Kokova Magazine

The tenth British Food Fortnight that took place from 17th September to 2nd October celebrated ten years of success for the national food promotion. It defied the recession with sales increases reported by the hundreds of shops, pubs and restaurants that took part and names as big as ARAMARK, BHS, John Lewis, Harrods, St Paul’s Cathedral, St Pancras International train station and X Factor’s Dermott O’Leary’s restaurants all flying the flag for British food.

With London 2012 fast approaching, BADMINTON England has developed a revolutionary PlayBadminton online portal which enables those interested in getting fitter and healthier to quickly search for a nearby badminton court, club or activity, providing easy access to the game anywhere in the country.

Tom Aikens' Baked Eggs with Ham and Parmesan Serves: 4 Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes

We all have days when we feel we are going to 'blow a fuse' or have just had enough and can't wait to get home and crawl back under the duvet. But when does a bad day turn into stress and what if the stress takes over?

Today sees the start of chocolate week - as if we needed a reason to indulge in the dark stuff - but in an effort to try and include ourselves in all the awareness weeks we will whole-heartedly join in on this one! As it is also egg week we did wonder if we could kill two birds with one stone and opt for eating chocolate eggs, but decided that if we started the day with a fresh free range British egg on toast - then surely a small bar of chocolate for lunch would constitute a perfect balance?

Jill Dupleix's Little Egg and Ham Pies Makes: 12 Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Serve hot for supper, warm for brunch, or at room temperature in a school lunch box or picnic hamper.