Bodega is driven by a passionate love of olives, antipasti and the rich flavours of the Mediterranean. Having journeyed extensively to bring you authentic taste straight from the olive groves of Italy, Spain and Greece they invite you to join them in tasting their travels. Whether you are already a connoisseur, or want to start exploring the world of olives, Bodega will guide you to the flavours that will fire your imagination and capture your senses.
In the heart of London's Mayfair, The East India Company's flagship store hosts a range of fine luxury foods within categories such as Tea, Chocolate, Coffee, Wines, Jams, Mustard and Biscuits, as well as a range of corporate and occasion based gift boxes, hampers and trunks. We sampled a selection of their dark fine chocolates and discovered their story, regaled through chocolate and inspired by flavours and textures from their voyages.
It was certainly time to put the kettle on when a Giant Valentine Heart Cookie, accompanied by a treatbox of twelve mixed regular cookies appeared on our desk. In the run up to Valentine's Day Cupid has given Millie's famous Giant Cookie a seasonal makeover, with a new heart-shaped version available in a half and half style, with or without an iced message of your choice.
Brugal was founded in 1888 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic by D. Andres Brugal. A Spaniard, by birth, whose goal was to create only the finest Caribbean rum. He succeeded. Armed with two bottles of Brugal rum, we spent a day (and night) celebrating this fabulous addition to our drinks cabinet by making a variety of cocktails for all to enjoy.
Since 2005 TotallySwedish has provided Londoners and the rest of UK with a wide range of fine Swedish products including groceries, children's range, books, magazines, greeting cards and Swedish art and design. With two stores set in the heart of London, we went along to their Crawford Street shop to try a little bit of Sweden for ourselves.
When a box of Fava beans recently landed on my desk I had to wonder just how we were going to work these into a recipe, since we were not familiar with the little green bean. But help was on hand, as inside the packet we found a delightful little book of recipes to help us on our way. So to celebrate National Bean Day (6th January) we donned our aprons and got cooking...
