Whether you love or hate them, is there any food more Valentine’s than oysters? Oysters have a reputation as aphrodisiacs – Casanova used to eat 50 a day – rather excessive but what can you expect from a casanova? Scientific research actually supports the claim with a respected study showing that oyster consumption triggers the release of increased […]
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Take Your Wine Glass Globetrotting With The Wine Atlas
Asda has recently launched the Wine Atlas collection of 17 wines encouraging customers to be more experimental and discover off the beaten track wines.
Dervishly Delicious Cocoa Hernando Damascan Rose Chocolate
Cocoa Hernando make gourmet chocolate bars inspired by their globetrotting travels. The latest flavour in the range is Syria, a rose dark chocolate. I’m a rose fiend so when I heard about this new bar I had to try it. The tale behind this bar is a visit to Damascus where a confectionery stall holder was […]
Fragrant Discovery: Frapin at Bloom Perfumery
Discovering Frapin perfumes, inspired by the famous cognac, at Shoreditch’s Bloom Perfumery.
Cocoa Hernando Chocolate Discoveries
It seems chocolate inspired by travel with retro vintage look wrapper designs are the latest choco trend. Fine by me. Cocoa Hernando is the newest kid on the gourmet chocolate block with four bars based on recent exotic journeys by the founder. I tried India and Himalaya and they were rather tasty with the flavours well […]
Around The World in Chocolate Bars – Liquorice & Hemp or Curry Chocolate anyone?
I spotted these in the chocolate room at Liberty. Are they not the most delightfully packaged chocolate bars? I love the vintage postcard design and theme of this limited edition collection from chocolatiers Cocomaya. The set of ‘Around the world’ chocolate bars have flavours inspired by various cities to let your tastebuds travel via the medium of chocolate. […]