It’s heating up in Japan and we are all rooting for our British athletes to bring home a good haul of medals - wishing the whole team the...

Brilliant start to the day this morning - I bump into an old friend, he tells me a story; “I got home last night and found my housemate...

How great it is to have some competitive sport back on the box. I loved having test cricket back (not so much the results and...

Whilst historically I have been known to BBQ in all weathers, snow included, I have to admit that last weekend was so damp, so miserable...

What more can we do for both our local environment and more widely, our planet? This is another question that really comes from a...

Todays blog is a quick shout out to our hero’s working up and down the country doing some amazing things - vaccinating people, keeping...

Do you have a regular food tradition? A Sunday roast with the family, a Friday night curry or fis]h and chips? At the Lockdown Sauce...

Prior to starting The Lockdown Sauce Co I spent fifteen years helping businesses move money, trade currency and manage their risks...

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but I have to confess I have always been TERRIBLE at eating a healthy, balanced...

When does a collection become a hoard, or is hoarding simply an out of control collection? Possibly just an inability to stop? Beats me...

Well, what a great way to start the weekend! On Friday night I received a note from a local friend who has had a couple of bottles of my...

Hoping that you are all well and looking forward to a long weekend here in the UK! I thought I’d take five minutes to update you all on...

And there we have it, first BBQ of the year complete!! Whilst the kids enjoyed some chicken thighs marinated in lemon, honey and pepper,...

Ever bought that naughty bacon sandwich from your favourite cafe, some fantastic fish and chips or a quick sandwich on the go and thought...

As with all good things in life, experimentation, patience, some hard work and a little luck are key. The Lockdown Sauce Co was created...

It seems sensible to talk about hot sauce in these blogs, at least some of the time. So let’s, but not my hot sauce! Crazy I hear you...

I think it’s fair to start this blog acknowledging the really difficult times we all find ourselves in. Ana and I have four children and...

For the first time in my 38 years I decided to partake in dry January. I had my doubts, I was for years a staunch critic of the idea, I...

Did you hear the one about the Englishman trying to enter Gibraltar from Spain with a bottle of his favourite hot sauce? I’m afraid I’m...

Does it run in the family, a love of spicy, hot food? My father has always been a lover of the chilli pepper, I can still remember the...