Head North for a little taste of heaven

It’s rare enough for the taste of dishes to stay with me after I eat them; it takes a supremely talented chef to produce something that memorable

Wine & Brine in Moira in Co Armagh: you could eat here for a month and not get bored

Wine & Brine, 9 Main Street

Moira, Co Armagh

0044-2892610500,

wineandbrine.co.uk

Chef: Chris McGowan

As places to meet your maker go, there are probably worse ones than a hillside just outside Moira.

I’ve often wondered what would flash through my mind if I experienced a moment of mortal peril: something poetic about my son perhaps, or maybe something a bit more pedestrian, like wishing I hadn’t spent quite so much on that handbag ...