Fiona Beckett
@fibeckett.bsky.social
Bristol-based former Guardian wine writer. Food and wine pairing geek. Publisher matchingfoodandwine.com and Eat This, Drink That on Substack fionabeckett.substack.com. @fibeckett_winematcher on insta
You don't have to be eating Japanese food to drink sake. Here are a couple of pairings you might well not have thought of www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
November 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
You don't have to be eating Japanese food to drink sake. Here are a couple of pairings you might well not have thought of www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
Artichokes are a notoriously tricky ingredient to match but here's a wine that kicks them into touch www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
September 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Artichokes are a notoriously tricky ingredient to match but here's a wine that kicks them into touch www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
If you're idly scrolling before your Bank Holiday barbecue you might fancy giving this pairing a try #matchoftheweek www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o...
August 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
If you're idly scrolling before your Bank Holiday barbecue you might fancy giving this pairing a try #matchoftheweek www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o...
If you're enjoying a kebab there are other options to drink than a lager... www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
August 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
If you're enjoying a kebab there are other options to drink than a lager... www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
If you're anywhere near Harrogate this weekend wander through the gorgeous gardens at RHS Harlow Carr
July 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
If you're anywhere near Harrogate this weekend wander through the gorgeous gardens at RHS Harlow Carr
Would you drink wine with a fry up? Let alone a fizzy red. Well give it a try cos it works ... www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
July 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Would you drink wine with a fry up? Let alone a fizzy red. Well give it a try cos it works ... www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
Tea isn't generally considered the obvious go to in a fine dining restaurant but it is at Ikoyi www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
June 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Tea isn't generally considered the obvious go to in a fine dining restaurant but it is at Ikoyi www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
It's worth braving the crowds to see Notre Dame restored to its former glory but - better than that - how it must have looked when it was first built. So wonderfully light. An astonishing feat in the timescale. Part of my latest post on 24 hours in Paris fionabeckett.substack.com/p/the-friday...
June 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It's worth braving the crowds to see Notre Dame restored to its former glory but - better than that - how it must have looked when it was first built. So wonderfully light. An astonishing feat in the timescale. Part of my latest post on 24 hours in Paris fionabeckett.substack.com/p/the-friday...
Fiona Beckett
Need to stock up on rosé this weekend? Here's my pick from the ones I've been tasting recently - five under £10 & five under £15 but with good reductions fionabeckett.substack.com/p/the-friday...
Need to stock up on rosé this weekend? Here's my pick from the ones I've been tasting recently - five under £10 & five under £15 but with good reductions fionabeckett.substack.com/p/the-friday...
May 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Fiona Beckett
Need to stock up on rosé this weekend? Here's my pick from the ones I've been tasting recently - five under £10 & five under £15 but with good reductions fionabeckett.substack.com/p/the-friday...
Need to stock up on rosé this weekend? Here's my pick from the ones I've been tasting recently - five under £10 & five under £15 but with good reductions fionabeckett.substack.com/p/the-friday...
Reposting as apparently the link didn't work. Sorry!) Another couple of winning pairings with Beaujolais which has to be one of the most versatile restaurant wines www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
April 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Reposting as apparently the link didn't work. Sorry!) Another couple of winning pairings with Beaujolais which has to be one of the most versatile restaurant wines www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
Amazing tulips, not in the Netherlands but Walmer Castle, Kent yesterday
April 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Amazing tulips, not in the Netherlands but Walmer Castle, Kent yesterday
Any one who wonders why #jerseyroyal potatoes are so expensive needs to see the precipitous fields in which they're harvested. By hand. In the driving rain last week which didn't help. #presstrip
April 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Any one who wonders why #jerseyroyal potatoes are so expensive needs to see the precipitous fields in which they're harvested. By hand. In the driving rain last week which didn't help. #presstrip
Happy goat pic 'cos that's what we can do on Bluesky
March 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Happy goat pic 'cos that's what we can do on Bluesky
Red wine generally goes with beef but does that apply when the beef in question is Korean Bulgogi? Happily it does as this week's #matchoftheweek proves www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o...
March 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Red wine generally goes with beef but does that apply when the beef in question is Korean Bulgogi? Happily it does as this week's #matchoftheweek proves www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o...
Further proof that I’m massively into potatoes although these chicken fat roasties, at Le Vin Perdu, Ashburton were shared between two of us. And we didn’t finish them all. Honest!
March 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Further proof that I’m massively into potatoes although these chicken fat roasties, at Le Vin Perdu, Ashburton were shared between two of us. And we didn’t finish them all. Honest!
Suspect most of you would reach for a bottle of white wine with a crab and chilli pasta. Who would have thought a Californian red would pair as well? www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek #winepairing
March 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Suspect most of you would reach for a bottle of white wine with a crab and chilli pasta. Who would have thought a Californian red would pair as well? www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek #winepairing
Have spent the weekend cooking with kimchi. Wonder how many of you make your own? Is it worthwhile do you think? #kimchipancake
March 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Have spent the weekend cooking with kimchi. Wonder how many of you make your own? Is it worthwhile do you think? #kimchipancake
Daffs in their natural habitat. 'Cos we all need a bit of joy in our lives. Especially right now.
March 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Daffs in their natural habitat. 'Cos we all need a bit of joy in our lives. Especially right now.
First time I've seen the dramatic 'Transport' by Antony Gormley at Canterbury Cathedral. In fact - embarrassing to admit it - first time I've been in #canterburycathedral #sculpture
January 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
First time I've seen the dramatic 'Transport' by Antony Gormley at Canterbury Cathedral. In fact - embarrassing to admit it - first time I've been in #canterburycathedral #sculpture
proof, as indicated in biog, I ❤️ potatoes #mash #comfortfood
January 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
proof, as indicated in biog, I ❤️ potatoes #mash #comfortfood
This might possibly help, Lucy www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/feature...
December 29, 2024 at 10:37 AM
This might possibly help, Lucy www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/feature...
Maybe the ultimate telly snack ... www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
December 24, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Maybe the ultimate telly snack ... www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/match_o... #matchoftheweek
You can buy a full bottle for the same price - sometimes cheaper - but there's something irresistible about quarter and half bottles of champagne .... (better value suggestions in my Christmas wine guide, if you're a subscriber! fionabeckett.substack.com/p/the-friday...)
December 7, 2024 at 10:39 AM
You can buy a full bottle for the same price - sometimes cheaper - but there's something irresistible about quarter and half bottles of champagne .... (better value suggestions in my Christmas wine guide, if you're a subscriber! fionabeckett.substack.com/p/the-friday...)
If you're looking for a lighter (but still seductively boozy) pud for Thanksgiving tomorrow night how about these Manhattan creams with citrus caramel from Diana Henry who I don't think is on @bsky.app yet but hopefull will be www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/recipes...
November 27, 2024 at 11:33 AM
If you're looking for a lighter (but still seductively boozy) pud for Thanksgiving tomorrow night how about these Manhattan creams with citrus caramel from Diana Henry who I don't think is on @bsky.app yet but hopefull will be www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/recipes...