The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show is the UK's finest whisky tasting event, bringing distillers and whisky lovers from all over the world together in London for a truly luxurious food and whisky experience. We popped into the show on Sunday 7th October to find out for ourselves just what this event holds for whisky lovers - and if it has anything to offer those who don't.
This spooky black widow cake is ideal for this Halloween - especially as it is egg and dairy free as well as suitable for vegans too! It's dark and spooky, the pumpkins are carved, cobwebs in place and frightful happenings are on the cards - it's time for a Halloween party.
When Britain's first major cookbook "The Forme of Cury" appeared in the 1390s 'cury' was the accepted word for a cooked dish coming from the French 'cuire', so by the time English merchants sampled their first spicy dishes in the sub-continent, the word had been in general use for over 200 years.
London Cocktail Week - the biggest drinks festival in the UK - starts on Monday 8th and runs through until Sunday 14th October, so get ready to shake, sip and party your way to a fantastic celebration of our capital's unrivalled cocktail culture. Once again, over 100 of the best bars across the capital will be throwing open their doors to offer £4 cocktails all week to those wearing a London Cocktail week wristband.
Bringing together Chocolate Week and London Cocktail Week, 'Choc Tales from Dean Street' is a chocolate and cocktail experience hosted in a stunning 18th century townhouse in the heart of Soho. On the 11th October 2012 Choc Tales from Dean Street will introduce you to an evening of pairing incredible chocolatiers with talented cocktail makers, with each room of this period property holding a unique cocktail and chocolate experience.
Last month Vax launched the Air3 range of light, full-sized, multi-cyclonic upright vacuum cleaners and for the last 10 days we have been testing the Vax Air3 Pet, to see if it really is a revolution in cleaning. We took a selection of testers, ranging from young adults to senior citizens, and put the Air3 Pet to task on a variety of floors and pet hairs, with some surprising results.
