Amedei Toscano Black: A twenty-year long search for perfection for an extraordinary dark chocolate experience Amedei celebrates the twentieth anniversary of its iconic range with a limited edition of Toscano Black 70 and the brand new Toscano Black 90 Amedei pays tribute to twenty years of the Toscano Blackline, its first step in the long journey undertaken in the world of top-quality chocolate, […]
The bar that got me was this rather tasty three layer gianduja bar. If you don’t know, gianduja is a blend of hazelnut paste and chocolate. It is sometimes the basis of chocolate & nut spreads and sometimes the filling for bonbons, but it can also be made firm enough to produce a bar on […]
Al Fresco Fine Dining Fit For A King With the continuing rise in the popularity of glamping, it’s only right that the traditional summer picnic should match up to its elegance. With a little preparation and some of the finest ingredients, your outdoor meals need no longer consist of curling sandwiches and stale crisps. For […]
Sara Jayne Stanes …it’s the chocolate’s fault! It wants us to eat it…! CHOCOLATE IS UNIQUE. It is the only substance that melts in the mouth at body temperature, subtly exploding into an intoxicating rainbow of flavours. This singularly hedonistic and deeply satisfying experience has earned chocolate a role in everything from seduction to the […]
Born and raised in South Shields, the son of a fisherman, John started his rise to Michelin star studying catering at South Shields College and then Westminster College, London. His first job in London aged 16 was at the Royal Garden Hotel. By 27, he was Premier Sous Chef with Mario Lesnik at Claridge’s, before […]
