and you hardly read about Deanston back in the day, so I didn’t bother even to buy it and others didn’t bring it to tastings I attended. So it flew a long time under everybody’s
So ubiquitous is chocolate today thatit’s easy to forget its origins as theelixir of the gods. First conceived in Mesoamerica — where cacao grows natively — as a bitter beverage, European colonisers mixed cane sugar and spices into the dark liquid, remaking it as sweet chocolate in the 1...
240 eaux-de-vie have been used in its composition, which have been aged for up to 20 years. Despite a tart citrus nose, Accord Royal delivers butterscotch and warm spices on the palate, which reveals light tannins and gourmand chocolate. Its medium to long finish offers hazelnuts and vanilla...
1/2 cup whole hazelnuts 1 cup fresh parsley (chopped) 1 egg 3 Tbsps panko crumbs 3 Tbsps sour cherry preserves 1 tsp salt 2 Tbsps duck fat 2 Tbsps cognac (or other brandy) Instructions Preheat oven to 400ºF/205ºC. Separate skin from the duck breasts. Lay the skins along the...
On the side we had tenderstem broccoli with hazelnuts and garlic, and “The Perfect 12” chips: golden and crisp, fluffy inside. We had the “Pink Lady Apple” for dessert; an elevated apple pie. Fine crisp filo pastry sandwiched smooth crème patisserie and cooked apple, topped with ...
Fiano: the suave elder brother and my favourite (obviously). It’s less aromatic and more full bodied, but produces complex, mineral wines which are reminiscent of pears and hazelnuts with a touch of honeysuckle – yum! Of the other wines from volcanic regions in Italy I tasted this week,...
pepper and the venison also had a dollop of very tasty sauce (unknown as it was a special). The pigeon salad came with radicchio, pomegranate, hazelnuts and looked substantial as did the spaghetti. But it was empty plates all round and our photos show that we were very keen to get ...
The bi-color gianduja-chocolate croissant ($5.35) is a looker with delicate thin piped stripes all over the top. It’s filled with delicious house-made Nutella made with Valrhona chocolate and hazelnuts. Golden mahogany canneles. The canneles ($3.50) have an almost honey-like flavor to them....