Food News
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.
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.
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.
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.
Quality Time In The Kitchen Can Set Kids Up For Life
Parents are wasting precious time with their kids watching TV rather than spending quality time teaching them life skills such as cooking or playing active games outdoors, a new survey by home baking expert, McDougalls, reveals today.
Cheesemakers’ Webcam Captures World’s Imagination
The website cheddarvision.tv has proved to be a real winner with viewers across the world. Since its launch on 1 January 2007 a staggering 280,000 visitors have logged on to the round-the-clock webcam site to watch a handmade-on-the-farm West Country Farmhouse Cheddar maturing.
Divine Chocolate Launches In The USA
Divine Chocolate Ltd, the farmer-owned Fairtrade chocolate company, this week celebrates the launch of its sister company in the US with headquarters in Washington, D.C. Divine Chocolate Inc. has been built on the same principles as the UK company. It uses a unique business model which gives Ghanaian cocoa farmers a significant (38%) share of the company, a meaningful input into decisions about how Divine products are produced and sold, and a share in any profits.
Just Falafs To Open New Soho Shop
The new site, at 155 Wardour Street, Soho, W1, will compliment their busy compact unit in the market at Covent Garden. The new 750 sq.ft outlet will allow the team to really express the brands true values. Included will be the awesome herb-packed falafel wraps, incorporating a juice section with the emphasis on Acai & Acreola smoothies, a wider range of inspiring salads and healthy convenience foods, along with the usual organic fair-trade coffees and teas.
Ivy League Recipes For Clarence Court
Needing culinary inspiration? Fed up with churning out the same meals? Then look no further. Clarence Court, the brand of eggs laid by rare and traditional breeds of hens, is announcing that Mark Hix – Chef-Director of The Ivy and Le Caprice – has created a series of seasonal recipes to tempt and tantalise the taste-buds.
Don’t Stick This Pancake Day
Rather than just sticking to the same old lemon and sugar pancakes on February 20, why not indulge in one of the new crêpes from the Findus Jean Christophe Novelli range? Bored of plain old pancakes? Then why not take off the apron, put down the pan and reach for the freezer on Pancake Day instead?
Put Romance Back On The Menu This Valentines
It’s official - we’re overworked and under sexed! Not only do the English work the longest hours in Europe but statistics show romance is at an all time low with couples putting jobs before their sex lives. It seems partners are suffering from a growing ‘Work Widow/Widower’ trend where loved ones are arriving home late and exhausted frustrating their partners, providing a recipe for relationship catastrophe!
A Divine Fair Trade For Lovers!
Divine, the delicious, farmer-owned Faitrade chocolate, knows that it’s never really all fair in love and war – but on the new Divine website at divinechocolate.com they have created an opportunity for a bit of romantic fair trading with your loved ones.