Simon Hopkinson does not like chestnuts. He avoids honey, and his views on New Zealand’s green-lipped mussels are clear, if harsh: “they are as tasteless as they are unwelcome,” he w… more →
Epicurienneepicurienne wrote 3 months ago: Simon Hopkinson does not like chestnuts. He avoids honey, and his views on New Zealand’s green … more →
epicurienne wrote 7 months ago: It’s always a relief to me when Christmas is over. Following all the over-eating, excitable families … more →
epicurienne wrote 11 months ago: Some while back, My Friend, The Planet (otherwise known as Planet Ross) sent me his blue monkey. He … more →
epicurienne wrote 1 year ago: It isn’t often that I find a book that makes me want to read it twice in three months, but I s … more →
epicurienne wrote 1 year ago: This is for the people I know who’ve lost close ones in recent weeks, and for all those who kn … more →
epicurienne wrote 1 year ago: ‘The project officially launched in August of 2000, with the release of the first 100 journals … more →
epicurienne wrote 1 year ago: This is one of the most unusual travel books I’ve ever come across, written by a Canadian teac … more →
epicurienne wrote 1 year ago: Having thoroughly enjoyed Extremely Pale Rosé by Jamie Ivey, I was thrilled to find a sequel to quen … more →
epicurienne wrote 1 year ago: Anyone who reads travel literature as often as I do will know that there aren’t that many book … more →
epicurienne wrote 1 year ago: Having been a fan of blog-star, Petite Anglaise, since I first stumbled across the link to her blog … more →
epicurienne wrote 1 year ago: A Year in the Merde, Stephen Clarke This tongue-in-cheek account of the life of an English marketing … more →