If you like chocolate, {Hello Girls) then the MARS hot chocolates range should make you go all gooey with delight. With four flavours to choose from : Moment du Chocolat Gourment (that’s French btw), GALAXYCreamy Hot Chocolate, MALTESERS Malted Hot Chocolate and MARS Hot Chocolate.

With the demise of my favourite butchers, (Meat City in Clerkenwell knocked down by developers) the search for a decent sausage has been a hard one. I don’t like to walk to far after all. Good news then that Debbie and Andrew Keeble from Yorkshire have sausages that sort the gourmets from the gourmands with the best British bangers made only with lean British pork shoulder, breadcrumbs, herbs and seasoning.

The young chocolatier raised in a mining town has put together a valentine selection exploding with flavour and romance. Paul A Young’s collection includes delicate chocolate roses infused with essential oil of English rose, a red heart gift box, a love heart cube and love bites filled with sultry combinations like passion fruit and vanilla or black raspberry liquer.

2nd February 2009 marked the start of the ‘New Season’ for New Zealand Lamb here in the UK, reminding lamb-lovers nationwide that their favourite meat is widely available. New Zealand’s climate ensures that lamb is available for UK customers virtually all year round. It also complements a range of other seasonal, springtime vegetables, such as new potatoes, tomatoes and purple sprouting broccoli.

The UK’s hottest Indian cookery school has created a special event for Valentine’s Day. Chef Monisha Bharadwaj will cook you a romantic Indian supper using fresh ingredients. Enjoy the evening dining in an exotic, relaxed ambience with that special someone. Watch Monisha cook her favourite recipes for you and enjoy a sumptuous 3-course meal that you will never get to eat in any restaurant! Chat with Monisha as she cooks and pick up tips on how to recreate the special flavours at home.

Think Valentines night is cheesy? Then celebrate at La Cave a Fromage. As an alternative to the usual rather unoriginal dinner for two they’re ’re holding a cheese tasting at their South Kensington shop for loved up couples who enjoy a piece of fine quality fromage.

Mymuesli has launched a limited edition Valentine’s Day ‘Love Crunch’ for cereal romantics wanting to tantalise their lover’s taste buds between the sheets this Valentine’s Day.’Love Crunch’ is just what cupid ordered, packed with sensuous and healthy organic ingredients to lift the libido and nourish the heart. And all this goodness comes delivered in specially designed ‘l love you’ packaging.

Thorntons have added to their hugely successful range of Chocolate Blocks with a limited edition honey & chilli bar launched for Valentines Day. If you fancy spicing things up on the most romantic day of the year then the chilli chocolate block in its colourful packaging is ideal. The fruity overtones of the intense, single origin 66% Mexican dark chocolate, perfectly complement the subtle warmth of the real chilli infusion.

According to CBC News, Chocolate came to the old world from Mexico too late for Saint Valentine to ever taste the fine aphrodisiac, but the beloved sweet is so powerful that over the years it has been used for currency and even caused a few bloody battles when it was outlawed. Our modern day Valentines feel absolutely cheated if they aren’t honoured with the finest chocolate available on this special day. And Luxury Belgian chocolate company, Galler, is here to help you stay out of the dog house. Previously only available at Harrods, you can now purchase products online and have them delivered straight to your door. With sexy presentations ranging from gift boxes that look like corsets to inseperable hearts flavoured to blend into exquisite pleasure this just might be your ticket to a night of love.

Cameo at L’Atelier de Chefs? I dig out my best red codpiece and hurry along humming ‘Word Up!’ to myself. On arrival all I can see are apples everywhere and a bit of paper that explains that Cameo is a type of apple and not an 80’s rap group. Blast, I got all Afro’d up for nothing.