The Fogle’s got a new role as “Destination Expert” with Celebrity Cruises, creating a series of shore excursion programmes that I would have enjoyed more than nutmegging Gordon Banks or waiting in the Pompeii gift shop for the bus back to the boat.

Down by the river and and central as South-central gets, Poppy Laking goes to the movies but eats dinner instead. 

Alan Kingsbury finds that some of his favourite Pay’s d’Oc IGP wines are coming from organic producers.

Filippo Berio has launched a luxury, limited edition extra virgin olive oil produced from same estate where the man created his signature blend almost 150 years ago. Just 250 bottles of the’Founder’s Favourite’ Olio di Lucca have been produced globally. Using handpicked, specially selected Moraiolo, Leccino and Frantoio olives from Tenuta Maria Teresa in the hills above Lucca, home of Filippo Berio.

You may only share one bottle of Champagne on Valentine’s day so make sure it’s a good one. Our veteran ‘cork popper’ gets all misty eyed about his current favourites.

‘Dredging for scallops is like trying to pick up your wallet on the fast lane of the M25, in the fog.’ Nick Harman meets the Rye’scallopers’ just ahead of Scallop Week

After 32 years working in kitchens outside Yorkshire and often on the continent, chef Stephen Bulmer returned to his roots a year ago, taking over Swinton Park’s cookery school from the imposing Rosemary Shrager…

When I watched the lovely Mrs G bubble chapattis on the flame or whip up an Indian snack, I had no idea she had no sense of taste or smell herself. An accidental knock to the head years ago numbed these for the diminutive and now elderly mother of four whose son’s cookery class I was attending. But still, mum of son Nikita Gulhane, aka Spice Monkey, works nose to grindstone to turn out superb Indian food which has fed her family for a lifetime.

Costing £17.50 and so much more intense than your average chicken, this is not the bird you’ll bring out every weekend, but rather a very special bird, for a very special occasion.

Get in the mood for Valentine’s Day with Foodepedia’s itty bitty gift guide to sweets for your sweet and sugar for your honey.