Frédéric Panaïotis has been the cellar master at Champagne Ruinart since 2007. He creates the blends, from the non vintages to the prestige cuvées, as well as travelling the globe meeting customers. Prior to this he spent more than 12 years with Champagne Veuve Clicquot.
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Thursday 10 May 2012
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On The Road: Cuba
Friday 04 May 2012
Had Rafael and Carmen Jiménez Fuentes lived 500 years ago right on the sands at Baracoa in eastern Cuba, Christopher Columbus may well have moved right in. When the "Great Admiral of the Ocean" sailed along the north-east coast of this Caribbean island in 1492 and Baracoa came into view, he wrote in his diary that Cuba was the most "enchantingly beautiful" land he had ever seen.
My Life In Food: Angela Malik
Friday 02 March 2012
After training at Leiths School of Food and Wine and gaining experience at Bibendum, Vong and with chef Tom Kime, Angela Malik established The Angela Malik School of Food and Wine, which is acclaimed for its Asian cookery courses. She is also a panellist on BBC Radio 4's Kitchen Cabinet.
The way we eat now: Victorian puddings return
Sunday 05 February 2012
Hard times have led to a surge in sales of traditional desserts such as spotted dick and Bakewell tart. Genevieve Roberts reports
Can a ready-made cocktail ever eclipse the real deal?
Friday 03 February 2012
A raft of new products claims to take the shakes and pains out of making cocktails. John Walsh puts the potent pretenders through their paces.
24-hour room service: Ana Mandara Hue, Vietnam
Saturday 14 January 2012
A vision of beauty on the coast of Vietnam
Food news & reviews: Macarons; truffle oil; moose steaks; Betty's Tea Rooms; Christmas-flavoured treats
Friday 18 November 2011
This week I've been eating... macarons
Treats, no tricks: Bill Granger's devilish Halloween recipes
Sunday 30 October 2011
Tomorrow night is Halloween, but there's still enough time to make your own sticky delights for the little monsters. Bill Granger is picking up ghoul vibrations
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