What better way to celebrate Chocolate Week then with a bar that not only tastes irresistible but also supports Action Against Hunger?

When it comes to ethical chocolate there’s no company more synonymous with Fairtrade than Divine Chocolate. What with it being Chocolate Week and all, we thought it was worth bringing to your attention Divine’s Dark Chocolate with Ginger & Orange; a delicious chocolate made by the people for the people, in more ways than one.

Asda have introduced a lot of new products and tell us that they have made improvements to many, both in the Chosen By You and their Extra Special ranges, all three items I tasted while there were fine examples.

I was invited to attend a Dinner to mark the launch of the English apple season on the 29th September at ‘The Deck’, a great venue which sits on top of the National Theatre and has stunning views of some of London’s most iconic buildings. I was also inspired to urge you all to seek out and buy English apples while they are available, which I do, wholeheartedly.

Cathedral City cheese recently polled the nation to find out how we enjoy our cheese in different regions up and down the country.

Winner of a Gold Great Taste Award, Hale & Hearty’s Organic Rich Chocolate Brownie Mix is wheat and gluten free, suitable for vegans and has no artificial colourings, flavourings or preservatives but still has plenty of taste!

Looking for a bit of steak for a treat this weekend? You could go to the supermarket and try and guess the quality through a layer of plastic or, if you live in a posh area, go to your friendly butchers and pay a fortune for a piece of meat. Or you could do as we did and buy online from www.pampasplains.com

Ably fronted by celebrity chef, Valentine Warner, Harrods launched their Festival of British Food, on Wednesday this week, the festival runs for a little over two weeks until 3 October. For the launch food writers were invited to lunch in The Terrace Bar on the fourth floor where we met and mingled with British food producers, myself clutching my flute of Knightsbridge, English sparkling wine.

Join in the Catalan Cooking twitter cook-a-long with Rachel McCormack on Wednesday 15th September and interact with other participants by sharing comments, questions and photos using the #cookalong hash tag.

The newly created afternoon tea at Maison Blanc gives you a great excuse to grab a friend and indulge in a little patisserie party of your own.