Blackaddie Country House Hotel
One of the top Scottish country house hotels is the historic and romantic Blackaddie Country House Hotel in Dumfries and Galloway, with one of the best restaurants in Dumfriesshire.
Food and Drink
No Break in the Champagne
Visiting Reims in the Champagne region of France on a weekend champagne break.
Sherry’s Golden Triangle
The Travel Pages visits the Golden Triangle of sherry in Andalucia, southern Spain, visiting sherry bodegas in Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa Mariá and Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
Visiting Lyon
Lyon’s delights include the Musee des Beaux-Arts, the chocolate-maker Bernachon, bouchons, and the Croix-Rousse silk weaver district.
Eberbach Abbey Wine Tour
The Travel Pages takes a wine tour at Eberbach Abbey in the Rheingau wine region of Germany, near Frankfurt, with tastings in the monastery’s historic rooms.
How to Drink Your Bread
Donna Dailey visits the Brussels Beer Project and meets the innovative brewers who are taking Belgian craft beer into the 21st century.
From Water to Wine in Wiesbaden
Donna Dailey visits the German spa town near Frankfurt, tastes the healing spa waters and discovers some local wine too.
Pairing Whisky with Bacon
Pairing Whisky with a Bacon Roll is the kind of fun whisky thing you do at the Speyside Whisky Festival, and Mike Gerrard was there.
Belgian Chocolate-Making
Donna Dailey takes a chocolate-making lesson in Ghent in Belgium
The Oyster Man of Loch Fyne
Mike Gerrard meets the man in charge of growing every Loch Fyne oyster you’ve ever eaten… and mailing them round the world!
Best Restaurants in Northern Ireland
With a wealth of superb natural produce on their doorstep and a wave of artisan producers supplying everything from handmade butter and oils to goat kid meat, creative chefs are making Northern Ireland the UK’s hottest foodie destination.
The Best Wine Cellar in Paris
Mike Gerrard meets David Ridgway, the Englishman in charge of the best wine cellar in Paris – in fact the best cellar of French wine in the world – at the Tour d’Argent restaurant.
Lyon Bouchons
Lyon has a unique kind of eating place known as a bouchon. They’re known for serving inexpensive, traditional cooking in a convivial atmosphere.
Learn to Blend Your Own Whisky
Mike Gerrard learns the skills of the whisky blender at the Cardhu Distillery on Speyside
The Lyon King of Chocolate
Mike Gerrard visits the king of chocolate, Bernachon in Lyon, France
Speyside Whisky Festival
Donna Dailey admits she’s not much of a whisky drinker, so why is she going to the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival in Scotland?
Bitter and Twisted in Arizona
Mike Gerrard investigates the cocktail scene in Phoenix, Arizona, and visits two of the best cocktail bars in the city
The Perfect Paella
Donna Dailey visits Valencia in Spain in a search for the perfect paella.
