The countdown is on to Easter, and you can’t have Easter without some good chocolate. So unless you want to be standing in Asda trying to choose between a Smarties or Jellytots Easter egg then you need to get a move on to ensure you have some of the good stuff come Sunday. Here’s the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Rococo'
Easter Chocolate Lovers, your time is almost up!
April 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Chocolate, Easter, Foodie gifts, Places to shop online
Valentine’s chocolates with taste
February 1st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Chocolate, Foodie gifts, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
I’m not a huge fan of Valentine’s Day, bit over commercial being the understatement. And I do rather loathe “themed” gifts. But I do love chocolate. So here’s my thoughts on who’s doing what well for the day: Melt – one of my favourite chocolate companies, I’d be quite happy to give or receive the [...]
Finally! A chocolate I will hate!
September 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · British favourites, Chocolate, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, New food launches, Places to shop online
I love chocolate. Mainly good chocolate, with an occasional guilty lapse into a Mint Aero. Or a Turkish Delight. But usually I settle for a small amount of something good. But there is nothing, no amount of wrapping it up in good chocolate, that will convince me to try Marmite’s upcoming Very Peculiar Chocolate. I [...]
Tags:Marmite Very Peculiar Chocolate·Melt·Paul A. Young·Rococo
What do you get a foodie mum?
March 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Alcohol free drinks, Chocolate, Foodie gifts, Grow your own, Mother's Day gifts, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts, Sweet treats, Wine
I love being a mum, and I love my food. Which probably makes me easy to buy for on Mother’s Day. And it has meant that Dr T has never fallen into the trap of Olay and L’Oreal Mother’s Day advertising (trust me, she’s worth so much more, and no mum wants anti-wrinkle cream. Ever). [...]
Tags:allotments·British favourites·Champagne·Chocolate·fizz·Foodie gifts·Grow your own·Melt·Mother's Day gifts·Pong·Prestat·Rococo·TheDrinkShop.com·Wine Hound
Choice chocolate for fabulous foodies this Valentine’s Day
February 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Chocolate, Foodie gifts, Places to shop online, Sweet treats, Valentine's Day gifts
Chocolate has had a reputation as an aphrodisiac all the way back to at least Montezuma, if not further, so it seems only appropriate that there is a lot of the stuff being given at Valentine’s Day. For those that a half pound box from Tesco is going to leave you very much out in [...]
Tags:Artisan du Chocolat·Chocolate·Chocolate Trading Co·Curious Chocolate·Foodie gifts·Melt·Michel Cluizel·Montezuma's·Pedlars·Rococo
British Chocolate Week – my favourite week
October 14th, 2009 · No Comments · British favourites, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Foodie treats, Places to shop online, Sweet treats
If there was a week made for me, this is it! I adore chocolate, proper chocolate (although occasionally, on a bad day, can be tempted by a mint Aero or a Crunchie). As if an excuse was needed, I think there is more excuse to indulge in the good stuff this week. My top 5 [...]
Tags:Chocolate·Chocolate Week·Melt·Montezuma's·Rococo·Thorntons·Willie Harcourt Cooze
So, what is a cool food and drink brand?
October 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Alcohol free drinks, Beer & Lager, British favourites, Foodie gifts, Healthy eating, New food launches, Places to eat
Finally catching up with the stack of newspapers yesterday I came across a supplement from last week’s Observer about cool brands. Or, more correctly, CoolBrands®. Now, having been through this process before, I’m a bit cynical about what might be included, knowing that defining cool must be even more subjective than defining what makes a brand super. [...]
Tags:Belvoir Cordials·cool·Coolbrands·Dom Perignon·Fever-Tree·Guinness·Montezuma's·Otter Brewery·Rococo·Sambrook's Brewery·Wahaca·Yauatcha
