SEE! EUROPE - RETOUR À PARIS

MEMORIES & MEANDERINGS 
Part Three with Leslie Back

We were in Paris. This city that draws us back again and again. How we love it and how very quickly it envelops us in its magic. 

SEE! LET THE WORLD BE YOUR OYSTER

By Leslie Back

"Only another oyster would find an oyster beautiful," wrote Dr R. Hedeen in his definitive book on oysters. But to the true aficionado oysters are a thing of beauty. Savour the sheer delight of a succulent oyster feeling it slip, like silk, down your throat - bliss! 

‘OH TO BE IN ENGLAND’  Part One 

By Leslie Back

"We adore England, says Leslie Back reminiscing."The elegance and eccentricity of the English, their wit and their whimsy. We were overjoyed to be back in this ‘green and pleasant land’." 

‘OH TO BE IN ENGLAND!’  Part Two

By Leslie Back

Blenheim Palace is the home of the Dukes of Marlborough and the birthplace of Winston Churchill, 30 November 1874. The great country houses of England were such ‘power houses’ of the British Empire. We love the history!

CHEESE TO CHERISH

With Leslie Back

The allure of cheese knows no boundaries. Whether dense, robust, strong and down to earth, creamy, delicate as a breeze, richly delicious or patrician and elegant. Cheese is a heavenly food to be cosseted, debated and deeply appreciated for the marvel it is and the intense pleasure it gives.

VIENNA - PART ONE

By Leslie Back

Leslie Back guides Showcook through this fabulous city of music where even the horses dance. "Vienna for three whole days, so much to do in so short a time. Where to begin?"  

Food Research THE LURE OF BALSAMIC VINEGAR

By Leslie Back

Passionate opinions abound and there are a wide and bewildering range of prices and qualities. Sadly too, there are some balsamic vinegars that do not live up to their name. 

ON THE MOVE - INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL UP DATE

By Leslie Back

Airtravel today operates in an era of heightened security. Leslie Back gives us the dos and don’ts of what you need to know about carry-on and check-in luggage.

ETIQUETTE RuLeS

With Leslie Back 

How to behave when you mean business!

CHOCOLATE

With Leslie Back

"It flatters you for a while, it warms you for an instant; then it kindles a mortal fever in you," says Madame de Sévigné, the famous 17th-century letter writer. Chocolate was the rage and today remains as alluring as ever. Leslie Back gives us the scoop!