Food & Drink

Sunday Elevenses—Fortnightly

Join Marion Sipser for Sunday elevenses for coffee and chat, at various local venues. Please contact Marion for more information.

Topical Tipples (aka Booze Cruise)

Leader: Liz Alcock

Sloe berries

An seasonal autumn group which meets when the sloes (fruit of the blackthorn bush) are black & ripe. Having collected and frozen your sloes, you bring them along with other items to make your sloe gin.

We also make Limoncello with vodka, using unwaxed lemons.

This year (2023) we will meet on Wednesday 1 November. Contact Liz Alcock.

Wine Appreciation

Leader: Malcolm Brahams, with support from Valerie Cowan

Do you enjoy wine and want to learn more about it in a relaxed and informal way? Then join our Wine Appreciation group and improve your knowledge.

Members of the Wine Group raise their glasses
Members of the Wine Appreciation Group take their wine seriously — and with great pleasure

Valerie Cowan, a member of the Association of Wine Educators who has led this group since its inception, is taking a well-earned rest but still keeping a watchful eye. Individual members take turns in choosing a selection of wines (usually three each of white and red) and introducing them. After tasting the wine, we discuss what we liked or disliked about each one. We drink wine because we like it; not because we’re wine snobs.

  • Location: Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way, London NW11 6YD
  • When: Monday 2.30–4.00 pm
  • Frequency: Monthly. Autumn term dates: 18 Sept, 23 Oct, 27 Nov.
  • Cost: Usually £7.50 per session to cover the wine and nibbles