Kokova Magazine

CIRIO, Italy's favourite tomato brand, has created a duo of easy to prepare, winter warming soups that are sure to keep the cold at bay this autumn and winter. Ready to eat in just 15 minutes from scratch, Tomato & Basil Soup features CIRIO's mouth-watering Pomodorini Cherry Tomatoes and is a simple take on a classic favourite. For a potentially even more warming, hearty alternative, Chilli with Salsa Soup has an extra kick of heat and is made using CIRO’s classic Passata, the finest Passata available.

The award-winning Ron Santa Teresa is an independent family-owned company, built on more than 200 years of tradition. The Hacienda is located in the Valleys of Aragua, in the heart of Venezuela and under the direction of the family's fifth generation the Hacienda produces, blends and ages luxury rums. These finest aged rums include the delicious 1796, which uses the age-old 'Solera' method to bring out its unique flavour.

Concluding Chocolate Week, Chocolate Unwrapped is the ultimate occasion for chocolate lovers and is the perfect opportunity for a spot of decadent indulgence. For two days chocolate lovers booked their ticket and popped into the London Film Museum in Covent Garden to find a treasure trove of chocolate makers, creators, suppliers and artistes!

The PanDan Bakery is a small, family run baking business based in West London, aiming to introduce delicious Malaysian-inspired cakes and bakes to Londoners. The key ingredient used by the bakery is the fragrant pandan leaf. But what is 'pandan' exactly?

Just recently we were earnestly encouraged to move away from the current trend of drinking copious amounts of coffee - and gently pleaded with to try and give tea back some of the attention it appears to have lost in recent years. So it is great news to hear that leading travel company Kuoni has joined forces with the recently re-launched East India Company, to bring alive the ancient art of tea drinking at two exciting customer events.

It is always a proud moment when a family business welcomes a new member - so welcoming a 6th generation family member must be a very special occasion. Since June 1847, five generations of the Booths family have led E.H. Booth & Co. Ltd from modest beginnings, with just one small shop in Blackpool, to the present day where the company trades 28 stores across Lancashire, Cumbria, Yorkshire and Greater Manchester and will open its 29th store in Milnthorpe in November. The family owned and operated Lancashire based retailer Booths now welcomes the 6th generation of Booth into the family business.