SEASONS WINE TASTING EVENING

Having never been to a wine tasting evening Hannah and I were a little pensive about what to expect from our evening at Seasons, thankfully we were greeted with a warm friendly atmosphere and plenty of experienced wine drinkers to help us along the way.

The evening began with the history of Gerard Bertrand Wines and details of the wines we would be tasting, starting with a rosé, moving onto white & finishing the evening with red, we also had some insight into how the wine is produced and the differing methods ranging from Organic to Bio-diverse, from hand picked and aged in oak barrels, to picked by machine and produced in vats as high as houses.

It was very enlightening and as we sat sipping on each glass enjoying the quiet conversation  I really began to appreciate what goes into these wines and I'm happy to say by the end of the evening I was beginning to distinguish flavours and judge if the wine had been oak aged.

I would highly recommend any of the wines we tasted that evening but my personal favourite was the Vieille Capitelle Sauvignon Blanc and knowing that Seasons stock it means I can get a bottle whenever I fancy!

VALENTINES TAPAS AT SEASONS CAFE & DELI

Hannah and I were lucky enough to enjoy a wonderful evening of tapas at Seasons Cafe & Deli on Thursday evening, starting with a lovely glass of Champagne followed by some fantastic Tapas, thanks to Fleur and her team.

We chowed down on a selection of dishes including sticky Chinese ribs with sesame seeds & plum sauce, crispy squid with lemon, shredded Catalan chicken, tomato sauce & Parmesan, half an avocado with crayfish, lime & chilli (my personal favourite) and smoked salmon and cream cheese & dill pate on Crostini all washed down with a delicious bottle of Rioja. We even managed space for dessert, and what a dessert it was! Missisippi mud pie for me and a Banoffee Pie for Hannah, the chef had created a wonderful Cherry tart and I got a photo of, what a masterpiece.

All in all we had a wonderful time and are set on returning whenever we get the chance. Maybe for the Hawaiian night coming up in March?!

A BREAKFAST HAMPER

We were lucky enough to win the Seasons Cafe & Deli Breakfast Watch hamper last week! We collected it on Saturday morning and got a chance to dig through it this morning. There are plenty of lovely independent & local products buried away that I can't wait to try over the next few weeks, that hot chocolate is literally chocolate chips that you add to milk and melt. Amazing.

If you've not been to Seasons I would recommend you go. Right now. They serve the best breakfasts in Bucks and trust me when I say, I've done my fair share of searching. You'll probably see me there, sipping a flat white whilst eating huevos rancheros.

Find out more about them here:
@seasonscafedeli
http://www.seasons-cafe-deli.com/

STAYCATION 2012

The Rex. Oxford. Columbidos Coffee. Tapas & Live Music at Seasons. Achimi.

HANNAH'S BIRTHDAY 2012

Miss Hannah Meyer aka 'Tiny' turned the grand old age of 23 last Thursday, to celebrate I've been up to my usual antics of un-Birthdays and real Birthdays just to keep her on her toes. It started on Sunday with a post work surprise involving freshly baked mint Aero cupcakes and a cardboard moose head followed by a spot of dinner whilst the sun shone.

On the morning of her Birthday I worked from home so we could have breakfast and one final present she wasn't expecting before heading out for a spot of lunch at Seasons Cafe & Deli, a walk along the river in Old Amersham and a spot of window shopping in our new favourite spot Whippet Grey.

In the evening we dropped Eggs at my parents and drove to Beaconsfield to try Achimi the only place around here for Sushi. It didn't disappoint!