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Ocados Free From shop

by Andrew on June 19, 2012 in food, Online Retailers with No comments

orcado free fromOnline grocer, Ocado’s, has launched a ‘free from’ web shop that promises to offer greater choice to the 2 million food allergy sufferers in the UK, plus an easier and, more importantly, tastier way to browse and buy. The one-stop-shop includes over 450 delicious products, ranging from everyday essentials to indulgent treats, and can be added to your online basket now at Ocado.com/freefrom.

As the nation’s hub for delicious alternatives, Ocado’s latest web shop offers customers a huge selection of free from favourites in a simple click; from big brand names, Thornton’s and Go Natural, to niche suppliers, Jealous Sweets and Glebe Farm. Shoppers can buy from a wide choice of both basics, such as lactose-free cheese, gluten-free pastas and wheat-free breads, plus luxuries like dairy-free chocolate, egg-free brownies and nut-free children’s cookies.

The Ocado Free From shop means customers with intolerances, or simply selective food preferences, can enjoy allergen-free alternatives without compromising on taste or quality. Long gone are the days of scouring shelves and stores for alternatives, with the range catering to the millions of UK shoppers that experience nut, dairy, lactose, gluten and wheat allergies.

Ocado understands that people suffering from food intolerances and allergies don’t just miss the everyday essentials; in many cases it’s often the treats that they crave. Proving that Free From foods needn’t be bland, the online grocer’s latest partner, Great British Chefs, share a number of their mouth-watering Free From recipes, all the ingredients for which are available online.

Ocados Free From shop is now live online.


Lawnfest 2012

by Andrew on May 16, 2012 in food, Tasting Events/Shows with No comments

LAWNFEST, a boutique, family-friendly festival will be held on beautiful grounds in Sevenoaks, Kent on the 30th June 2012.

Prepare to have your taste buds indulged this year, with chef Nicole Walshaw heading up the Lawnfest Food Shed.

Reflecting her core values, Nicole has identified local Kent based produce, which has been responsibly farmed.

“All the food I have located for the event is in season and grown with care so it will not need much tampering with. I’m really there just to enhance the natural flavours – this is what the love of food is all about”.

Guests will enter the Lawnfest Food Shed enclosed in a fully covered vintage style Marquee with tables lovingly dressed with flowers and potted herbs. As the sun goes down, over the grounds, the festival will transform into a warm, lantern lit atmosphere, where delicious food, cold drinks, music and art will enchant and captivate the audience.

Fitting in with the ethos, very special guests, Street Kitchen, will be cooking up hand-made gourmet burgers with their famous sweet potato fries.

These comforting delights will be accompanied by organic iced “freshies” made with fruit tea kindly provided by Clipper Teas. The London Distillery Company will donate premium organic, London Dry Gin to The Lawnfest Food Shed, made with Kent’s finest botanicals.

After being inspired by the local culinary dishes, guests can then visit the Lawnfest farmers market to pick up the ingredients – before refreshing themselves with offerings of Chapel Down wines and Shepherd Neame real ales and lager.

The Food Shed will serve chilli con carne and veggie chilli, made in a traditional style with real ale and cocoa, served with corn chips, crème fresh and coriander, or tempt with a summer squash, spinach and sesame tart beside a wild rocket salad or step-up to a grilled apricot, watercress and cured gammon ciabatta. That’s just a taster.

Finally, for those that fancy a sit down traditional English tea, Violet’s Vintage Teas will be serving freshly made cakes, finger sandwiches and scones with a huge dollop of real clotted cream.

“Lawnfest is all about the feel-good,” says Camilla Al Fayed. “It brings together the ingredients in life that make us feel great. Music and art play a big part of this, and are particularly important in helping the pupils of West Heath start moving forward with their lives. But food enjoyment is equally fundamental. Nicole is brilliant at creating food experiences, and together with her farmers’ market, Lawnfest is going to be an interactive celebration of food.

BOOK YOUR EXTENDED EARLYBIRD TICKETS NOW! www.lawnfest.co.uk
£20 Adults
Free Children aged 8 and younger
£10 Children 9 years and above
£40 Family (two adults, two children)

Please note, Lawnfest Food Shed uses 100% recyclable or biodegradable packaging across the festival.

