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A Burgundian Toast to Resignation!

By Kit Maloney • Aug 7th, 2008 • Category: The Gastropub Survival Kit

If you’re going to resign your job without certain prospects for future employment, I highly recommend doing so and then skipping down the road to toast your freedom with tastes of Burgundian wines in a Napolean Cellar…
When I resigned on Monday morning of last week, I didn’t have ‘a plan’ per say for the future. [...]



Exam Wednesday - then much more to come!

By Kit Maloney • Jul 14th, 2008 • Category: The Gastropub Survival Kit

Greetings! Apologies for my recent disappearance. All is well in London but the big WSET exam is Wednesday evening and I’m in cram mode (playing the wine game on the Berry Brother’s and Rudd website as much as possible and have more notes than I can possibly memorize in 48hrs…studying styles appear to remain study no [...]



WSET, Through the Courses and a Big Brother to Impress

By Kit Maloney • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: The Gastropub Survival Kit

My older brother is renowned throughout the family, and amongst my jealous friends, for his amazingly thoughtful and generous gifts – he really out did himself in Christmas 2005 when he presented me with my beloved Vespa, Judy! So, when Christmas 2006 rolled around I could scarcely imagine that even he, with his exemplary gift [...]



The Sweetness in a Bank Holiday at home

By Kit Maloney • May 14th, 2008 • Category: The Gastropub Survival Kit

I know I’m missing out on the Memorial Day grilling festivities that I’m sure many of you are looking forward to in a few weeks time, but May has truly arrived in London and with it has come properly warm and sunny weather and the Bank Holiday season! Two Monday’s every May the Bank [...]