I’d sipped, I’d sampled and I’d almost conquered this year’s Taste of Christmas festival at the ExCel.
Thornbridge Beer
I like the idea of craft skills, dedication and talent being put into a bottle and Thornbridge Brewery from Bakewell, Derbyshire seem to have all the credentials and combine all that enthusiasm with state of the art brewing facilities. Faced with a bottle each of their Jaipur, White Swan and Kipling I got ready to go all the way.
Christmas At Riverford
Lists of sweet treats like double chocolate brownies, mince pies and truffles alongside important Christmas condiments including mulling spices and cranberry sauce plus a hefty selection cheeses and festive bottles of fizz, shows that Riverford really wants to help make the season merry.
Rodda’s Cornish Clotted Cream Truffle Recipe
Oh the joy of breaking through that solid layer of pure milk fat and filling your spoon with the rich, creamy, artery-hardening pleasure of clotted cream.
The Petersham Hotel
Christmas is fast approaching, and to celebrate the Petersham Hotel is launching their Christmas menu and guaranteeing snow for all of December.
South Bank Chocolate Festival 2011
If your idea of bliss is to cover your face with sticky smears of chocolate, make time for this year’s London Chocolate Festival from 9th to 11th December.
Eight-Six Restaurant
Following the success of their Club Coco in Verbier, co-owner Charlie Kearns and George Adams have created a destination that’s fun but not frivolous, which is probably just as well for anyone with a finely tuned appetite.
Christmas At Selfridges
Selfridges food hall is packed with Christmas cheer from their eponymous Selfridges’ Selection to the finest array of gourmet brands including Godiva, Charbonnel et Walker and Moet & Chandon in everything from pate, port and panettone.
Theo Randall’s Christmas Pudding raises money for Action Against Hunger
The proof will be in the pudding at this year’s Taste of Christmas (2-4 Dec) when award winning chef, Theo Randall will reveal how much money has been raised from a deliciously matured 12 month old Christmas pudding, auctioned to raise money for humanitarian organisation, Action Against Hunger.
Mexican Roasted Corn Recipe
Jackie Lee shares her recipe for Mexican roasted corn – a traditional street food easily made in your home!