Wine & Food Killers: Aguachile Two Ways and Quarticello Despina 2023
At its best, summer cooking requires almost no cooking at all. Deep into yet another heatwave, the only things worth eating right now are crisp, fresh, zesty or chilled. But...
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Wine & Food Killers: Aguachile Two Ways and Quarticello Despina 2023
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FUNDAMENTALS #87 — RedWillow Weightless Strata Session IPA
There is a tendency when a new hop variety becomes available commercially to present it to the drinker in its most extreme form; to express the characteristics of this particular...
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Wine & Food Killers: Brothy Braised Lamb Shanks and Noodles with Mas Foulaquier Les Indiennes 2018
When I started writing this column, the January blues were crashing into spiralling COVID-19 case numbers and deeper lockdowns, but I took hope from the fact that there is surely...
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Fundamentals #86 - Futtle Organic Saison with Hogweed Seeds
So aghast was Peter Gabriel – well known vocalist, and unlikely amateur botanist, in 70s beat combo Genesis – at the prevalence of Giant Hogweed in the United Kingdom, he...
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Our 2020 HB&B Big Beery Advent Calendar revealed
24. Anspach & Hobday The Pfeffernusse Stout A&H says: Based on the German Christmas biscuit of the same name, the Pfeffernüsse Stout brings together a rich, malty stout with the perfect...
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The Beer Lover's Table: Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies and St Bernardus Christmas Ale
There is no better December beer than St Bernardus Christmas Ale. Redolent of winter spices and dried fruit, this 10% quadrupel is well-suited to festive indulgence. It’s become such a...
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Fundamentals #85 — Utopian Brewing Černé Speciální Dark Lager
As soon as lockdown is over I’m booking tickets to Prague and spending a couple of days absorbing as much světlý ležák as the Czech capital will allow. I’m fortunate...
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Wine & Food Killers: Confit Salmon with Citrus Herb Salad and Camillo Donati Malvasia Secco Pet Nat 2018
This Thanksgiving, I roasted a chicken instead of a turkey. I reduced the myriad sides down to two dishes – crunchy, golden roast potatoes and green beans with shallots and...
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Fundamentals #84 — Ora Brewing Limoncello Lemon IPA
“What’s that?” My partner Dianne is slumped on the sofa after getting home from work, and I’m meandering through our living room, glass of beer in one hand, artfully decorated...
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Wine & Food Killers: Persian Fried Rice and Weingut Brand Wilder Satz 2019
I've been making a lot of fried rice during lockdown(s). I'm sure I'm not alone. It’s not just that fried rice is cheap, fast, flexible and made using basic pantry...
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Fundamentals #83 — Winkler Bräu Kupfer Spezial
I hate surprises. More succinctly, I hate being surprised. The nanoseconds of horror as your brain veers towards full panic while it quickly attempts to work out if these sudden,...
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The Beer Lover's Table: Spiced Sausage, Kale and Bean Soup with Klosterbräu Bamberg Rauchbier
In many ways, this month’s pairing is a neat bookend. This column began, five years ago today, with a pairing I still love: Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen and carne adovada, a...
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Fundmentals #82 – Burning Sky x Brasserie de la Senne New Alliance
I approach this beer with a deep sense of anticipation. And rightly so – it’s not often the giants of Sussex’s Burning Sky and the titans of Brussels’ Brasserie de...
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Our Christmas hours
Peckham: OUR COFFEE HATCH OPERATES FROM 8.30AM WEEKDAYS, 9AM WEEKENDS, UNTIL THE SHOP OPENS FOR BROWSING. WE REGRET THAT WE CANNOT SERVE ALCOHOL DURING THESE HOURS Wed 16th – 12pm-7pm...
