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Chocolate For Christmas: Hotel Chocolat Classic Christmas Selection

by Andrew on December 9, 2010 in Online Retailers with No comments

Just Lift the Lid and let Christmas Out!

Mousse au Chocolat – dark chocolate with a smooth creamy ganache – has got to be my favourite although the Cranberry and Apple has a seasonal fruitiness that was rather delicious. Then again the Red Berry Mousse was light and fruity too, so that has to be the favourite. Although I’ve just relished the Mulled Wine chocolate with its splash of port adding to the cinnamon, clove and orange… oh, but then the Rum Ingot using golden rum from Saint Lucia was superbly intense. But last week the Gingerbread Truffle was stonkingly good… but was the Champagne Star, all white chocolate and cream ganache with a dash of marc de champagne better? Just possibly. Not forgetting the Milk Liquid Caramels with their oozingly soft caramel that didn’t last very long at all, neither did those superb Florentine Dreams… and that still leaves several in the box not even sampled yet… which IS the favourite?

The Hotel Chocolat Sleekster Classic Christmas Selection is available for £28 and contains 40 chocolates.


Union Market Transforms Into A Winter Wonderland

by Andrew on December 6, 2010 in food, Specialist Shops with No comments

Union Market in Fulham Broadway, the local grocer where you can shop with your heart and sole has been transformed into a winter wonderland of Christmas fare. Everything you need for the perfect Christmas Day is available. Delicious foods; some traditional, some novel, and some which over the years have become real family favourites, will be on sale alongside wonderful wines and perfect edible gifts. Fill your trolley with produce from every corner of the British Isles with products selected with passion to make your kitchen special.

The large, open plan layout of the store makes shopping a really leisurely and enjoyable experience, and after your shop, you can pop your feet up in the restaurant and treat yourself to a warm mince pie and a hot drink, or visit Father Christmas’ grotto with the little ones.

There will be a free mulled wine party open to all on the evening on the 16th December. And, Head Chef Aaron Craze will be offering Christmas cooking demos every Friday evening at 6:30pm, guiding you through seasonal recipes after which you’ll be handed a recipe card so you can buy all the ingredients you need in the store before taking them home and trying the recipes out for yourself.

And if you don’t feel like cooking, you can pick up something from the Festive Deli, as a great no-hassle starter on Christmas Day or part of a fabulous buffet on Boxing Day. Or, for the ultimate in a relaxed Christmas Day, let Aaron and his team cook the whole meal for you. They will prepare every course, select the wines, supply the crackers and deliver it to your home free on Christmas Eve. Just phone your order through on 0207 386 2470

Dedicated to offering British produce year-round, at Union Market you’ll find the counters and shelves crammed with British mince pies, Christmas puddings, nuts, turkeys, English wines and champagne and all the glories and cornucopia of a an old fashioned Christmas. They even have the crackers!

Christmas and New Year opening hours:

Store will close at 4.00 pm on Christmas Eve and will re-open on 27th December.

27th December – 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
28th December - 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
29th December – 8.00 am – 8.00 pm
30th December - 8.00 am – 8.00 pm
31st December – 8.00 am – 5.00 pm
Closed 1st January
2nd January – 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
3rd January – 10.00 am – 4.00 pm

Free delivery is offered to SW3, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW10, SW11, SW13, W14 when shoppers spend £40 or more in store.

Taste of Christmas 2010

by Andrew on October 25, 2010 in Tasting Events/Shows with No comments

Taste Festivals are delighted to announce that Taste of Christmas, the most fabulously festive culinary event of the Christmas season, is returning to ExCel London from December 3rd to 5th, 2010.

Taste of Christmas, the Christmastime counterpart to summer’s Taste of London, has everything the discerning foodie could desire: a boutique food market, the hottest new products, the biggest name chefs and over a dozen of London’s starriest restaurants. There’s no better place to shop, eat, drink and indulge – which is what Christmas is all about!

Last year’s event was a runaway success with over 28,000 visitors and more than 200 top food and drink producers attending. This year’s stylish show is set to be even bigger and better. Everyone who is anyone in the world of great British food will be in attendance. From cheesemakers to food critics, sommeliers to cookery writers, bakers to winemakers, they’ll all be at ExCel this December to share their favourite food and wine with attendees. Anyone looking for inspiration for a truly magical Christmas will certainly find it thanks to Taste of Christmas’ brilliant team of top chefs, food personalities and restaurateurs who promise to divulge all their best-kept Christmas secrets to make your Christmas sparkle.

A major draw of Taste of Christmas 2010, in common with previous years, will be the chance to sample Christmas-time signature dishes from the cream of the capital’s restaurants. They’ll all be available in perfectly proportioned ‘tasting’ portions so visitors can fit in as many exciting gustatory experiences as possible. True inspiration for a Christmas dinner with a difference!

