Four modern wineries in Languedoc-Roussillon (and where to find their wines in the UK)

Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 1st November 2013:

Château de l?Hospitalet, Narbonne

Earlier this year I wrote about the innovations in the Languedoc-Roussillon and how it was a wine region to watch out for if you’re looking for great wines at great prices. But what if you wanted to visit the region to really get into the heart of it?

Here are four suggestions for wineries that are open to visitors and, more importantly, produces some really great wines.

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Why I’m shunning processed foods (and why it’s impossible)

Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 24th October 2013:

Burger by Qin Xie

I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’ve been eating recently – not about the nuances in flavours and the trade-off between deliciousness and calorie count but rather, about what’s really on my plate.

And honestly, for someone who spends so much time writing about food, I couldn’t tell you.

Here’s why.

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Ten photos from Hostal Nicolas de Ovando

Published on Life in Luxury on 4th October 2013:

Shaun Rankin: Jersey’s Island Chef

Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 2nd October 2013:

Ormer by Shaun Rankin, Jersey

Foraging has been so popular in restaurant lexicon that if it hadn’t already existed, it would surely have been introduced into the Oxford English Dictionary alongside ‘foodie’. But while foraging is a fad that many would like to get into, few restaurants do it with style.

However, on the island of Jersey, there’s one restaurant where foraging is at the heart of everything they do – Ormer by Shaun Rankin.

Rankin’s Ormer only opened in May this year but it was able to secure its first star in the latest Michelin guide for Great Britain and Ireland, just four months after opening. He had previously been head chef at Bohemia on Jersey where he also attained a star.

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