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Heston Blumenthal Gets his Scientific Drink on with Sherry!

By · September 30, 2008 · 14:19 · 0 Comments

Oh Sherry, there’s no reason to be all alone anymore! “Culinary alchemist” Heston Blumenthal (of Fat Duck fame), with scientist Professor Don Mottram of Reading University, has discovered a group of compounds known as diketopiperazines (try saying that drunk without offending someone) in Sherry. Apparently, …

Jerez (with its Lovely Sherry and Tapas!) via Spitalfields

By · August 13, 2008 · 17:02 · 0 Comments

Sherry. It’s not just for Nan at Christmas. It’s for anybody hankering some fine wine to go with the right tasty morsels. Today, tomorrow and Friday offer a superb opportunity to sample a few of Jerez’s best (thanks to the Sherry Institute of Spain) along …