Archive - Eat This, Drink That, Live Well

The Friday 5 #144

A brilliant English chardonnay discovery, a drinkable alcohol-free rosé (hurray!) and why a potato sandwich is a great idea

11 hrs ago •

Summery spaghetti with fresh tomatoes, goats cheese and dill

Just because it's summer doesn't mean you have to give up on pasta

Jun 25 •

The Friday 5 #143

Best buys from the Co-op, why snacks are the new starters and why you need to scorch a peach

Jun 20 •

The well-loved cookbook challenge #11

Soft fruits, summer puddings and thoughts on pavlovas

Jun 18 •

The Friday 5 #142

Whisky and malbec bargains, this month's book giveaway and two hot new restaurant openings

Jun 13 •

Smoked trout, avocado and asparagus salad

An easy, delicious summer salad for 1

Jun 10 •

The Friday 5 #141 Paris in 24 hours

The Hockney, the hotel, the lunch, the dinner and why you need to rediscover Notre Dame.

Jun 6 •

The joy of a glass of bubbly

But - whisper it - it doesn’t have to be champagne . . . (Here's my pick of the ones that aren't!)

Jun 2 •

May 2025

The Friday 5 #140

8 great wine buys under £10 from Sainsbury’s, my favourite fish restaurants + how to make a cut price alcohol-free G & T

May 30 •

Why are restaurants suddenly so expensive?

And what can we - and they - do about it ...

May 29 •

Postcard from Berlin

Street art, street food and well, just street . . .

May 22 •

The Friday 5 #139

What to buy from Majestic, my new winelist, dips and dunking and news of the next tastings.

May 16 •

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