NOBLE ROT - ISSUE 27 [2021]

Noble Rot Magazine, London, 2021 | Softcover, 104 pp

A feast of food, wine and irreverent wit, Noble Rot 27 explores the sensuous, strange and often hilarious world of taste. Under the theme “Truffles – A Trip into the Unknown,” this issue dives deep into gastronomic obsession and post-lockdown indulgence.

From truffle-hunting with Kermit Lynch, Clare Smyth, Brett Graham and Carlotta Rinaldi, to Burgundy’s new vanguard of winemakers — Charles Lachaux (Arnoux-Lachaux) and Domaine Dandelion — the issue brims with character, curiosity and culinary adventure.

Elsewhere, Irvine Welsh recalls his lesser-known days as a wine columnist, near-death escapades in California, and the impact of European immigration on British food culture. Noble Rot also returns to Paris to revisit its best restaurants and wine bars — from Septime to Parcelles — chronicling how the city’s dining scene has evolved through turbulent times.

Regular contributors bring their distinctive flair: Fay Maschler on cooking for dull people, Simon Hopkinson on game birds, Jon Bonné on Bordeaux’s forgotten corners, plus dispatches on pét nat, Condrieu, Champagne excess, and even the surreal world of chicken Kiev Facebook groups.

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