-
Continue reading →: My Favourite Things – EnotecaIs there anything better than Italian food? Simple dishes and meals elevated by amazing quality ingredients, all with a long, romantic history of producers with their particular techniques handed down from generation to generation. We’ve had, and have, some fantastic Italian restaurants here in Jersey, from La Capannina with its…
-
Continue reading →: The Month in Wine – July“How many?!” “110.” “You tried 110 new wines last year” “Yes.” “That’s too many wines!” This is how this entirely hypothetical conversation went when I was not discussing how many new wines I tried in 2023. The point is, I try a lot of new wine, I sort the websites…
-
Continue reading →: Smash Wars!In the last month or so a new trend has swept the Island like a tsunami, forcing its inhabitants to each lunch out more for fear of missing out and being one step behind the cool kids. OK maybe just me but we def all ran to these places let’s…
-
Continue reading →: Sands – ReviewI’ve been meaning to get to Sands for a good few months now, the offer of tacos, cocktails and house made ginger beer seemed like a match made in heaven! But, given I live in Jersey, the 15minute drive from town had so far proven too much to overcome, “All…
-
Continue reading →: Should Have Been a Chef – A Tasting with Nigel Greening of Felton RoadWinemakers like to tell stories. Whether it’s about how they started in wine, celebrity run-ins, reeling off encyclopaedic knowledge of the weather in previous Summers or just waxing lyrical about their wines, it really seems like it’s a part of the job that they all love. Nigel Greening, vigneron and…
-
Continue reading →: Spice View – ReviewAs it’s the height of Summer, we recently decided to make the long journey to Gorey for dinner and enjoy the harbour and view. Thankfully it stopped raining long enough that we didn’t get wet waiting for the bus, and it even stayed clear enough for us to enjoy a…
-
Continue reading →: My Favourite Things – AwabiWhen I decided to write a series of articles about my favourite food-related things Jersey, there was really only one place to start… About 3 years ago, I heard about a new “pan-Asian” restaurant opening on Halkett Place. It was offering small plates, a concept still fresh to Jersey after…
-
Continue reading →: Fit to BurstSince my last article for LoveWine I’ve received lots of questions and requests for information from readers, such as “What are you talking about?” “Why would you drink that?” “Aren’t your family ashamed?” and of course the fan-favourite “How did you get behind the bar?” As such I decided to…
-
Continue reading →: Petchi ReviewI always thought that Number 10, opened by Chef Joe Baker on Bond Street in St Helier, was the only truly “challenging” restaurant in Jersey. I don’t mean that in the negative sense of the word, I love eating food that challenges my tastes, using ingredients that normally you’d think…
-
Continue reading →: Skin in the Game“What is that?!” my co-worker asks, pointing to my wine glass. “It’s orange wine” I reply, prepared with my practiced and oft repeated follow up “No, it’s not made from oranges, its white wine made like red wine. Normally white grapes are pressed, the skins removed and the juice fermented.…
Hello,
I’m Mike
I’m a fancy bitch, a bon vivant, a Food Wanker.
Ive spent the last few years going down a rabbit-hole of food and drink and I thought it might be fun to share some of my thoughts on being a foodie in Jersey.
The Food Wanker 