The newest kid on the macaron block is Pierre Hermé. They love to get playful with their flavours, and I’m not talking about salted caramel here, I’m talking about some truly innovative concoctions.

This week is British Cheese Week and the British Cheese Board (no laughing at the back) want us to try something a little different.

If you’ve never come across Comté, France’s most popular AOC (controlled designation of origin) cheese, it’s likely you will soon.

The Nando’s chicken brand has been an unashamed success, we try some of their sauces and rubs at home.

Joe Delucci’s is clearly the kind of ice cream vendor that prides itself on its original flavours. Despite this, I decide to myself, as the stall manager suspiciously eyes my ‘two free scoops’ voucher, that it is impossible to judge any ice cream parlour without trying their take on some old classics.

Fancy experiencing an authentic Malaysian street food market? Drop in on Trafalgar Square between 3pm and 10pm on Friday, 23rd September and wander round this year’s Pasar Malam.

On Wednesday, Ikea’s in-store restaurants trade in meatballs for crayfish as the furniture giant attempts to make its way into the pages of the Guinness Book of Records for the world’s largest Crayfish party. At under £9 a head, this is must for seafood and bargain lovers alike.

Birds Eye have done it again, the have added another quick and easy frozen product to their range. Bursting with flavour and wholesome goodness, this time they have ventured into the world of rice, infusing the best rice grains with a fresh healthy selection of vegetables, herbs and spices.

Terra Rossa claim on their packaging that they choose ‘the best olives from the finest and oldest groves in the world dating back to biblical times.’ They also claim to blend them until the ‘distinctive aroma and flavour’ are achieved. Each of the oils we tasted worked perfectly as dipping oils, that’s how we enjoyed them.