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Food and Drink: Tipples for St Patrick’s Day Mar 12 2010

Sam Wylie-Harris raises her glass to the week’s best buysRead

Wine column: drinks ideas for Mother’s Day Mar 05 2010

Sam Wylie-Harris raises her glass to the week’s best buysRead

Drink: Trophy wines suited for the red carpet Feb 26 2010

AND the nominees for the best gamay are... with all eyes on Hollywood for the 82nd Academy Awards on March 7, deciding which wine to sip while watching the stars descend on the red carpet is a bit like stepping into a sommelier’s private cellar.Read

Food: A tasty treat from Bill Granger Down Under Feb 26 2010

THIS week Eric Paxman from Bradley’s Restaurant in Huddersfield shares with us a recipe he was taught Down Under.Read

From Gordon Ramsay's F Word to his mum's cooking: Discovery Bay's Barrington Douglas talks about how he got passionate about food Feb 24 2010

WITH a family of five hungry boys to feed it’s probably just as well that Jamaican-born Valda Douglas always enjoyed cooking.Read

Wine column: A glass goes a long way to helping Fairtrade farmers Feb 19 2010

Fairhills fans can now pick up a bottle of two new fab wines in their local Morrisons. Exclusive to the supermarket, Fairhills Sauvignon Blanc (£5.99) and Fairhills Shiraz Merlot (£5.99) are quality fruity whites and reds from the South African producer that have been specially created for Morrisons in the UK. The world’s biggest Fairtrade brand, Fairhills, is investing over £350,000 in projects across their own country, Argentina and Chile, with 5p from every glass going to helping people in community Fairtrade projects.Read

Stephen Jackson: 40 not out – A Harry Potter feast for my birthday Feb 12 2010

I’M back from a rather lavish weekend in London, celebrating my 40th birthday with friends and family.Read

Drink: Unleash the tiger! Feb 12 2010

IT’S one of the mysteries of the Orient – why does the Chinese New Year never fall on a specific date?Read

Drink: Flirt with pink on Valentine’s Day Feb 05 2010

By Sam Wylie-HarrisRead

Don't cook up a storm on Valentine's Day Feb 03 2010

ROMANTICALLY-themed restaurant menus, over-priced red roses and a room filled with cooing couples can drain the romance out of any Valentine’s Day dinner.Read

Drink: This weeks best buys Jan 22 2010

Fancy a drink? Sam Wylie-Harris raises her glass to the week’s best buysRead

Chef John Pierce cooks up a guilt-free dining experience Jan 14 2010

IT’S ONE of life’s ironies, but the very people who ought to be able to cook themselves a healthy meal – chefs – are often the last to have a balanced diet.Read

Restaurant review: Quirky Corner in Meltham Jan 01 2010

IT looks like the middle of Meltham is going to find itself on the foodie map before long.Read

Drink to Auld Lang Syne with our wine column Jan 01 2010

OVERFLOWING with high expectations, New Year always gets top billing on the festive world stage – the star performer after the penultimate party plonk of Christmas.Read

Drink: Time for a lucky dip Dec 18 2009

Sam Wylie-Harris raises her glass to the week’s best buysRead

Drink: Forever blowing bubbles Dec 09 2009

CRYSTAL flutes and ’Jingle Bells’ at the ready, ’tis the season to show your best party face, break out the bubbly and put the fizz into festive!Read

Family fare as it used to be - in the 1970s Dec 09 2009

British cooking has come a long way since the 1970s, when quiche was considered quite daring and every restaurant menu boasted prawn cocktail and Black Forest gateau. Evidence of just how far modern cuisine has evolved was uncovered by Examiner reader Liz Balderstone when clearing out her kitchen. Hilarie Stelfox takes a look at how families fared around the dining table in 1971Read

Recipe: Eric Paxman’s prune and sage stuffing and wild berry trifle Dec 04 2009

WITH the festive season careering fast towards us, spare a thought for restaurant owners and their staff who will have been creating and serving countless Christmas dinners before settling down to enjoy their own special feast.Read

Drink column: Festive cheers Dec 04 2009

Fancy a drink? Sam Wylie-Harris raises her glass to this week's best buys.Read

Restaurant review: Canton Chef Dec 04 2009

IT’S clear owner Roy Lau has intense pride in his restaurant – it's there in his body language as well as his words.Read

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