Sicily - Italy's spicy secret

November 5, 2013

Josh delves into the spicy history behind some popular dishes of the Island of Sicily ...

Josh

Paprika in Hungary

October 8, 2013

If it wasn't for 'vanilla' being the adjective for all things bland and boring, then for many people 'paprika' might mean the same. Compared to...

James

Amsterdam, Hoorn & the Dutch East India Company

July 8, 2013

During the 17th century, international trade dominated Dutch life (nearly 1 million people in total sailed on the Dutch East Indies fleet - more than...

James

Berlin

May 24, 2013

Berlin is not the first place I think of when going on a culinary world tour (particularly not a spicy one!). ...

James

Espelette and its special Pepper

November 11, 2012

Espelette is a small village in the Basque region of south west France, near the Pyrenees. To be honest, the area doesn't look particularly promising...

James

London & the East India Company

September 2, 2012

Watching the London Olympics recently, it occurred to me that despite all the amazing performances of Jess, Mo, Chris etc etc.....etc, maybe the biggest star...

James