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The Friday 5 #165

Forget NYE parties, here’s a better plan for 2026. Plus leftovers (obviously), drinking less but better and some sublime cheesy biscuits

Jan 2 • Fiona Beckett

December 2025

What should you sip to see in the New Year?

Does it have to be champagne and if so which one?

Dec 30, 2025 • Fiona Beckett

Final thoughts on Christmas

Jólabókaflóð, fried chicken and 20 christmas pairings to learn by heart

Dec 23, 2025 • Fiona Beckett

The (just about) Friday 5 #164

Yummy sweet wines, Christmas cocktails, vital shopping lists and a book I can't put down

Dec 19, 2025 • Fiona Beckett

Postcard from Mayfair

Powered by gin . . .

Dec 18, 2025 • Fiona Beckett

The Friday 5 #163

Big savings on M & S wines, a perfect menu that's easy to copy and is ready-made party food worth it?

Dec 12, 2025 • Fiona Beckett

What wines to buy for a Christmas party

And there are some insane offers around . . .

Dec 11, 2025 • Fiona Beckett

The Friday 5 #162

Is there such a thing as turkey wine, can you buy all your Christmas wine from Lidl and this month’s cookbook giveaway

Dec 5, 2025 • Fiona Beckett

Is the Waitrose ‘fine wine’ offer worth it?

Or would you be better going for one of their other deals?

Dec 3, 2025 • Fiona Beckett

Which cookbooks to give your family and friends this Christmas

'Cos everyone’s different

Dec 1, 2025 • Fiona Beckett

November 2025

The (slightly later than usual but trying not to make a habit of this) Friday 5 #161

What B***k F****y means for wine, some lush veggie dishes and why it’s good to go back to places you love.

Nov 28, 2025 • Fiona Beckett

The (delayed due to adverse weather conditions) Friday 5 #160

Posh bottles for Christmas, why beans are the new pasta, a gorgeous Greek white, and a sublime mac’n’cheese

Nov 23, 2025 • Fiona Beckett

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