Journal
Notes from the bar.
Short essays. Occasional recipes. The odd opinion.

A quiet week in the Loire.
Small producers, big honesty. Notes from a trip that reshaped half our white list.

Why we chose Lymm.
A short letter about the town, the building, and what a wine bar can be when it isn't in a city centre.

The cheese we can't stop cutting.
One raw-milk Cheshire, one glass of Gamay. It really is that simple.

How we build a sharing board.
Three things you've chosen, three we'd add, and the honey we won't admit to hoarding.

The salumi shortlist.
The four things we'll always have behind the counter, and one that'll surprise you.

A quiet defence of the second bottle.
It's about the room, not the volume. Here's why we never turn tables.