What better way to start your Friday than with our weekly round-up of the sweetest treats we’ve eaten this week. Here’s 5 of our favourites…. This week’s sweet treats (clockwise from top left: Chocolate chip shortbread baked by my colleague Matt for the weekly Friday office treats. Freshly baked Madeleine’s with hot chocolate sauce and vanilla cream […]
Chocolate
Salon du Chocolat 2013
To mark the end of National Chocolate Week I took a trip to the “world’s greatest chocolate show“, Salon du Chocolat, to learn more about the magical world of chocolate. Opening its doors in London for the first time, the show features an extensive range of chocolates to sample and purchase plus chocolate demonstrations, educational […]
This weeks sweet treats: 03.10.2013
What better way to start your Friday than with our weekly round-up of the sweetest treats we’ve eaten this week. Here’s 5 of our favourites…. This week’s sweet treats (clockwise from top left): Fresh and fruity fig tart from the Grain Store, King’s Cross. Our review can be seen here Chocolate souffle with vanilla ice-cream […]
The island of cake: Ilha Grande, Brazil
If my recent trip to Brazil has taught me one thing, it’s that Brazilian’s love their cake. After a hectic few days in vibrant Rio de Janerio we headed to Ilha Grande, an island off the coast of Brazil, roughly a three hour drive from Rio. Ilha Grande means ‘Big Island’ although compared with Rio it […]