Holdsworth Chocolates Union Jack Box

by Andrew on May 8, 2012 in food, Online Retailers, Specialist Shops with 1 Comment

holdsworth jubilee chocolatesExquisite handmade chocolate maker Holdsworth Chocolates has launched a Union Jack chocolate box to mark the summer of celebrations in the UK.

The 240g box features delicious quintessentially British-themed chocolates, such as clotted cream truffle, praline cup, and apple and geranium cream. Designed to be re-used as a keepsake gift box, the Union Jack selection box has been created to celebrate both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics.

Holdsworth Chocolates, which is based in the heart of the Peak District at Bakewell in Derbyshire, has a team of skilled chocolatiers led by creative director Genevieve Holdsworth. Each chocolate is handmade – not just hand-finished – and a number have been awarded gold star rating in the Guild of Fine Food’s Great Taste Awards…the Oscars of the speciality food industry.

“Holdsworth Chocolates’ Union Jack Box is a traditional British product, filled with chocolates that have been made in the heart of the UK using the finest ingredients,” said Genevieve Holdsworth.

“It makes a wonderful gift or an indulgent treat, and of course the box can be re-used as a gift box as a reminder of the historic events of the summer of 2012.”

Available nationally in selected stores and directly from Holdsworth Chocolates via www.holdsworthchocolates.co.uk, the recommended retail price for the Union Jack Box is £14.95.

The company was created by Barbara Holdsworth in 1988. Spurred on by a passionate belief in making chocolates by hand, she developed her own recipes. Barbara handed over to daughter Genevieve in 2002.

Stockists of Holdsworth Chocolates include Harrods, Selfridges, Waitrose, Chatsworth House shop and Chatsworth Farm Shop and Ibbotsons of Ashford.

Marmite Jubilee Limited Edition

by Andrew on April 23, 2012 in food, Supermarkets with No comments

ma'amite - limited edition Jubilee MarmiteThe nation’s favourite spread, Marmite, has been given a makeover to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

The new look Marmite makes it the most appropriate kitchen table condiment for people wanting to toast the Queen’s 60th year on Tuesday 5th June.

“We wanted to pay a fitting tribute to the Queen – from one British institution to another. We just hope Ma’am loves it!” comments Nicola Waymark, marketing manager at Unilever.

Ma’amite, Marmite Jubilee Limited Edition, is available at all good high street retailers, nationwide – including Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, Morrisons and Co-op – as well as online at http://www.marmiteshop.co.uk from Monday 30th April. Ma’amite has an RRP of £2.72 – so grab it while stocks last!

Michel Roux Meal Kits from Scratch

by Andrew on April 18, 2012 in food, Supermarkets with No comments

Michel Roux Snr, forever immortalised as the Godfather of the UK’s culinary revolution and founder of the Waterside Inn, the only restaurant outside of France to be honoured with three Michelin Stars consecutively for 25 years, has created an innovative range of fresh, delicious, wholesome and affordable meal-kits ready to be cooked from scratch in under ten minutes.

Designed for people who value the virtues of good cooking but are squeezed on time and refuse to succumb to the ‘ping’ of a microwave, the genius of Scratch lies in its simplicity. One box, containing premium pre chopped, washed and weighed fresh ingredients, no additives or preservatives and a simple set of instructions requiring nothing more than a wooden spoon and no more than two pots or pans.

Created to readdress the balance between our growing desire to cook and our ever-increasingly hectic and time-strapped lives, Scratch serves up healthy, hearty and balanced meals in minutes, the kind that makes your soul and your tastebuds sing, with zero stress, fuss or preparation combined with a sprinkle of Michelin Stardust, for that extra dash of je ne sais quoi.

From April 25th the range, comprising of Chicken Thai Green Curry with Bamboo Shoots (£3.95), King Prawn and Chorizo Paella (£3.95), Makhani Chicken Tikka Masala (£3.95) and Tagliatelle Pistachio Pesto and Cherry Tomatoes (£3.95) will be stocked in 60 Sainsbury’s Local stores across London, with a view to rolling out nationally across the UK later in the year.

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