Category: events

A Carluccio's Christmas Shopping Treat
November 30, 2013

A Carluccios Christmas Shopping Treat

If mountains of tinsel, nodding blow-up Santas and singing Christmas cards turn you on, then Bologna is not the place for you. Christmas in Bologna isn't for show. For the city's bakers, grocers, confectioners and chocolate makers, it's business as ...

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October 21, 2013

The Lanesborough Afternoon Tea Reviewed

I was invited to experience the Lanesborough afternoon tea as part of Chocolate Week events. They were working with Valrhona to create some delightful desserts. A number were created but the core tea remained the familiar delightful base. In fact, ...

October 18, 2013

Salon du Chocolat Launches in London – a Review

With a catwalk parade of dressed made with and of chocolate, Salon du Chocolat launched itself onto the London market with style. With many familiar names such as Lindt, Paul Wayne Gregory, Demarquette, Toot Sweets and more all getting involved ...

October 17, 2013

Chocolate Afternoon Tea at the Pullman Hotel

I was not familiar with Pullman hotels before they contacted me and asked me about reviewing their chocolate afternoon tea. I did a bit of research and they are a upcoming but very nice hotel chain. If the people I ...

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October 14, 2013

Salon du Chocolate – WIN a Pair of Tickets

Well, here it is – the start of chocolate week and I think I’ve got something to do with a giveaway EVERY DAY this week! To start with, I’m giving away FIVE PAIRS of tickets to the London event of the ...

October 10, 2013

Gaucho Chocolate Week Special Menu

I was invited to Gaucho to taste their special Chocolate Week menu. Now, those of you who know me know that Gaucho is not in my happy bunny books but I decided to give them a chance and go to ...

iheartwines
September 26, 2013

Do You Love Wine? Then Win Wine Tonight! Be on Twitter at 6:30pm

Tonight at 6:30pm under the hashtag #weheartwines I will be posing four questions and the best, most engaging answers and users will be in with a chance to win some wine from the lovely folks at iheartwines.co.uk There will be ...

September 20, 2013

Meantime Brewery Tour & Black Vanilla Ice Cream

I have had a review of Meantime's chocolate beer for a while. I've not published it because I've lost the images and I was thinking of just doing a week of chocolate beers since there are at least 5 on ...

Aubaine Outside
September 12, 2013

What Happens When the PRs Leave

I do a lot of press events where I am part of a larger group going somewhere to try something new, attend a launch, try a new restaurant, and the like. The evenings are carefully scripted and designed to work ...

iheartwine
August 20, 2013

Love Wine? Win Wine! Tonight on Twitter at 6:30pm

Tonight at 6:30pm under the hashtag #weheartwines I will be posing four questions and the best, most engaging answers and users will be in with a chance to win some wine from the lovely folks at iheartwines.co.uk There will be ...

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