Category: Food & Drink

  • The Duchess of M

    The Duchess of M

    Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire At present, I’m sitting on the fast train out of Oxford Station heading for London’s Paddington Station. [Insiders tip: On the weekends you can buy a “Cheap Day Single” and upgrade to First Class for ₤5.] It’s late morning and after a lovely breakfast at the Randolph Hotel in Oxford where we’re…

  • A General Connection – General Sir Eyre Coote

    A General Connection – General Sir Eyre Coote

    Ye Olde Bell, Hurley, Berkshire I’m sitting here in the pub of The Old Bell, or in Old English, Ye Olde Bell, in Berkshire, just a short walk from the river Thames. Thinking back about all that we’ve seen in the last couple of days, it’s difficult to believe how much has been packed into these…