Eat This, Drink That, Live Well

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The Friday 5 #112

The Friday 5 #112

The pick of the new releases at Aldi, this month’s cookbook giveaway and the best dish I ate in Sicily - and it’s super-easy too

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Come September there's always a back to school feeling for us wine writers.

After a two and a half month hiatus when there are no tastings to speak of there are suddenly two or three a day and despite ‘retiring’ from the Guardian I’m going to them when I can. 

This week kicked off with Aldi which is always a bit of a mixed bag but here are the bottles I reckon you should buy that should be on the shelves now.

Also in today’s Friday 5:

  • The best dish I ate in Sicily - and it’s super-easy too

  • A genius of a salad I came across in London - also simple to recreate at home

  • This month’s cookbook giveaway - Romy Gill’s glorious new book on home-style Indian cooking, Romy Gill’s India

  • and a couple of bottles from our Sicilian wine tasting this week plus one of the best sub £10 reds I’ve tasted all year

Let’s crack on with it …

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