Food & Drink
Local heroes
Jim Harbridge of Herbies Health Store talks about their increasing range of local products ‘Although we stock a large selection… Read more »
Passion for Greece
Words by Daniel Nowland I’m writing this feature at a time when some little teasers of spring are in the… Read more »
Christmas Party Food!
Words: Daniel Nowland For me, like many others, the highlight of Christmas and New Year is largely about the… Read more »
Herbies top tips for cutting food costs
As food prices rise, the natural inclination is to seek out the supermarkets for cut price deals. But there is… Read more »
Praise Be For Pasta
Words: Daniel NowlandRight now we are being overwhelmed with the “rising cost of living”. This is likely to affect all… Read more »
My favourite summer lunch
Words: Daniel Nowland I’m sat writing this article on the beach at Eastney in the sunshine, thinking to myself how… Read more »
Recipes from paradise
Brought up in Sardinia, now living in Southsea and working as a banker in London, Stefano De Luca has created… Read more »
Say Cheese
Words: Daniel Nowland At this time of year I did presume I would write all about super healthy plant based… Read more »
Isle of Wight Doughnuts – A Forgotten Local Speciality
A recipe from James Rayner’s book ‘Historic Isle of Wight Food’, available from Wightlink Ferry terminals and retailers on the… Read more »
Stress Free Christmas Entertaining
Words: Daniel Nowland Obviously, it being December, I feel compelled to talk about Christmas dinners! Personally, it’s one of my… Read more »
Autumnal Pleasures
Words: Daniel Nowland The changing of the season is always a fun time for those who love to cook…. Read more »
Food For Thought
We all know wine and food go well together, but…watch out wine, there’s a new pairing on the block. It’s… Read more »
Root for Vegetables with a Ribollitta Stew and an Umami Twist
Plant-based seasoning brand, Yondu, has been taking inspiration from the hills of Northern Italy with their take on a rustic… Read more »
Buying Local Food
Shopping locally and buying British are things most people know in the back of their mind as “good to… Read more »
Shant on
I’m writing this after my first beer inside a pub. It was glorious. I think we’ve all made the best… Read more »
My Kind of BBQ
Words: Daniel Nowland, Photos: Charlotte Griffiths Fingers crossed that as we move into June and July, we can start enjoying… Read more »
Springtime Picnics
By Daniel Nowland I think we are all quietly optimistic that a lifting of restrictions on our social lives will… Read more »
Southsea Baked
My partner came home from work one morning, telling me all the flights were being cancelled and the airport was… Read more »
Low Cost Cooking
Regardless of how ‘small’ Christmas may have been, it can still be a time when we spend more money than… Read more »
Red Velvet Martini
Red Velvet Martini Makes 1 Inspired by the famous red velvet cake, this striking ruby red cocktail is flavoured with… Read more »
Crimbo Wino: How To Drink Well!
Southsea Wine Siren aka The Grape Slayer Right, who’s thirsty?! Given the predilection for over-indulgence that xmas inevitably brings,… Read more »
Festive Feasting
by Daniel Nowland Let’s face it, Christmas is going to be odd this year. It’s too early to know… Read more »
Cooking Through Covid
The ‘C’ word has rocked our world this year, from how we socialise, to what we’re eating. The panic buying… Read more »
Smoking Gun Sausages Recipe
by Elly Mitchell Once upon a time the term ‘voyage’ was used to describe a long journey, often involving perilous… Read more »
New Year, New Food
Ten mouth-watering eateries around Southsea to help you kick-start 2020 in style. By Elly Mitchell Whilst the majority of the… Read more »
Mates before Dates
The perfect match for your anti-Valentine’s weekend by Elly Mitchell It’s that time of year again; supermarket shelves are adorned… Read more »
Mulled Wine recipe – Brasserie Blanc
Nothing gets us in the mood for Christmas quite like the smell of warm mulled wine. So, to kick start… Read more »
Trifle Serve Recipe – The Alchemist
Gunwharf Quays’ newest bar and restaurant, The Alchemist, will be serving up an exciting array of festive-themed tipples in addition… Read more »
Meat-free Mondays
Words by Sarah Nunn Ten years ago, Paul McCartney and his family launched a concept aimed to raise awareness of… Read more »
The Portsmouth Seafood Festival
The Portsmouth Seafood Festival The Portsmouth Seafood Festival, supported by Portsmouth Fish Market & Seafish returns to Gunwharf Quays this… Read more »
That’s the Spirit
Kate Thompson meets the team behind The Portsmouth Distillery Co. and visits their wonderful set-up based in perhaps the most… Read more »
BASIC CRêPES
Shrove Tuesday or pancake day is on 16th February this year. If your pancakes are less than perfect then try… Read more »
Pub Talk
University of Portsmouth student, Lottie Maguire takes a tour to review a few of the city’s pubs and bars … Read more »
Face to Face
Talking to people with passion for what they do. Jacob Leadley is an award winning winemaker for a new… Read more »
Black Chalk – A new English Sparkling Wine from Hampshire – Launches
Hampshire’s chalklands are the source for a new sparkling wine which has launched to critical acclaim. Black Chalk has been… Read more »
Foraging
Words by Tara Kent. Photos: Sarah Brown My son Alfie and I enjoy watching Masterchef together, and we loved the… Read more »
The New Wave
Written by Chris Horton Beer has of course suffered a long standing stereotype of being a ‘man’s drink’, though these days… Read more »
