As many of you know, my second passion after fine wine is fine cooking. It’s even better when I can put the two together. Wine has long been a staple ingredient in many cuisines, and for good reason. The complex flavours and aromas of wine can enhance the taste of many dishes, from hearty stews…
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Pairing Wine with The Wog With The Grog
Let’s go into the weekend with another short lesson from this wog on two of my favourite subjects. Wine and cheese. Two of life’s greatest pleasures. When paired correctly they can create a delicious experience like no other. The key is to find flavours that complement and enhance, rather than overpower. One classic pairing is…
Gino D’Acampo tour – WIN tickets!
One of our favourite Italian chefs is heading to Australia! Gino D’Acampo, who is also an author of 15 books, and a fun personality in the UK with his cooking segments on ‘This Morning’ with Holly and Phillip going absolutely viral around the globe (and on all the social media platforms of ‘The Wog With The…
Italian Food + Wine Festival 2017: WIN tickets
We’re BACK! The Italian Wine + Food Festival is back for its FIFTH year and The Wog With The Grog -under the Euro Concepts banner – is also back, and also better than ever! This year it’s at the all new Sydney precinct at Barangaroo. After four successful years the festival has outgrown its space and now stationed at Barangaroo, at The Cutaway. It’s…
Halloween Cognac ‘Brain’: RECIPE
Are you into Halloween? You can’t deny it’s becoming bigger each year, and we are collectively (though not all of us) succumbing to the ‘Americanisation’ of the annual pagan festival. It’s also an EXCELLENT excuse to dress up… and make kooky, gooey, scary-style food. Like this delicacy we discovered on Kitch Me called the Raspberry Cream Cognac Jello…
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