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In Antwerp? Don’t miss these food and drink gems

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Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 27th September 2013:

Graanmarkt 13, Antwerp, Belgium

The city of Antwerp is probably better known for its harbours and diamonds than its food and drink but there are definitely real foodie gems in this Belgian city.

Like other cities in Belgium, it’s an eclectic mix of the traditional and the modern. On the one hand it’s still producing the century-old Elixir d’Avers amidst a quiet residential street, on the other there’s avant garde Belgian cuisine being created at the likes of the Seppe Nobels restaurant at Graanmarkt 13.

So while you might be heading to the city for things other than the comestible, you must make time for these five stops:

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Reduced alcohol wines: The taste low down

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Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 17th September 2013:

Miranda Summer Light

You may have seen in the news recently that health ministers want to take the alcohol out of our wine by re-categorising the alcoholic beverage.

At present, the minimum strength of still wine is 8.5%ABV (there are some exceptions to this) but their campaign aims to reduce this to 4.5% – closer to that of beer.

The reason? As strange as it might sound, they are concerned about the alcohol consumption of the middle classes.

But lower alcohol wines are not without benefits.

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Ten photos from Phoenicia Hotel

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Published on Life in Luxury on 6th September 2013:

In Beirut? Don’t miss these six food stops

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Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 5th September 2013:

Beirut, Lebanon

The city of Beirut is known for its partying antics. With the nearby political unrest, it’s hard not to live for the moment.

Perhaps that’s why up and down the city are warehouse districts housing rooftop superclubs to entertain the young and restless. Even beach clubs turn into nightclubs when the sun goes down.

But Beirut’s food scene is equally vibrant.

While French and European food is now all the rage, there are still places where you can find traditional Lebanese cuisine.

So if you’ve partied a little too hard in Beirut or just fancy filling your stomach with good food, here are a few places where you can just kick back and relax.

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Jude’s ice cream: artisan on a large scale

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Published on Yahoo Lifestyle UK & Ireland on 29th August 2013:

On the outskirts of Winchester in Hampshire is a little factory, home to Jude’s ice cream.

The company started around 10 years ago when its owner, Theo Mezger, took a sharp tangent from a career in banking to try his hand at ice cream making.

The reason? “We already lived on a farm and just decided to make the leap”.

What had started out as a hobby has now become a trusted brand that produces some 500,000 litres of ice cream a year, with room to expand, and the winner of numerous Great Taste Awards. It’s also just begun to be stocked by Waitrose.

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