Three days after hitting the tarmac at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, I had packed my bags again and was off …
Christmas lunch 2014, Chez Xie
With the new year under way, I thought I would just take a little time to reflect on 2014 and …
Appellations and the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP)
This is a post in the Spotlight on: Oporto and the Douro Valley series The Douro Valley has been demarcated …
There’s always a toast at a Georgian supra
It’s been a while since I was in Georgia. More than three years in fact. The purpose of my trip …
Eating out in China, Part One: Chengdu
Hello from China! But also goodbye, too, as I depart on Monday to head back to London. For the last two …
Vinous lunches, and dinners, in the Douro Valley
A few days after getting back from the winelands of Baden-Württemberg, I was heading off to another, equally old but much …