Parsi Tomato Chutney [Tamota ni Chatni]

Parsi Tomato Chutney [Tamota ni Chatni]

With a reasonable climate throughout the summer and more than a fine crop of tomatoes in the greenhouse; Black Opal, Marzano, Marmande, Ailsa Craig, Red Zebra and Alicante, I was reaching out for additional recipes. Sometimes you spot one and you know it is faultless...
Classic Apple Pie

Classic Apple Pie

As a wine merchant I have undertaken a great deal of travelling, visiting wineries and vineyards across the globe. And although I have clocked up an awful lot of air miles, I no longer want my supper to have done the same. For the best part of human history, selecting...
Roasted Chicken with Clementines and Arak

Roasted Chicken with Clementines and Arak

“I begin with the proposition that eating is an agricultural act. Eating ends the annual drama of the food economy that begins with planting and birth. Most eaters, however, are no longer aware that this is true. They think of food as an agricultural product, perhaps,...
Sweet Spinach Pie [Torta dí Verdure]

Sweet Spinach Pie [Torta dí Verdure]

Once upon a time, Tuscany was regarded as a relatively poor region, although that has changed dramatically with the recent influx of tourists and their appetite for second homes and bucolic post-Renaissance lifestyles. By the time the likes of Tony Blair, Sting, Brian...
Quiche Lorraine

Quiche Lorraine

A few notable dishes seem to engage us from a different time zone. Although celebrity chefs seem unable to resist adding their ‘riff’ on original recipes, some dishes just taste pleasantly old-fashioned. This one embodies a time before fusion and crossover cuisine, a...