donaldé
@donalde.bsky.social
sommelier. nascent vigneron. don’t try and pinch my phone.
Anyone want flights to South Africa from london 31st Jan to 15th Feb? Cost of transfer of name only.
January 15, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Anyone want flights to South Africa from london 31st Jan to 15th Feb? Cost of transfer of name only.
In the year of our lord two thousand and twenty six my father has just discovered Yum Cha via Rick Stein in Australia. Blessed we are for the works of the disciples.
January 15, 2026 at 1:21 PM
In the year of our lord two thousand and twenty six my father has just discovered Yum Cha via Rick Stein in Australia. Blessed we are for the works of the disciples.
I regret to inform you all, I've just remembered the worst portmanteau neologism of the last 30 years.
Gastronaut.
I'm sorry.
Gastronaut.
I'm sorry.
January 15, 2026 at 9:16 AM
I regret to inform you all, I've just remembered the worst portmanteau neologism of the last 30 years.
Gastronaut.
I'm sorry.
Gastronaut.
I'm sorry.
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The holy of holies!
January 14, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The holy of holies!
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I just love love love anything that Adam investigates and writes about! What a dude
The Traitors is fake Scotland at its worst: novaramedia.com/2026/01/13/t... - by me
The Traitors Is Fake Scotland at Its Worst | Adam Ramsay
Britain’s most-watched TV show takes place in a castle built by an opium trader surrounded by destructive non-native pine plantations. This is Scotland without Scots, writes Adam Ramsay - and English ...
novaramedia.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I just love love love anything that Adam investigates and writes about! What a dude
OK. I'm in a Kensington Pub and the chat at the table opposite me is phenomenal. Massive blow hard.
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
OK. I'm in a Kensington Pub and the chat at the table opposite me is phenomenal. Massive blow hard.
@diffractiongrating.bsky.social you’ve snuck into my book about the 1970s rebuild of Congo.
January 12, 2026 at 3:59 PM
@diffractiongrating.bsky.social you’ve snuck into my book about the 1970s rebuild of Congo.
The actual fuck 🤯
January 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The actual fuck 🤯
Objectively the filthiest curried cauliflower cheese I’m likely to make this weekend.
January 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Objectively the filthiest curried cauliflower cheese I’m likely to make this weekend.
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'the objectively best cuisine in the world'*
*if one doesn't consider non European countries 'world'
*if one doesn't consider non European countries 'world'
January 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
'the objectively best cuisine in the world'*
*if one doesn't consider non European countries 'world'
*if one doesn't consider non European countries 'world'
Little interview feature with me in the Drinks Business talking about the Turkish wine list I wrote for Nora in Canary Wharf.
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2026/01/why-...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2026/01/why-...
Why Türkiye could follow Greece’s path to wine success in London
Since its launch last November, Canary Wharf's Nora has been championing Turkish wines, spotlighting ancient varieties and innovative producers. Consultant sommelier Donald Edwards tells Amelie Mauric...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Little interview feature with me in the Drinks Business talking about the Turkish wine list I wrote for Nora in Canary Wharf.
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2026/01/why-...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2026/01/why-...
@irismurdoch.bsky.social am getting a bit obsessed by the recipes in the sea the sea. Eggs cooked in eggs. Conceptually recursive and something I’ve not been able to stop thinking about the practicalities or lack thereof of making.
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
@irismurdoch.bsky.social am getting a bit obsessed by the recipes in the sea the sea. Eggs cooked in eggs. Conceptually recursive and something I’ve not been able to stop thinking about the practicalities or lack thereof of making.
Beginning to suspect the Iris Murdoch was taking backhanders from the bloated fish paste industrial complex.
reading moby-dick and getting brainwashed by Big Spermaceti
January 8, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Beginning to suspect the Iris Murdoch was taking backhanders from the bloated fish paste industrial complex.
mind blown
Feels like a good morning to tell Bluesky the story about when I overdosed on my underwear, so let’s do this! 🧵
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
mind blown
is the fact my tart has broken bits of puff pastry across the top because I forgot to thaw it going to be a major issue.... who knows
January 6, 2026 at 7:48 PM
is the fact my tart has broken bits of puff pastry across the top because I forgot to thaw it going to be a major issue.... who knows
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Twitter in 2010: "Aww... cute cat"
Twitter in 2017: "You can't say 'read' as it'll offend people who can't read"
Twitter in 2019: "Turmeric milk is cultural appropriation"
Twitter/ X in 2026: "Apartheid was a good thing. Colonialism was brilliant. America should rule over every city in the world"
Twitter in 2017: "You can't say 'read' as it'll offend people who can't read"
Twitter in 2019: "Turmeric milk is cultural appropriation"
Twitter/ X in 2026: "Apartheid was a good thing. Colonialism was brilliant. America should rule over every city in the world"
January 6, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Twitter in 2010: "Aww... cute cat"
Twitter in 2017: "You can't say 'read' as it'll offend people who can't read"
Twitter in 2019: "Turmeric milk is cultural appropriation"
Twitter/ X in 2026: "Apartheid was a good thing. Colonialism was brilliant. America should rule over every city in the world"
Twitter in 2017: "You can't say 'read' as it'll offend people who can't read"
Twitter in 2019: "Turmeric milk is cultural appropriation"
Twitter/ X in 2026: "Apartheid was a good thing. Colonialism was brilliant. America should rule over every city in the world"
Am going to put it out there. If you're a graphic designer who's being employed to work on anything restaurant related; mooted use of Adobe InDesign should result in your hands being cut off.
January 6, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Am going to put it out there. If you're a graphic designer who's being employed to work on anything restaurant related; mooted use of Adobe InDesign should result in your hands being cut off.
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Upset annoying acquaintances by commenting "AI slop" under pictures they share of their children.
January 3, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Upset annoying acquaintances by commenting "AI slop" under pictures they share of their children.
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What is the plural of syllabus? At the end of an ancient papyrus or parchment scroll would sometimes be a hanging tag called a σιττύβα that was later misread as σίλλυβος (sillybos). This tag transmitted the title or author of the work. Thus the true neo-Greek plural should be sillyboi, which is fun.
January 3, 2026 at 1:02 PM
What is the plural of syllabus? At the end of an ancient papyrus or parchment scroll would sometimes be a hanging tag called a σιττύβα that was later misread as σίλλυβος (sillybos). This tag transmitted the title or author of the work. Thus the true neo-Greek plural should be sillyboi, which is fun.
@katebevan.com saw this at the Glasgow Kelvingrove museum and obvs thought of you.
January 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
@katebevan.com saw this at the Glasgow Kelvingrove museum and obvs thought of you.
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Cat 😸Tube Transport System #ThursdayThoughts
January 1, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Cat 😸Tube Transport System #ThursdayThoughts
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Some alternative questions:
1. Should I add butter to this food?
2. Would melted cheese on top improve this food?
3. Should I add a bit more butter to this food?
4. What's on telly?
1. Should I add butter to this food?
2. Would melted cheese on top improve this food?
3. Should I add a bit more butter to this food?
4. What's on telly?
December 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some alternative questions:
1. Should I add butter to this food?
2. Would melted cheese on top improve this food?
3. Should I add a bit more butter to this food?
4. What's on telly?
1. Should I add butter to this food?
2. Would melted cheese on top improve this food?
3. Should I add a bit more butter to this food?
4. What's on telly?