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Feature: Britain’s Top Twenty (20) Restaurants (2012)

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This is partly by way of an update to an article from mid-2008 which reviewed the top 10 restaurants in Britain: the Britain extract from the San Pellegrino World's 50 ...

fine dining guide: All-In-One Google Map

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This is a google map customized to incorporate fine-dining-guide articles.  Zoom in/out/around and click on the blue markers to read more about the site's content and activity.   View fine dining guide ...

Waterside Inn, 25 Years Michelin Three Star Celebration

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December 10th 2011 - Just seen this video clip uploaded by the Waterside Inn this year (2011) to You Tube.  fine-dining-guide had the pleasure of attending on the night in ...

Interview: Thierry Tomasin, Angelus (Sept 2011)

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Thierry Tomasin is the owner and restaurant director of Angelus. With a long and distinguished career, having served as both restaurant manager (Aubergine) and Head Sommelier (Le Gavroche), Thierry shared ...

Interview: Joss Fowler, Berry Bros. (February 2011)

Berry Bros & Rudd Wine Investment Specialist: Joss Fowler
WC Fields once famously said 'who took the cork out of my lunch?' Indeed wine has proven an enduring pleasure for drinking with or without food. It certainly plays a ...

Interview: Derek Bulmer, (January 2011)

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Derek Bulmer has thirty plus years of experience at the world-renowned Michelin Guides. Having just retired after thirteen years as editor of the Great Britain and Ireland Guide, Mr Bulmer ...

The 1855 Bordeaux Classifications of Wines

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  The 1855 Expositon Universelle de Paris provided the opportunity to France to display her best to the world. To promote wine, Napoléon III requested a classification of the top wines ...

40 Perils of Fine Dining – For Restaurants

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The Grumbles - The 40 Perils And these are things that we as diners are all guilty of from time to time. Will hopefully entertain a little For Customers For Restaurants   1) Arrive ...

40 Perils of Fine Dining – For Customers

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The Grumbles - The 40 Perils So what do certain fine dining establishments do that make us seethe; the things about which we feel they should know better and equally what ...

Champagne, Bordeaux and Burgundy Wine Vintage Charts

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Vintage charts for wine can be an emotive subject. They are intended to provide guidance to the consumer on the general quality level of wines for a given year and ...

Interview: Marlon Abela (MARC) May 2010

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According to the Marlon Abela Restaurant Corporation (MARC) website www.marcrestaurants.com "the complete MARC portfolio will include fine dining, casual dining, suburban chic, retail boutiques, fine wines and management services" With a ...

Le Manoir Cookery School Review, January 2010

The Cookery School Class at Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons (January 2010)
My sauce for a main course of confit guinea fowl legs lacks depth and flavour. Not that my tactful instructor uses such explicit comments, but the message is clear! Impatience ...