Food and Drink
Easter Pleasures From Harvey Nichols
It is that time of year when we celebrate the joys of chocolate in all its glory. This Easter, Harvey Nichols presents a selection of the most lavish and exclusive treats, wrapped in beautiful packaging and made by the very best producers, guaranteed to delight adults and children alike.
Love Your Weekend
We all live for the weekends but Easter is a real treat – the first official four-day weekend of the year and a good excuse to get together with your nearest and dearest.
Balti Wines Cruises To Deal With P&O Ferries
Balti Wine has cruised to a deal to supply P&O Ferries with its range of wines that are specially blended to accompany spicy food. The deal means the Manchester-based company will be slating the thirst of passengers travelling from the UK to its four key destinations: Calais, Bilbao, Rotterdam and Zeebrugge.
Carte D’Or Launches Delicious Addition
This summer, transport your taste buds to a heavenly place by indulging in the sensational new Carte D’Or Strawberry & Yoghurt Délice. This gorgeous addition to the much loved Carte D’Or range is made with deliciously smooth yoghurt ice cream, swirled with real strawberry sorbet, blended and topped with an indulgently fruity strawberry coulis.
How Do U Tiramigü?
It is a well-known fact that tiramisú in English means ‘pick me up.’ Taking their cue from those suave Italians, the chocolate extremists at Gü Chocolate Puds have created a perky pick me up pud with a twist – New Tiramigü.
Posh London Nosh At A Fraction Of The Cost
For the first time ever Londoners can experience fine dining at a fraction of the cost as lastminute.com launches London Restaurant Week in association with MasterCard. Based on the very successful New York Restaurant Week, this will be a first of its kind as the elite of the London restaurant scene come together to celebrate accessible fine dining.
Food for thought on Mother's Day
Show your mum how much you care by treating her to a sumptuous four-course lunch, on the 18th March 2007, onboard the R.S. Hispaniola, a ship permanently moored on Victoria Embankment, in London.
Chefs From Around The World Battle For The Dragon
Talented chefs are jetting in from all around the world to take part in the premier culinary competition in Wales. The Welsh National Culinary Team will put their skills to the test against Canada and Cyprus in the second Battle for the Dragon contest at the Welsh International Culinary Championships at Coleg Llandrillo Cymru, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay from February 20-22.
Morrisons Supports Fairtrade Fortnight
Morrisons is introducing Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance freshly ground coffee into 110 of its cafes nationwide to support Fairtrade Fortnight. The Fairtrade and Rainforest alliance coffee, which guarantees a better deal for small producers in the developing world, will be available in all Morrisons cafes (320) by the end of the year, complementing the organic Fairtrade tea already available.
Taste East - A Unique Food Festival
Taste East is a free two day food festival that celebrates Spitalfields and the East End by telling its history through food, to take place on Friday 2nd March and Saturday 3rd March in the covered Crispin Place. Taste East is part of ‘East’ a festival championing the best of East London.
New Strength At The Hidden Brewery
Based in the depths of the Wiltshire countryside, the award-winning Hidden Brewery has emerged with a new real ale for 2007, Hidden Strength - a copper coloured session beer, full in taste from an Optic malting barley base, but light in alcohol content at 3.4% ABV.
Hula Hula With Healthier Hula Hoops
Hula Hoops, the hoopiest of snacks, just got healthier without compromising on their great taste. Hula Hoops now have a total of 80% less saturated fat compared to Hula Hoops from 2005, that’s a further 55% on last year’s reduction.
Ethical Easter Eggs From Abel & Cole
This Easter, Abel & Cole are stocking tasty Easter eggs by The Chocolate Alchemist. Made from the finest organic Belgian chocolate, the range includes White Chocolate Raspberry Speckle and Ginger Dark Chocolate Jewelled Eggs.
Energy Juice Puts A Kick Into Healthy Dieting
An innovative energy juice combining Green Tea and Maltodextrin is set to be launched in the UK offering health and energy. Energy69 only contains 69 calories per 100ml and uses caffeine-rich Green Tea as a natural stimulant instead of Taurine. It has a kicking yet healthy caffeine content of 30mg/100ml. Maltodextrin provides further long term stimulation.
Devon Pub Voted “Best Pub In Britain”
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) today announced the Tom Cobley Tavern, Spreyton, Devon, as its National Pub of the Year 2006. Pub of the Year judges were bowled over by the warm welcome, fantastic service, wonderful home-cooked food and high quality real ale to be found at the Tom Cobley Tavern. This 16th century village inn has been run by Roger and Carol Cudlip for the last four years.