Food and drink

St Patrick’s Day (17 March) is fast approaching, there is no better place to celebrate than in one of Brussels’ Irish bars.  James Joyce once...

This isn’t the orange tuber we know in Belgium, the Japanese sweet potato is sweeter and less fibrous. The good news is that you...

When I first moved to the Place de la Liberté quarter of Brussels, which also has the very pretty and evocative name of Notre...

Catherine Feore visits one of the latest additions to Brussels' dining scene and celebrates that there is - finally - great Chinese food in...

In our latest European food books article we browse "a mouthwatering feast for the eyes". Europe’s reputation as the centre of the culinary world is...

Our World wine page this month heads for the very sunny south. When brothers Kurt and John Tiedt decided to go into the winemaking business...

In our latest Brussels dining Caroline Dierckx enjoys a sumptuous seventh anniversary celebration dinner at the Restaurant Brugmann with its award-winning terrace.  Doesn’t everyone say...

In our latest Belgian gastronomy article Caroline Dierckx enjoys marine delights at a unique fish restaurant in the heart of Waterloo.  This one-of-a-kind restaurant is...

In this month’s wine advice, we reveal some humble eye-raising pairings... The misconception of German wines relying on ‘pairing’ with bratwurst and suckling pig is...

In our latest Gastronomic Belgium article Caroline Dierckx enjoys fine dining in a gorgeous location on the outskirts of Brussels. The Maxime Colin restaurant in...