Author: Mr Not Delia
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Mr Not Delia tries the new bread machine
Mr Not Delia gets his hands on ND’s latest bit of kitchen kit – with rather odd-looking results
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When is a pub not a pub?
Are Britain’s pubs really closing at breakneck speed? The BBC suggest it’s all a matter of definitions.
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A bouquet of rosés
We’ve been enjoying a few brunches at one of the local upmarket restaurants over the last few months, and one of our favourite features is the wine buffet – three whites, three reds, a fizz, and a rosé. On a couple of occasions we’ve tried a blind tasting of the reds or the whites to…
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What makes the ideal pub?
Mr Not Delia asks the pub-goer’s perennial question – and comes up with some answers of his own.
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Belgium’s Great Beers: Kriek
A uniquely Belgian beer that relies on a local variety of cherry and a wild yeast for its distinctive sharp taste.
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Raspbeeries!
Fruit and beer. For many people, the two concepts don’t belong together. For example, one of my ex-colleagues had a letter published in Viz which sneered at the whole concept of a “lager top” as being the Southern softy drink of shandy under a euphemistic name. Funny though the letter was, I don’t think he…