by Sheridan | Oct 9, 2015 | Journal
Wake Up, Australia! “I’m terribly afraid,” said Alice Waters, chef and owner of the legendary Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California. “I was very afraid of NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement signed by Canada, Mexico and the United States in 1994)....
by Sheridan | Oct 4, 2015 | Journal
Ever heard of pintxos…? It’s 9.30pm and we’ve just arrived at La Cuchara de San Telmo, a pintxos bar in the old town (Parte Vieja) of San Sebastian, northern Spain. Having wound our way through the labyrinth of narrow streets and packed bars in drizzling rain,...
by Sheridan | Sep 27, 2015 | Journal
Following your nose around Florence “What is Italy?” my four year-old grand-daughter asked as I held her close and told her I was off to Italy for the year. How do you answer a question like that? That was back in Sydney, Australia, in February. But it wasn’t until...
by Sheridan | Sep 6, 2015 | Journal
Up With The Gods in Agerola High above the hairpin twists and curves of the glorious Amalfi Coast, south of Napoli, lies the wide green plateau of Agerola. Surrounded by the Monti Lattari (Lattari Mountains), it’s nicknamed Little Switzerland because of its fresh...
by Sheridan | Aug 26, 2015 | Journal
A Walk on the Wild Side in Lesvos I wonder what the twisted, gnarled old olive trees on the island of Lesvos in north-west Greece would tell us if they could speak. Many of them are centuries old and grow in ancient groves in deep, undisturbed soil. They yield...
by Sheridan | Aug 16, 2015 | Journal
Lesvos: the green island of the Aegean At Soulatso Tavern in Skala Eressos on the south-west coast of Lesvos, Greece, the little dishes of mezethes arrive fast and furiously. It’s mid-afternoon, and most holidaymakers are only just making their way up from the beach...
