WINE & DINE WITH ANGELA LANSBURY

 In London I used to love drinking mango lassi in Indian restaurants. You could order it sweet, or savoury, salted. A four and a half hour flight from Stansted airport, north of London, took me and my husband to Tenerife. I first had mango soup in the parador Teide on Tenerife, one of the Spanish, Spanish-speaking Canary Islands. The second time was at a restaurant Casa Osmunda, the name of the original owner of the house, on the island of La Palma. We arrived after a two and a half hour ferry trip from Trnerife . , town hillside, Santa Cruz de la Palma, has the pory for ferIed and tbe airport.

 I remember when I first went to trade shows offering food and wine I would ask where their products could be bought in Britain, or Europe. Often the prospective seller would say distributor wanted. Or the catalogue might say that under their name. Some even had a sign on their table, distributor wanted. I wondered whether this was just the seller hoping that distributor walking by would try their wines or food. If the taster liked it, would they then decide to talk about it and seal a deal? Would there be conflicts of interest? We already have a Champagne. Or would it be the contrary. We stock Champagnes. Or we don't stock Champagnes. I always assumed that the first factor was finding a distributor. The second was convincing the prospect that you were offering a saleable product.  The forums and discussion sessions are often dealing with where is the market going. Are there more people in this country or that buying alcohol. low alcohol, no alcohol. healthy foods, small quant...

  The London Wine Show had little food. I was not keen on the prices of the kiosks either side.  On my way home on Monday I stopped at Tesco in Harrow and bought a meal deal, a chicken sandwich, one was enough for supper and I kept the other for lunch next day.  At checkout the assistant told me that it was part of a meal deal and it came with snack. I chose a chocolate bar.  White Chocolate Meal Drink The third part of the meal deal was a drink. I selected white chocolate protein drink. I love white chocolate.  Useful Websites https://www.tesco.com/

 I went to try Georgian food and wine at the London Wine Fair which was a trade show held at Olympia, May 18 to 20th, 2026. Georgian food was new to me. I love novelties.  Georgian Food I tried three types of food. I rated them 5 star food, top, three star food, okay, one star, not yet - try again. Honey Cake - Top Rated Top food was honey cake. Brown, small, looked like bands of darker and slightly lighter colour. Melt in the mouth honey flavour. Definitely one to look for. One to make yourself. Then compare your version with theirs. The Georgian Stand Their stand was visibly headed Georgia, home of wine, birthplace of wine. I expect they will be at the World Travel Market travel trade show held in London in the autumn off-season every year, November 3-5 in 2026 at Excel. Similar events are held in other countries. NOTING ANNUAL EVENTS IN  NEXT YEAR'S DIARY The next London Wine Fair is in 2027. November 3-5 at Excel. Mark the date on the back of your diary, or the last d...

Spanish English A almendras - almonds  arroz - rice arroz con leche - rice pudding azucar - sugar B botella - bottle C carne - meat (like carnivore) carrito de postres - dessert trolley carro de queso - cheese board carta - menu cebolla - onion cerveza - beer chocolate - chocolate confitura - jam  D de - of desayuno - breakfast dolares - dollars ¿Dónde están los baños? - Where are the toilets? G gracias - thanks E electricidad - electricity F una factura - a bill ; una factura detallada - an itemized bill  fruta - fruit fuego - fire J un jarra - a carafe (jar) L la leche - milk M mesa - table N naranja - orange P umn pastel - cake perscado - fish pina - pineapple plato - plate platillo - saucer policia - police pollo - chicken (like poulet in French) pimiento - pepper Q queso - cheese R un recibo - a receipt  una reserva - a reservation restaurante - restaurant S sal - salt salsa - sauce sardinas - sardines servicio - service servicios - restrooms/toilets sopa - soup...

  Enticing window displays. Huge flowers and animals to entertain children. Look closely and you will see a gold topped Champagne bottle in the lower middle.  Upstairs in Fortnum & Mason food store in Jermyn Street, London. I had a freshly squeezed orange juice. Hard to find in London. But everywhere in Singapore. Teeny ice cream cone came with the double espresso.  A informative placemat for adults, with a reverse for kids to colour. If you are looking for table mats, napkins, place settings, for holding a dinner party you will find numerous delights. We bought a tea towel showing the building, the main colour being their signature turquoise green.  Useful Website on Fortnum's fortnumandmason.com Please share links to your favourite posts.