Phil Clarke

1 month ago | thesaucemag.com | Phil Clarke

I was desperately trying to find a clever quote to start this paragraph. Something witty and smart. So I went to BrainyQuote.net (I shan’t reward it with a hyperlink), and searched ‘weekend’. Anyone who goes to a website called ‘BrainyQuotes’, or who even uses the word ‘brainy’, is de facto not brainy. So they’d probably appreciate this inspirational quote from Ariana Grande: “I jog up to the Hollywood sign every weekend.

1 month ago | thesaucemag.com | Phil Clarke

I can see you reading the headline, ’10 Things To Do In Sonoma’ and going ‘um, like, drink wine, durrr…’. And yes, this is one of the world’s leading wine regions, up there with Bordeaux and Burgundy, but without all the French people. And yes, we have included some wine-y stuff here. But there’s lots more things to do in Sonoma. Like stay the night (so you can visit more vineyards). See the beautiful scenery (between vineyard visits). Soak up some history (mainly about vineyards).

1 month ago | thesaucemag.com | Phil Clarke

How can the days be getting longer but the weeks are getting shorter? Please don’t go all Dr Brian Cox on me, but it’s odd nevertheless. Either way, a whirlwind week later and we’re sitting on the precipice of another weekend and another month. March, please bring warmer weather. In the meantime we’ve got weekend plans including mimosa cakes, vodka flights and a Dishoom iftar feast. So don your warm clothes and head out into the capital, there’s plenty going on.

1 month ago | thesaucemag.com | Phil Clarke

The shortest month of the year will feel like the longest for anyone who decides to open a new London restaurant in February 2025. But with the first buds of spring in evidence, and daylight just starting to creep back into our lives, it’s a moment of re-birth and regeneration. A time when nature returns and the birdsong is caught once more on the breeze. It’s also bloody cold, so let’s all shuffle into the nearest new restaurant openings in London and hope there’s an open fireplace.

1 month ago | thesaucemag.com | Phil Clarke

The shortest month of the year will feel like the longest for anyone who decides to open a new London restaurant in February 2025. But with the first buds of spring in evidence, and daylight just starting to creep back into our lives, it’s a moment of re-birth and regeneration. A time when nature returns and the birdsong is caught once more on the breeze. It’s also bloody cold, so let’s all shuffle into the nearest new restaurant openings in London and hope there’s an open fireplace.