Our annual round up of festive afternoon teas is here again. We love nothing more than exploring sweet and savoury treats over Christmas and New Year, with a glass of bubbles or favourite cup of tea. We have selected some of our favourite spots to celebrate the most quintessential of British past-times, perfect when [...]
How to make Christmas both impressive and easy this year, sound impossible? Not with the help of Leiths School of Food and Wine’s Ultimate Christmas Guide, with everything provided from a shopping list to timeplans for the Christmas Eve prep and the big day, all the classic recipes as well as plant-based alternatives. [...]
Winter calls for hearty recipes to warm the soul. Try these delicious seasonal offerings from one of Wildflower's favourite food writers, Donna Hay, who shares these enticing recipes from her fabulous new book 'Even More Basics to Brilliance', which is on sale now, just in time for Christmas. Za’atar Lamb [...]
Stock up your larder for the festive season with our recommendations of sparkling wines from around the world, along with a couple of leading non-alcoholic options. Perfect as an aperitif, or to match with appetisers, crispy nibbles, seafood and sweet puddings, bubbles (in our humble opinion) are the only way to start, and continue [...]
The festive season is our favourite time of the year to get out and about with friends and family. Whether it’s discovering arts and crafts, floral winter wonderlands or learning new skills to brighten our homes and tables, our winter events calendar is starting to look very sparkly and bright. PS: please check the [...]
It’s the party season and what better way to celebrate than with some sparkles? Try your hand at these sparkling wine cocktail recipes, including three delicious non-alcoholic options, and you’re sure to add some fizz-tastic fun to your festive gatherings. Fine & Fancy The American Bar, The Savoy From one of the [...]
English and Welsh sparkling wines have been on wine bar and restaurant menusfor some time now, led by the classic Champagne trio of Chardonnay,Pinot Noir and Meunier. If we travel into the not-so-distant future, we predict local wine lists will feature more international and warm-weather-loving wines from grapes such as Merlot, Pinotage, Sauvignon Blanc, [...]
When the stars and vines align, magic is created. With luxury vineyard accommodation, a Michelin-starred restaurant, all surrounded by lakes and gardens, Leonardslee House in West Sussex is a truly magical escape all year round. Words by Bronwen Batey I love dragonflies. Dragonflies are nature’s barometer of a pure, untainted environment, [...]
Discover a dining experience in West Sussex amongst the vines that is as deliciously natural as it is palate-tingling fun. A new vineyard experience We love matching wine with food and now one of our favourite vineyards in West Sussex has taken this experience to another level with the launch of their Vineyard Kitchen. [...]
Autumn arrives, and with it a glut of delicious produce from orchard, the allotment and the kitchen garden that needs using up. We have three simple seasonal recipes for you to try from Sarah Raven’s fabulous book, Sarah Raven's Garden Cookbook, a kitchen classic which puts vegetables, herbs and fruit at the centre of every [...]
