It’s that time of year again when the Fancy Food Show has been on in New York, and the NASFT sofi Awards are handed out. Last year it was all about blood oranges, which I have seen making appearances in various forms in delis, but not in huge quantities. And this year? Well, no such [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Chocolate'
New things making the news across the pond
July 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Alcohol free drinks, Chocolate, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Healthy eating, New food launches
Tags:blood orange·Chocolate·Fancy Food Show·Fever-Tree·Food trends·Foodie gifts·Poco Dolce
What are you doing this weekend?
June 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Foodie Travel, Foodie blogs, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Places to eat
Me, I shall be exhibiting some very bad dance moves under the influence of half a shandy at Party in the Park. Which is a serious dent in my foodie credentials (not to mention cool rating) as I guess I should have been heading to Taste of London. And having read Niamh’s review of her [...]
Tags:Bentley's·Chocolate·Eat Like a Girl·eating out·Ingredients·Munchy Seeds·Nudo·olive oil·Paul A. Young·Taste of London·The Modern Pantry·Tom's Kitchen
What are the foodie dads getting this Father’s Day?
June 14th, 2010 · No Comments · BBQs, Baking, Bread, Cheese, Cookbooks, Courses, Father's Day gifts, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Kitchenwares, Meat treats, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats
Nearly time for Father’s Day, which is always one of those events that catches even me by surprise. It needs something else just after it, like the way Mother’s Day works with Easter. And events involving chocolate always have my attention! So, if I were shopping for a Father’s Day gift for a dad with [...]
Tags:A Quarter Of·Baking·Chocolate·Chocolate Trading Co·cookery courses·Donald Russell·Father's Day·Foodie gifts·Gadgets·Neals Yard·Pong·Sole Bay Cheese·The Bertinet Kitchen·The School of Artisan Food
Catching up (or what new gifts am I waiting for)
June 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Baking, Beer & Lager, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Kitchenwares, Places to shop online, Spirits
I’ve been away for a week, which means there’s a whole load of catching up to do, on boring stuff like washing and bills, and interesting stuff like new gifts that would suit different kinds of food lovers. Whilst it might take a while for me to review properly, here’s the things I’m thinking about: [...]
Why I’m not sorry that I’m not going to the Real Food Festival
May 3rd, 2010 · 6 Comments · Bread, British favourites, Cheese, Chocolate, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats
Can you imagine how hellish I would find the Real Food Festival? Running from this Friday (7 May) through to Sunday for us mere mortals, it is billed as the UK’s most exciting food festival. Why on earth would I want to go? And really, I didn’t want to. I’m not at all bitter and twisted [...]
Tags:British favourites·Chocolate·Food trends·Foodie gifts·Gower Cottage Brownies·Local food·Raymond Blanc·Real Food Festival·Richard Bertinet·Thomasina Miers
Loving chocolate from Chocolate & Love
April 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Chocolate, Foodie gifts, New food launches, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
Getting back from holiday and surveying the pile of post is normally depressing, just a pile of junk and bills. Not this trip! Got back to a stack of chocolate from Chocolate & Love, and of course I’ve been busy working my way through it. I promise I’ve been sharing it! We started with Crushed [...]
Tags:Chocolate·Chocolate&Love·fair trade food·Foodie gifts·organic chocolate
Which parliamentary seat is a foodie gift?
April 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Baking, Beer & Lager, British favourites, Cheese, Chocolate, Fish & Seafood, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Indian Food, Ingredients, Meat treats, Places to eat, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats
Of course I was delighted to get back from holiday to find an election had been called. How riveting the 4 weeks will be. I’m afraid I can’t quite see the attraction of being an MP. Unless there’s good food involved. Which got me thinking. Which is the best seat to hold from a food [...]
Tags:Bleikers·British favourites·Chocolate·Cornish Crumbly·election fever·Gower Cottage Brownies·Gribble Brewery·Local food·Melton Mowbray pork pie·Montezuma's·O'Hagans sausages·Stilton
Selfridges available anytime, anywhere
March 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Chocolate, Foodie gifts, Foodie treats, Ingredients, Places to shop online, Spirits, Wine
I love Selfridges, could spend hours in there, and eat my way through a great many foodstuffs. So I’m thrilled to find that, finally, their website has gone transactional. Welcome to the 21st century. But the good news is that it gives a whole crop of interesting food possibilities, either to stock up your own [...]
Tags:Artisan du Chocolat·Chocolate·Easy Tasty Magic·Foodie gifts·Ingredients·Selfridges
Channelling Juliette Binoche
March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Chocolate, Foodie Travel, Foodie gifts, French food, Places to eat, Sweet treats
Today is Juliette Binoche’s birthday, who I think is the most amazing actress. I also think she’s incredibly stylish, not to mention the fact she has that French flair of being comfortable in her own skin, and seems to have avoided the lure of the plastic surgeon. My favourite, favourite film of hers is Chocolat, [...]
Tags:Alastair Sawday·Chocolat·Chocolate·Flavigny-sur-Ozerain·French food·holidays·Johnny Depp·Juliette Binoche·Lent·Willie Harcourt Cooze
