to have some of the savviest buyers and sharpest noses in the wine industry at Berry Bros. & Rudd. With an eye on the New Year, we asked them to predict which regions we will see on the rise and what changes the industry will see for the year ahead. With […]

On the table: 45 Jermyn St.

In her quest for the finest food in London, Victoria Stewart visits 45 Jermyn St., a suitably self-deprecating eatery owned by Fortnum & Mason and serving an extremely enjoyable ‘afters’ menu. (Victoria was a guest of the restaurant.) The funny thing about 45 Jermyn St. is that you could walk in all dressed up expecting […]

Essential ingredients: Christmas leftovers (and a ham)

As fridges groan under the weight of Christmas leftovers, and stomachs grumble after the excesses of yesterday, the race to avoid waste begins. Rather comfortingly, even our Head Chef has a recipe for that quintessentially English post-Christmas indulgence: bubble and squeak. On the table: Bubble and squeak conjures up fond childhood memories for me. It […]

Battle of the bottles: do spirits have a place at the Christmas table? Nay

Following on from yesterday’s post, Mark Pardoe MW – our Wine Buying Director – steps into the ring, appealing to the head and heart as he claims wine’s worth at Christmas. It always seems to me that complex spirits – by which I mostly mean Cognac, Armagnac and Scotch whisky – are meditative drinks, savoured […]