The Friday 5 #45

A unique Indian restaurant, 6 super-cheap wine buys from Lidl, an Angela Hartnett cookbook giveaway and my delicious home-made rhubarb cordial

I had an interesting conversation the other day with a friend discussing how extraordinarily quickly time passes these days. He had a theory that that it happens more if you’re doing the same thing day after day than when you are doing something completely different. 

Don’t know what you think but I get that. My time in Brazil seem to pass quite slowly whereas the two weeks since I got back have simply whizzed by. And now it’s February 24th and nearly March … 

Part of me is relieved because it’s the start of the spring wine tasting circuit which means I’ll have new wines to write about and you’ll be pleased to know I’ve found you some great bargains from Lidl this week. 

Also what I ate at Asma Khan’s Darjeeling Express (above) which is back open in London, a book giveaway from another top woman chef Angela Hartnett and how to make a delicious homemade rhubarb cordial …