By Robert Giorgione on May 18, 2013
There is no denying that eating raw oysters is a uniquely invigorating experience. No other food conjures up as strong a taste sensation as a bracing salty oyster: the essence of the sea in edible form. While the oyster connoisseur may claim that cooking an oyster is blasphemy (preferring to eat them raw with nothing [...]
Posted in Featured, Food and Wine Matching, Sommelier Stories, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Beer, Book, Borough Market, Champagne, Cider, eBook, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Oysters, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sauvignon Blanc, Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, wine blogs, Wine Reviews |
By Robert Giorgione on March 6, 2013
Bedales is one of the ‘originals’ at Borough Market. Essentially, it is a wine bar with old-fashioned values and genuine hospitality with a quirky, contemporary twist. Recently, I had a quick chinwag with Bedales’ wine guru, Arnaud Compas, in order to fully understand their ethos and for him to introduce to me their recent re-vamp. [...]
Posted in Interviews, Restaurant Reviews, Sommelier Stories, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Arnaud Compas, Bedales, Book, Borough Market, BYO, corkage, eBook, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Interviews, Restaurant Reviews, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, wine bar, wine blogs, wine retail, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting |
By Robert Giorgione on March 5, 2013
As per usual, during the first week of each month I like to post an article called “An interview with…”. This may be in the form of a Q & A or a video interview, where my monthly focus can share his/her knowledge and experiences to a wider audience. Well my readers and followers, here it [...]
Posted in Interviews, Product Reviews, Sommelier Stories, Videos | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Borough Cheese Company, Borough Market, Cheese, Comte, Dominic Coyte, eBook, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Interviews, Neal's Yard Dairy, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Videos, wine blogs, You Tube |
By Robert Giorgione on February 12, 2013
Cheese can be a very challenging ingredient to match wines – even for a well-seasoned sommelier. Staple classics that have been embedded into our gastronomic heritage such as a mature Stilton and Vintage Port are great marriages of tastes and flavours. But why do these combinations work? Before choosing a wine to match with cheese, [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Interviews, Product Reviews, Sommelier Stories, Videos | Tagged Alsace, An Epicurean Odyssey, Austrian Wine, Belper Knolle, Book, Borough Market, Cheese, eBook, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Gruner Veltliner, Interviews, Jubilee Market, Jumi, Pinot Gris, riesling, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Three Crowns Square, Videos, wine blogs, You Tube |
By Robert Giorgione on December 22, 2012
So, it’s taken me around six years, but finally it gives me great pleasure to announce the title of my second book – “An Epicurean Odyssey: Sommelier Stories”. Rest assured this ground-breaking book will really titilate your taste buds and quench your thirst for knowledge of the goings-on in the restaurant world! Essentially, “An Epicurean Odyssey” is [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Food and Wine Matching, Interviews, Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, Sommelier Stories, Tasting Notes, Videos, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Books For Cooks, Borough Market, Chef, Court of Master Sommeliers, eBook, Fifth Floor, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Interviews, Kitchen Confidential, La Tante Claire, Les Caves de Pyrene, Lulu.com, Marylebone, Orrery, recipe, Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, Robert Giorgione, Roberto della Pietra, Roving Sommelier, social media, Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Tasting Notes, Thierry Tomasin, Videos, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wine tasting, You Tube |
By Robert Giorgione on November 17, 2012
Food and wine matching from the Roving Sommelier. This is a delicious recipe from Luke Mackay, who is a chef and food blogger. Luke has his own business and also hosts regular cooking demonstrations and masterclasses at Borough Market. I love venison and Luke very kindly gave me this recipe. I hope you enjoy it [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Recipes, Sommelier Stories, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Borough Market, Central Otago, Chef, Demonstration Kitchen, eBook, Firesteed, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Howard Rossbach, Judge Rock, Luke MacKay, New Zealand, Oregon, Paul Jacobson, Pinot Noir, recipe, Recipes, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Venison, Willamette Valley, wine blogs, Wine Reviews |
By Robert Giorgione on October 30, 2012
Cheese can be a very challenging ingredient to match wines – even for a well-seasoned sommelier. Staple classics that have been embedded into our gastronomic heritage such as a mature Stilton and Vintage Port are great marriages of tastes and flavours. But why do these combinations work? Before choosing a wine to match with cheese, it would [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Sommelier Stories, Tasting Notes, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Ardrahan, Artisan beers, Bedales, Beer, Belper Knolle, Book, Borough Cheese, Borough Market, Borough Wines, Brindisa, Cartwright Brothers, Cheese, Cheesemongers, eBook, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Isle of Mull Cheddar, Jumi, Madeira, Neal's Yard Dairy, Port, Reina Santa, Robert Giorgione, Roussillon, Roving Sommelier, sherry, Sommelier Stories, Stichelton, Une Normande a Londres, Utobeer, Vacherin, wine blogs, Wine Reviews |
By Robert Giorgione on October 29, 2012
