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Baileys Christmas fudge feature

The one where I rustle up some Baileys Christmas Fudge with a tipple on the side

I’ve made some fudge for Christmas. I haven’t fudged up the fudge because I’ve made it before, using a favourite drinking implement called Baileys. A couple of years on the trot I carried white chocolate Baileys fudge into work to hand out to pasty-faced hungover journos who’d had one drink too many at the works’  Christmas do. A sugar […]

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Barone Pizzini wine tasting

A night of wine and food celebrating Barone Pizzini and Italian wines

IT’S always lovely to meet Real People behind wines.  I was lucky enough to “break bread” with Silvano Brescianini, the CEO of Barone Pizzini, from the heart of Franciacorta, Italy, and enjoy  his wines with a lovely bunch of people at Liverpool’s Bretta & Co shop and bistro just off Bold Street. Now I love franciacorta sparkling

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John Torode's green curry barbecue chicken with matching Mcguigan wines.

Celebrity chef John Torode speaks of his love for food and wine

Celebrity chef and Masterchef presenter John  Torode has created an exclusive recipe collection alongside McGuigan Wines, with winemaker Neil McGuigan offering wine pairing suggestions. To mark the collection, John Torode answered some of my questions about wine and food.   The questions and answers ….

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