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, these diketopiperazines are thought to accentuate the taste and flavour of “umami-rich” foods. In case you haven’t caught the blurps, umami is a newly discovered fifth tasting sense beyond......

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 with yummy tapas (inspired by Fat Duck owner, Heston Blumenthal) at the Jerez Discovery Bar at Bishops Square near Spitalfields Market. If you’ve ever wondered which sherry goes best......

Dear Uncle Pepe, Thank you so much for sending your Gourmet Grazing Box! It arrived just in time for this past sunny weekend, resulting in a couple of brilliant picnics as well as a few notably yummy nibble sessions. In fact, there were so many goodies in the box that some morsels are still left to sift through. Among the contents of your package, the artisan-made chorizo was especially appreciated and was a superb......