I first came across Stinking Bishop in the mid-1990’s which must have been fairly soon after its launch. I was the Sommelier at a Michelin Starred restaurant and we had an all English cheese basket so I was fortunate to become familiar with a wide range of...
I walked through the entrance of the Merchants Tavern in Shoreditch to be met by a the manager, an engaging young lady sporting a sharp blonde bob and some facial piercings. I liked her and the venue immediately. It was cool, unpretentious yet serious. A large central...
Last week I had the honour of attending a small dinner with Francois Lurton of the iconic Lurton wine making dynasty. Held at Lima Floral, just off Garrick Street it bought back memories of when I worked as the Dining Rooms Manager for the Garrick Club. It had the...
I recently had the opportunity to meet and have a chat with Dr Helen Johnson who runs Goddess Acumen. A Oxford graduate, Helen was totally charming and my time with her passed by far too quickly. You will hear more about Helen in the interview but prior to that here...
An offer of attending a fudge making experience from the team behind Fudge Kitchen was too difficult to resist recently, even with my ever increasing waist line which is supposed to be in a state of retreat. Conveniently, their Canterbury branch (one of 7 mostly...
You were both working in the pharmaceutical industries prior to setting up Anno Distillers. What prompted/motivated you to set up the distillery? When GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) decided to close the Hildenborough site that Andy an I worked on we started to think about what...
