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Birds nest soup in Bangkok China Town

Steamed Duck's Tongue

You cannot leave Bangkok without visiting China Town!! Street eating rules here and the best kitchens don’t require walls or a roof! You can get anything here from pigs trotters to shark fin soup. I have always wanted to try “birds nest soup” a delicious delicate soup made from the saliva of a particular bird. [...]

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Recipe Valentine’s Crispy Oysters , Black Peppered Honey and Muscadet (serves 2)

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It’s a well known fact that Oysters are widely recognized as an aphrodisiac. We have been eating fresh oysters since Roman times and even cooked ones have been around for a while, just thinking of a classic like Oyster Rockefeller. I particularly like the twist to this recipe, just the word crispy is making my [...]

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Champagne list and Champagne grapes to fit a celebration!

Oudinot NV Brut

The perfect champagne list to celebrate episode 10 and more about those bubbly champagne grapes.  We are so tired of the same boring old house hold names found in Champagne lists so we are putting Sainsburys and Marks & Spencers own brand Champagnes to the test. Sainsburys Own Demi Sec £18 something Dawid thought it would [...]

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Why Chardonnay? Why Not Chardonnay!

Chardonnay, Spier, Stellenbosch, South Africa

5 Years ago saw the ABC boom – Anything But Chardonnay – there was just too much oak in the bottle.  Dawid tastes examples from Australia, South Africa and France to see whether they have learnt their lesson.  Things seem to have changed to WNC – Why Not Chardonnay! Food suggestions: 2006 Cave de Lugny [...]

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