trout fillet

Trout in a bag may not sound glamorous (say trout à la vapeur if you prefer) but it is one of the most simple of our best trout recipes. It…

Raspberry vinegar

Summer is here and for those of us with soft fruit in the vegetable garden, that probably means raspberries. Whilst raspberry jam is delicious, raspberry vinegar is a useful standby…

Trifle opera cake jars with amaretto

Pimms! Strawberries! Ice cream!  Wimbledon is nearly upon us. Whether you’ve managed to bag tickets for the hallowed turf at The All England Lawn Tennis Club this year or will…

City of London livery companies

The Lord Mayor’s Show, an 800-year-old pageant chronicled by Pepys, painted by Canaletto and the first outdoor event ever to be televised live, is a fixture of English life. So…

cutting estate tweeds

Shooting can attract the flashier type: those who arrive by helicopter, who shoot with a Fabbri Titanium gun and wear £350 alpaca socks. But if you really want to impress…