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My journey into the world of wine began with my love for cooking and dining out. I’ve always viewed wine through the lens of food pairings rather than focusing on scores. This platform is dedicated to enhancing your enjoyment of wine and other beverages. The primary goal here is to assist you in discovering the perfect pairing for a dish you're preparing or a wine or beer you'd like to highlight. Just head over to the Find a Match section to explore your options!

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Hake with white asparagus, smoked caviar and gamay

3 days ago | matchingfoodandwine.com | Fiona Beckett

Hake with white asparagus, smoked caviar and gamay Posted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on April 21 2025 at 12:21You might instinctively reach for a glass of white wine with hake but red wine can work equally well. And not only when it has a red wine sauce. This dish at The Blue Pelican in Deal which, despite the name, is an excellent Japanese restaurant, came with white asparagus, smoked Petrossian caviar and a sauce which I’m guessing included miso and mirin.
Condrieu and Cornish Brill salan

1 week ago | matchingfoodandwine.com | Fiona Beckett

Condrieu and Cornish Brill salanPosted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on April 14 2025 at 08:14The idea still persists that wine doesn’t go with Indian food but when the flavours are subtle and the dishes presented individually you can pair some of the best wines in the world with it. This was a dish at an amazing Indian restaurant in London called Bibi whose chef Chet Sharma has a fine dining background so it was really only the sauce they needed to take account of in their accompanying wine flight.
Tempura Jersey Royals and Jersey Royal vodka

2 weeks ago | matchingfoodandwine.com | Fiona Beckett

Tempura Jersey Royals and Jersey Royal vodkaPosted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on April 7 2025 at 14:47You probably wouldn’t think of pairing wine - or any other drink - with Jersey Royal potatoes but then you probably wouldn’t be having them as the central feature of a five course tasting menu as I was at Pêtchi in St Helier in Jersey last week.
What wine - and other drinks - to pair with Korean food (NEW)

3 weeks ago | matchingfoodandwine.com | Fiona Beckett

What wine - and other drinks - to pair with Korean food (NEW)Posted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on April 2 2025 at 10:10If you’ve developed a taste for Korean food - as so many of us now have - you may still be struggling with what drink to pair with it - and whether that should include wine. The flavours are certainly not subtle. It’s richly spicy and umami, accompanied by fermented and pickled side dishes most notably kimchi, that present their own challenges.
Roast lamb and unoaked grenache

3 weeks ago | matchingfoodandwine.com | Fiona Beckett

Roast lamb and unoaked grenachePosted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on March 31 2025 at 09:56Roast lamb goes with practically any red wine you care to drink with it but grenache is a less common pairing than, say, cabernet sauvignon or tempranillo.
Korean Bulgogi and Mencia

1 month ago | matchingfoodandwine.com | Fiona Beckett

Korean Bulgogi and MenciaPosted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on March 24 2025 at 12:38Given the overall punchiness of Korean food, you might think pairing it with red wine was a lost cause but as it’s often beef you’re dealing with, especially in a Korean barbecue restaurant, don’t let that put you off.
Fruit toast, Bath soft cheese, truffle and Macvin du Jura

1 month ago | matchingfoodandwine.com | Fiona Beckett

Fruit toast, Bath soft cheese, truffle and Macvin du JuraPosted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on March 18 2025 at 11:10One of the things I most enjoy about high-end restaurants is what they offer in the way of cheese. At one stage it used to be a groaning cheese trolley, now it’s more likely to be a smart little plate like this one from the tasting menu I had in Osip in Somerset the other day.
Crab pasta with chilli and Mission (Pais)

1 month ago | matchingfoodandwine.com | Fiona Beckett

Crab pasta with chilli and Mission (Pais)Posted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on March 10 2025 at 19:22The one thing you’d think you could be sure of is that white wine would be the best pairing for crab but a meal last week at Toklas in London proved that isn’t necessarily the case. The sommelier Agustina Basilico recommended a glass of 2019 La Malinche Mission from Sabelli-Frisch’s Somers Vineyard in Makelumne River, California.
Langoustine with calamansi and a Greek white

1 month ago | matchingfoodandwine.com | Fiona Beckett

Langoustine with calamansi and a Greek whitePosted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on March 3 2025 at 18:42This week’s match of the week is the perfect illustration of the fact that the flavours of a dish that should suggest a wine pairing as much as the main ingredient.
Top pairings | The best pairings for pancakes

1 month ago | matchingfoodandwine.com | Fiona Beckett

The best pairings for pancakesPosted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on March 3 2025 at 11:49If you’re planning a Pancake Day celebration and haven’t yet decided what to drink here are few ideas. As with pasta the best pairing for pancakes depends on the topping or filling which can obviously be savoury or sweet. And on the occasion you’re eating them which in the case of sweet pancakes could well be breakfast or brunch which might make it less likely you’ll be drinking wine.