As popularised in Peter Mayle’s books, the English do seem to have a love affair with France, and in particular Provence. And of course, what’s not to like? Glorious weather (which I’m dreaming of having endured the umpteenth downpour in the UK’s wettest drought), great food and ingredients, and of course a seemingly bucolic lifestyle….
Show me the honey
Clearly I have yet to get the hang of regular blogging, so I’ll take time off the naughty step and (bees)wax lyrical for a moment about honey, considering it has been National Honey Week. We are now all aware of the plight of the honey bee, and it is encouraging that there seems to be…
Rice Queen
I do feel a bit bad that the Spanish Trade show, Alimentaria was over 3 weeks ago and I’ve only just had time to write about it, but then I have been busy with various events, including The Chocolate Festival, Cheese Maker’s Market and The Cheese & Wine Festival (the latter coming up on 27th…
Good morning Vietnam: new bean to bar chocolates launch
I believe it was Marc DeMarquette who first championed Single Origin chocolate from Vietnam within the UK: his Ben Tre bar, launched in association with Action Against Hunger has been described by Chocablog as having “… a really exotic and interesting flavour. It has the sweet, fruitiness of dark chocolate, but also a fresh, almost…
Love my mojo
Smoothies are nothing new: a handy way to be vaguely healthy and maintain that desirable goal of ‘5 a day’. Innocent does seem to have the majority of the market sewn up here in the UK, so it’s nice to come across a new brand that is making attempts to do something a little different….
Salt of the Earth
With today being Easter Sunday, I’ve finally had the time (thanks to the Bank holidays) to think about updating the blog. As always, I’m a huge admirer of those that manage to write so frequently and with such enthusiasm while maintaining a full time day job. At the end of March, I visited the Food…
One man and his dog.
Viktor & Spoils is a modern Mexican taqueria and tequila bar serving classic and new style tacos alongside a world-class tequila and mescal selection. Part of the Hotel on Rivington, visitors enter through a red unmarked door plastered with Mexican pesos. This leads to a lounge/bar, with walls made of barn wood and colourful rows…
Message in a bottle.
Today was the first day of Hotelympia, which as the name suggests is an important trade show for the hospitality industry. I concentrated mainly on the food section in the hope that there may be something new and exciting to find – and there was: Norfolk Cordial. As always, I’m a sucker for eye catching…
Getting saucy.
I realise that I do like pun headings, but I make no apologies: after all, this is my blog, and about 3 people (including my mother) probably read this anyway. And for the benefit of that happy trio, no, I’m no longer in the USA, but yes, I’m still in an American state of mind…
Andre Dang 