Why does a typical French wine label not name the grape variety, like wines from Australia, the USA or Chile? Here – in an extract from our introductory book Exploring & Tasting Wine – we explain a little about French wine law The red wines from Chinon and Bourgueil are made from Cabernet Franc but […]

This month we visited Hill & Szrok – the Broadway Market butcher come restaurant – whose Cookshop combines perfect produce and a restrained hand in the kitchen to create something rather special Meat, meat and more meat: the premise at Hill & Szrok is simple (and vegetarians need not apply). Butcher’s shop by day (and […]

The Roux family has reigned over London’s fine dining scene since Albert and Michel Sr opened Le Gavroche 50 years ago. Here, Will Lyons talks to Michel Roux Jr about wine’s place on the table and in his restaurant On the far wall of the chef’s library, deep inside the Mayfair terrace which houses Le […]