During the Christmas season, part and parcel of our traditional festive cheer is to have a seemingly endless supply of booze close to hand. It’s time to call upon your stash of sweet wines, stickies and digestifs, that you’ve been hoarding or have been lurking at the back of your cupboard for years, as neighbours [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Sommelier Stories, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Bedales, Book, Borough Market, Borough Wines, Cartwright Brothers, Cheese, Chocolate, Dessert Wines, Digestifs, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Fruit brandies, Madeira, Mulled wine, New Forest Cider Ltd, Pedro Ximenez, Ports, Pudding Wines, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Rubis, sherry, Sommelier Stories, Stickies, Sweet Wines, Tokaji, wine blogs, Wine Pantry, Wine Reviews |
By Robert Giorgione on August 14, 2012
Surely anything that has been lovingly produced in the Herefordshire village of Much Miracle for over 130 years must be good for you, right? Throughout this time, the family-owned Westons Cider Company has been producing traditional ciders in the old-fashioned way and has never wavered in their commitment. Their range of cider and Perry are [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Sommelier Stories | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Borough Market, Bristol, Cheese, Cider, eBook, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Kingston Black, Koppaberg, Monteiths, New Forest Cider Ltd, Perry, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Stinking Bishop, Utobeer, West Country, Westons, wine blogs, Wright Brothers Oysters |
By Robert Giorgione on August 13, 2012
Ever since 1996, which is when I came to London, I’ve always lived “South of the River“. The transformation and development of this part of the city has been incredible. In particular, the areas around London Bridge, Borough Market, Southwark and its environs have seen a rapid and vibrant growth. For instance, Bermondsey - once-considered a rough, [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Restaurant Reviews, Sommelier Stories | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Bermondsey, Bermondsey Street, Book, Borough Market, Brindisa, Chef, eBook, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Herve Durochat, Jose Pizarro, Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, sherry, Sommelier Stories, Spain, Spanish produce, tapas, wine blogs, Wine Reviews, Wines from Spain |
By Robert Giorgione on August 8, 2012
Food and wine matching from the Roving Sommelier. This is a quick and simple recipe from my own repertoire, which I love preparing from time to time, especially in warm weather. It takes no more than 30 minutes to prepare this ‘classic’ gazpacho and it makes for a tasty, refreshing soup for a lunchtime snack or appetiser. Normally, [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Recipes, Sommelier Stories, Wine Reviews | Tagged Amontillado, An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Borough Market, Brindisa, eBook, Fino, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Gazpacho, Gonzalez Byass, Jerez, recipe, Recipes, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, sherry, Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Spanish produce, Spanish Wine, Tio Pepe, Tio Pepe "En Rama", wine blogs, Wine Reviews |
By Robert Giorgione on July 31, 2012
Food and wine matching from the Roving Sommelier. This is a quick and simple recipe from my own repertoire, which I love cooking from time to time. It takes no more than 15 minutes to prepare and cook this straightforward dish and it makes for a tasty snack or a stand-alone tapas course as apart of a [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Recipes, Sommelier Stories, Wine Reviews | Tagged An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Borough Market, Brindisa, Chorizo, eBook, Food and wine matching, food blogs, Lopez de Heredia, recipe, Recipes, Rioja, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Scallops, Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Spain, Spanish produce, Spanish Wine, Vina Gravonia, Vina Tondonia, Viura, wine blogs, Wine Reviews |
By Robert Giorgione on June 25, 2012
Wouldn’t it be just great if we actually got some decent weather this summer? It’s normally the time to kick back, relax and enjoy good times and refreshment is also near the top of my list of priorities. Countries with warmer climates do refreshing drinks much better than us. Yes, we can enjoy a quintessentially [...]
Posted in Food and Wine Matching, Recipes, Sommelier Stories, Wine Reviews | Tagged Agua Fresca, An Epicurean Odyssey, Book, Borough Market, Chegworth Valley, Cool Chile Company, Flor de Jamaica, Food and wine matching, food blogs, fruit, greengrocers, herbs, Hibiscus Flowers, Horchata, Lyme Bay Winery, New Forest Cider Ltd, Recipes, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, soft drinks, Sommelier Stories, summer fruits, Taste of Grenada, Turnips, vegetables, wheatgrass, wine blogs, Wine Reviews |
By Robert Giorgione on May 25, 2012
I’m actually celebrating my birthday today – so happy birthday to me! How will I be celebrating I’m sure you’re dying to know? Well, first up I need to have my caffeine fix. My drug of choice (apart from theobroma cacoa) is a good cup of coffee and the ‘flat white’ is definitely my favourite. [...]
Posted in Sommelier Stories | Tagged Allpress, An Epicurean Odyssey, Anna Hansen, Australia, Bar Italia, Barista, Block Arcade, Book, Borough Market, Caravan Coffee Roasters, Cawardines, Coffee, Coffee Culture, eBook, Flat White, food blogs, Kopapa, Maltby Street, Melanie Ellis, Melbourne, Miles Kirby, Monmouth Coffee, New Zealand, Nude Espresso, Peter Gordon, Pomeroys, Providores Restaurant, Robert Giorgione, Roving Sommelier, Sommelier Stories, Square Mile Coffee Roasters, Starbucks, The Modern Pantry, Whittards, wine blogs |
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