Fans of celebrity chefs won’t be disappointed as there will be unparalleled access to some well known faces and opportunities to ‘meet the chefs’ and go behind-the-scenes as the ever-popular Taste Cookery School and Taste Theatre return once more. Seasonal recipes, top tips, trends and restaurant gossip are just part of the festive fun. Taste of Christmas isn’t just for grown-up gourmets. Children can enjoy the fun of a great family day out at Taste with activities, demonstrations and indulgences on offer that are guaranteed to put a smile on the face of young budding foodies.

Taste of Christmas is set to be a superb ‘one stop shop’ for attendees’ Christmas shopping as food producers, farmers and artisans from up and down the country bring their wares to the city. Visitors can expect to find a wealth of superb food products, many of them Taste of Christmas exclusives.

Central to the show are the finer things in life – those things that make the true foodie’s heart beat faster – namely cheese, wine, beer, coffee and, of course, chocolate! All favourite Christmas indulgences. New products, tutored tastings and samples galore will be on show with entire areas of the show dedicated to single foodstuffs such as Taste Cheese, Taste Chocolate and Taste Coffee. Gourmets with a single-minded wine obsession can even home straight in on their favourite indulgence at Taste Wine, a show-within-a-show, with a separate entrance and ticket with access to wine tastings, theatres and a boutique wine market.

All the season’s ‘must haves’ will be there too such as that all-important free-range turkey, boozy Christmas pud, truckle of Stilton and bottle of sherry for Santa. In short, everything that’s needed to make this Christmas a cracker.

Tickets for Taste of Christmas will be available at a variety of price points to suit all the family. Also available this year will be the very popular VIP tickets that allow fast-track entry and include extra-special tastings, priority booking and a festive glass of Champagne. For those looking for one last day of stress-free indulgence before the pre-Christmas planning starts in earnest – or for an early Christmas present for a food-loving friend – a VIP ticket is hard to beat.

For further information about Taste of Christmas please visit www.tasteofchristmas.com

Huddersfield Ice Cream Company Prepares For Influx Of Christmas Eve Shoppers

by Andrew on December 22, 2009 in In Search Of..., Specialist Shops with 1 Comment

A Huddersfield ice cream producer is preparing for an influx of customers this Christmas Eve eager to sample its limited edition festive flavours.

Yummy Yorkshire Ice Cream Company has created four exclusive flavours to celebrate the festive season, which have gone on sale in its Denby Dale based ice cream parlour.

The flavours include Rich Christmas Cake, Chocolate Orange, White Chocolate with Cranberries and Cranachan – a traditional Scottish dessert of honey, whisky, raspberry and oats – and are available to buy until Christmas Eve only, one of the busiest times of year for Yummy Yorkshire.

“We always have a queue out of the door on Christmas Eve,” says Louise Holmes of Yummy Yorkshire who is responsible for ice cream production. “You wouldn’t expect ice cream to be popular at this time of year but our festive flavours are always a huge hit, with the Rich Christmas Cake selling particularly well. Last year we sold 200 tubs of the Christmas flavours in the space of two days.”

The Rich Christmas Pudding flavour is made using a special blend of spices and is popular with traditionalists while the White Chocolate with Cranberries is a more indulgent flavour. New for this year are the Chocolate Orange and Cranchan flavours.

“I was inspired to create these flavours after a discussion with my Scottish Sister in law in October about recipes and traditional desserts,” explains Louise. “Cranachan was mentioned and I thought it was the ideal candidate for a new ice cream flavour. The blend of honey, whiskey and raspberry is very warming and the oats give the texture an extra dimension.”

Yummy Yorkshire Ice Cream is known for its innovative flavours, recently creating a selection of Bonfire Night inspired recipes such as Cinder Toffee and Parkin. Since the business was launched in April 2007, over 50 different recipes of traditional, seasonal and contemporary ice cream have been developed using the best, locally sourced ingredients and milk and cream from the farm’s own herd of Holstein cows.

Several of the flavours have scooped prestigious awards including ‘Lou’s Liquorice ice cream’ flavour which was awarded not only best Dairy Product and Supreme Product of the Year at the 2009 deliciouslyorkshire Awards, but also the top award at the 2009 Great Taste Awards, receiving three gold stars.

The Yummy Yorkshire ice cream parlour is located on the A629 between High Flatts and Ingbirchworth. For further information and directions visit www.yorkshiremilk.co.uk.

Keep Your Cool in the Kitchen this Christmas

by Andrew on December 21, 2009 in Television, Radio, Video, Film with No comments

Whether you’re a veteran of many family feasts or a festive dinner newbie who is cooking a turkey for the first time – the Christmas meal is a daunting prospect. After all, it’s not just one day, Christmas can last for weeks, as your friends and family pop over for drinks and a bite to eat. The holiday season, should be just that a holiday, but it seems the never ending cooking, cleaning and hosting parties can mean that you get no rest at all.

In this video feature there is a look at some easy ways to help your Christmas run smoothly, with no effort at all. If you want to know how to avoid food storage problems or how to remove tricky stains from the nice new tablecloth or your specially-chosen silk dress or simply need advice on how to tackle the cooking then you’ve come to the right place as the Miele domestic goddess Alicia Dee offers tips to ensure your Christmas day is a success, be it your first time or your fiftieth.

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