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Harrods Flemish Fortnight

by Andrew on November 25, 2009 in food, Specialist Shops, Tasting Events/Shows with No comments

harrods_flemish_fortnightTourism Flanders and Harrods have joined forces to offer customers a unique gastronomic celebration of the region’s finest food and drink. From 25 November until 8 December, Harrods will play host to some of the Flemish’s Coasts most renowned and respected chefs and feature a wide range of premium Flemish products throughout the food halls.

Throughout the fortnight, the Sea Grill and Rotisserie restaurants will showcase recipes by the Michelin starred Bart Desmidt, David Sevranckx, Piet Devriendt, and Vincent Florizoone. Each of the featured chefs is travelling to London for the promotion to teach Harrods’ own chefs the secrets of Flemish cuisine. During the promotion both restaurants will offer signature dishes from the guest chefs’ restaurants including specialties such as fresh scallops, mussels, steak tartare and marinated oxtail.

The Chocolate Bar located on the 2nd Floor of Harrods, will also feature a whole host of Belgian chocolate treats including heavenly creamy Wossels’ chocolate jenever, chocolate covered fresh waffles and hot milky chocolate made with flavoured chocolate sticks by Choc’o’Lait. The chocolate sticks are available in various flavours and are dipped in hot milk to produce a truly delicious hot chocolate drink.

Other products on sale will include the freshest of Flemish cheeses, charcuterie and seafood. Chefs in the Harrods Bakery will be baking “speculoos”, a type of spice infused biscuit as well as preparing the freshest waffles under instruction of chef Mario Cattoor. Shoppers will be able to sample a variety of Flemish produce throughout the Food Hall during the promotion including Neuhaus chocolates, a variety of Flemish beers as well as the “gin-like” spirit, jenever.

As part of the promotion, customers will be able participate in a competition to win a weekend for two at the Flemish Coast. To enter, they need only purchase a Flemish product from the Food Halls, Chocolate Bar or order a speciality dish from the Sea Grill and Rotisserie restaurants. Entry forms will be available throughout Harrods.

As well as the competition, the public can enjoy an inspiring window display, designed to promote the event and located on Hans Crescent. The display features an impressive visual arrangement of some of Flanders’ best loved products including the lifestyle brands Delvaux and Flamant.

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The Tasting Sessions takes you Towards a Fluid State

by Andrew on October 31, 2009 in Tasting Events/Shows with No comments

The Tasting Sessions are about to launch a new food and drink festival in London on the 05 December 2009.

Called “Towards a Fluid State” and held in an undisclosed warehouse location in Dalston, this festival will be the first of its kind. An immersive and informative food and drink experience profiling flights of Cognac, Whisky, Gin, Sake and Natural & Biodynamic wine matched with delicious morsels of food. Also a platform for some of the UK’s hottest emerging contemporary artists, musicians, set and fashion designers this will be a truly unique experience and one not to miss.

“It’s not a farmers market nor is it anything like Taste London. This is about delivering unusual and compelling experiences around what people eat and drink” says, Angella Newell, one of the founders. “This is a proof of concept for a much larger scale event in summer 2010″.

Hayley Sudbury, the other founder, comments: “We are working with a fantastic range of independent producers, distributors and brands on this event. We are focused on fit and quality and always look for the interesting and unique angles. Every flight always has a “rock your world” element, whether that is a silent whisky distillery, 100 year old cognac or an extraordinary premier cru”.

The festival will run from 3-11pm with timed entry. Tickets start at £16.50 and go on sale soon.

If you follow any of the top London food blogs they should be reporting on a press/blogger briefing in a week or so.

Kendal Festival Of Food

by Andrew on October 9, 2009 in Tasting Events/Shows with No comments

kendal festival of foodLook out for a new food festival coming your way a 7 day food and drink extravaganza showcasing the very best in local produce, special menu offers and exceptional dining experiences.

This area is home to some of the finest food and drink in Cumbria including local pork, beef and lamb, breads, fruit and mint cake!

There will be something for everyone in this year’s food week.

In addition to the fantastic food and drink events taking place, why not try tasting sessions and tours to introduce you to some excellent local products and discover what goes on behind the scenes.

