Kokova Magazine

RAW, the artisan wine fair, is back - Not once, but twice. As the behind-the-scenes of the 3rd edition of RAW London picks up steam, RAW are delighted to announce that this year they are spreading their wings a little further afield with their first out-of-London fair. May and June 2014 will now see growers not only pounding the streets of London but also Vienna. RAW Vienna will coincide with Vievinum, Austria's bi-annual wine trade event, enabling international trade travelling to the city for the show to explore natural wine as well.

Yesterday, Michel Roux Jr, Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry opened the doors of Olympia for the annual food spectacle that is the BBC Good Food Show London (15th November 2013). The show runs until 17th November, where visitors have the opportunity to sample and buy from over 300 food & drink brands and artisan producers, and be treated to some of the nation’s favourite chefs and experts including James Martin, John Torode and Antonio Carluccio.

The Ideal Home Show at Christmas is delighted to announce Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity as its official charity partner for their Homes for Heroes appeal. Donations made will go towards the hospital's Family Accommodation Services, ensuring that families can stay together and have the opportunity to celebrate Christmas with their loved ones. With the show still running over this weekend (13th - 17th November) there is still time to show your support while shopping for some great Christmas ideas.

As December draws closer you will be hard pressed to avoid the build up to the festive season if you are in and around London. The City has played host to a number of events already, including the Country Living Magazine Christmas Fair and Salon du Chocolat. With the Ideal Home at Christmas under way this week (13th - 17th November), the BBC Good Food Show starting this weekend (15th - 17th) and Taste of Christmas planned for next (21st - 24th) we are spoilt for choice. Last week we visited the Spirit of Christmas Fair (5th - 10th) to top up our festive spirit and discover some new ideas for Christmas from the vast selection of products on display.

When it comes to chocolate are we really getting the best from the cocoa beans? Many companies overheat their beans and lose all the goodness from their bars. Some add cream and sugar until the original bean becomes less of a chocolate bar and more a butter bar with little nutrition left. But at Ombar they take their cocoa a little more serious and treat their beans with a lot more care, to produce a great selection of 'new' chocolate that should suit every taste.

Congratulations to our winners: Lucy Smith (Halifax) and Mel Lydon (Belfast).