I'm delighted to be pouring wines at Walsingham Farms Shop on Saturday 29th November, from 11am to 12pm. Clovis will continue the tasting from 12pm to 1:30pm. This is an opportunity to taste the 2023 vintage from Walsingham Estate Vineyard - including the Pinot Noir that Jancis Robinson rated highest among English Pinot Noirs under £25, and our Traditional Method Sparkling Bacchus wines. I'll be available to answer questions about the Walsingham Estate Vineyard, our winemakin

*Updated November 2026 Stiffkey Village Guide: North Norfolk Coast Walks, Restaurants & Local Tip Stiffkey is a unique place on the North Norfolk coast, both for visitors and for residents. It offers a way of life that ebbs and flows like the tide. Life here evolves over the months, offering new things to explore, with each new season. Popular with tourists because of its access to the coast, and its position on the North Norfolk coastal path. Have a look at my guide if you'

Whenever I venture into London. I always make time for a decadent delve into #FortnumandMasons. It is a cornicopia of #foodie gems. One of my favourites of 2023 is the Fortnum and Mason Mustard and Dill Sauce. I dollop it on my plate with a steamed filet of Salmon or I make a delightful smorgasbord of Cornichons, Pickles, Smoked Fish, Smoked Cheese and use it as the perfect accompaniment to the plate. I love the fact that its ingredients are natural, and unlike other Dill an

I love vegetarian cheese made from goats and sheep’s milk. I’m not kidding (pardon the pun!). It really is my favourite. When I tried the smoked goats cheese from Hawes cheese creator, Ribblesdale I fell in love with its uber smokey-ness. Created by the unique flavour of the wood chips that they garner from Theakstons brewery down the road at Masham. I tried to buy some locally to me, and my usual supplier had run out and went direct to the Cheese creator Ribblesdale. They do

Mood Boosters, we all need them. My top 4 are: Neom Happiness Candle, Neal's Yard Oil, Aveda Foot Relief Cream and my Chilli Margarita recip

I've been thinking about the most useful Christmas gifts that I have ever received. About 4 years ago, my friend M, bought me the most practical, the most "Why have I not thought of buying this for myself" Christmas present, an electronic nut grinder from Cuisinart. When I unwrapped it I thought, oh this is a bit of a random gift. Now I wouldn't be without it. It is one of the things I use the most in my collection of kitchen gadgets. I've just used it to make a breadcrumb

I have been trying to whittle down my Christmas list this year over the past couple of weeks. There are a couple of people on it who you are most certainly sophisticated Foodies. Where do you begin trying to get these bon viveurs an adequate Christmas present? I have quite literally (in certain stores) been going around in circles not quite finding the right present that wouldn't be deemed to amateurish or of value to their mind boggling knowledge. Then a bolt of lightening