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Meet Matt Francis, the 27-year-old who’s shaking up the bartending scene. He won the Stoli Cocktail Masters Competition last summer and recently took home the top prize in the Absolut Bermuda Best Bartender contest. His cocktail, The Absolut Certain...

I was taking my customary 5.30am walk to town and back this morning, and as it was particularly cold I got to thinking about the “warming” effect of a glass of port. Perhaps not as unusual a thought as you might think. As part of the process of mak...

There is nothing like being first. For instance, I am sure that Mr Bailey is pleased that he came up with the idea of mixing Irish whisky with rich cream, and the Santa Margherita folks appreciate being the first to make a clear “white” wine from a d...

Dear Sir, Please allow us to use your newspaper for this note of gratitude and appreciation to our community. A special thanks to the MarketPlace stores for the use of all their premises for the “Share The Christmas Spirit” Tag Day, which was held on...

Super Bowl Sundays in Bermuda have been a little ho-hum for Texan Dick Reno. He’s from Houston, where football fever is rampant. “Out there, the Super Bowl is a big event almost as big as Christmas to some people,” he said. “Out there, all the bars h...

You wake up early on Valentine’s Day to pour all your love into making your sweetie a delicious feast. Only problem is the pancakes are a little burnt, the fruit has turned soggy and your significant other isn’t looking too impressed. Enter Kamilah...

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet. I understand that Juliet was referring to the fact that the name of something does not actually change what it is. The name of one wine however has become synonymous...

“The destiny of a thousand generations is concentrated in each drop. If the cares of the world overwhelm you, only taste it pilgrim, and you will swear that heaven is on Earth.” — Pedro Antonio de Alarcon on sherry. Many of us probably do not have th...

I have a confession. I broke my dry January promise today. Not because of a celebration or a major disaster but because Belle spent her life savings on a dancing, musical elephant. We’d gone to Phoenix and despite being tempted by a series of cool ...

Chalsey Symonds started a baking business for fun — and then she lost her job. Fortunately for her, she had a hit on her hands: a line of boozy desserts that were definitely not children-friendly. Clients gobbled up her ginger snap cupcakes infused w...

Out of the thousands of properties in Bordeaux, I would have difficulty in naming one that produces a red wine that is not a blend of grape varieties — even their whites. Once you get past the celebrated 61 that made the great classification of 1855,...

Restaurant Weeks begins today. Forty-five restaurants are participating in the annual event, which is now in its fifth year. Bermuda-inspired dishes, mystery reviewers and the People’s Choice Award all add to the fun of the three-week dine-around. La...