Highlights:
Activities - farm visits, food tastings and workshops for all the family
Demonstrations - see with your own eyes how local produce such as bread, cheese and sausages are made
Farm Tours - visit local farms and meet the farmer
Learn - something a bit different? Find out about growing organic, pig farming or dairy production
Beer & Wine Events - enjoy local beer festivals and special wine tasting nights
Eat, Drink, Sleep! - extend your stay by checking into one of our local establishments offering dine and stay deals
Special Offers - tantalise your taste buds at restaurants, delis, butchers, bakers and ice cream makers!
Market Kitchen - buy straight from the farm, see local producers at work in our special outdoor kitchen. Stock up on your favourite food, browse the many stalls, and try before you buy

KENDAL FESTIVAL OF FOOD
24 - 31 OCTOBER 2009
LOCATION: KENDAL, LA9 4DL

National Baking Week 2009

by Andrew on October 2, 2009 in Tasting Events/Shows with 1 Comment

national baking week 2009Last year saw the launch of National Baking Week (19th – 25th October) – this year sees the nation rise to the occasion once again with an even bigger and better campaign.

Supported by TV celebrity chef and Ladette to Lady favourite Rosemary Shrager, this year’s campaign is designed to invigorate Britain to bake and share…Share with your friends, your colleagues, even your neighbours – but get out there and share!

During this year’s economic downturn, more people are heading back to the kitchen to whip up a little piece of luxury for themselves. Store-cupboard favourites such as bread and butter pudding, pancakes, rice pudding and scones are making a comeback, as the nostalgic nosh gives us a warm, fussy feeling inside, without breaking the budget.

With the theme of community strongly running through the campaign this year, we are urging communities to reclaim regional recipes. So if you’re a Yorkshireman living in Yeovil or a Liverpudlian living in London, treat your friends and workmates to a typical Northern treat – but get in touch and tell us who you are and what you’re baking at www.nationalbakingweek.co.uk.

Pyrex has joined forces with other high-profile baking brands including Philadelphia, Kenwood and Silver Spoon Cakecraft, to bring baking to the masses through National Baking Week.

Baking makes people happy – it conjures up images of families in the kitchen – delicious smells throughout the house and shared treats when they come out of the oven. Baking with children is great family fun – and one of the best activities to be shared by all ages, from toddlers through to pensioners. Finally – what can be healthier than baking? Pop a recipe load of healthy ingredients together in the oven and they retain their goodness and bake into delicious meal.

If baking is happiness – then we think that it is time to share it around. That’s why this year we are encouraging the whole of Britain to ‘Bake and Share’! It could be baking cookies for everyone in your office, sharing the kitchen with your family or having a cake share in your neighbourhood. The most important thing is that you get out there and make people feel as good as you do about baking.

This year National Baking Week has a real school focus. Our special school share section is packed with ideas on how you and your school can celebrate National Baking Week. With a full set of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 lesson plans, it covers many areas of the National Curriculum – and brings baking, learning and fun together in the classroom.

All this – plus we are bringing together some of the UK’s favourite baking brands for great offers, recipes, competitions and events. Click here to find out what’s going on during National Baking Week this year!

So it’s time to grab your apron and head for the kitchen – and discover how, from 19th to 25th October you can get involved in ‘Bake and Share’.

Valvona & Crolla 75th Anniversary Dinner

by Andrew on September 21, 2009 in Books For Cooks, Tasting Events/Shows with No comments

valvina_crolla_bookFamed Italian deli and wine merchant Valvona & Crolla are hosting a 75th Anniversary Dinner on the 16th October. The event kicks off at 19:34 hours!

Join Mary Contini to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary year of Valvona & Crolla with a four course meal of recipesfrom her new book published 1st October. A selection of four wines will accompany the meal.
After dinner Mary will talk about the book, her travels in Italy, and the history of Valvona & Crolla over the past 75 years. Dinner without the book £60 per person.

More details on the dinner on the Valvona & Crolla website.

The book in question is Valvona and Crolla: A Year at an Italian Table available for pre-order on Amazon for £15 (Published price £25).

Valvona & Crolla has been described as ‘the Sistine chapel of continental delis’. Founded in 1934 by the Continis’ ancestors, the Italian shop and restaurant is legendary in food circles for its excellent food and drink. Now, co-owner Mary (author of the bestselling “Dear Francesca ” and co-author of the “Easy Peasy: Real Food For Kids Who Want to Cook” series) presents 200 delicious and authentic recipes. Organised season by season, the book offers a year of sumptuous delights from around the country of her heritage, together with recommendations for wines to match them. Starting with the festive flavours of winter, such as a creamy chestnut soup with smoked pancetta, moving on to the best of spring’s vegetables with a broad bean and spinach frittata, fresh seafood dishes in the summer, and finishing with the truffles, olive pressings and slow-cooked casseroles of the autumn, this beautifully written and evocatively photographed book adds up to a food diary of personal stories, history, anecdotes and recipes, all imbued with the warmth and local knowledge that only a true Italian family, passionate about food, can deliver.

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