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The World's Original Marmalade Awards
What better time to announce the winners of the 2013 Marmalade Awards than in the middle of National Marmalade Week, 2nd – 9th March.
This year at Dalemain Mansion and Gardens in Cumbria where Paddington bear eagerly awaits, a retired micro-biologist from Brighton and an artisan preserves maker from a rural corner of the Czech Republic were crowned the world’s best marmalade makers at last weekend’s World’s Original Marmalade Awards & Festival...
National Butchers' Week 4-10th March
National Butchers' Week is upon us and they’re keen to build on the success of the previous six years. The promotional week aims to throw a spotlight on the high street butcher and give them a chance to promote their business, both to their customers and the wider community.
Ed Bedington, editor of Meat Traders Journal, which organises the week, said: "We're looking at all of the UK's butchers to embrace the opportunity this week brings, use it to your advantage and get the country talking about butchery, get them visiting your shops, and maybe even inspire the next generation of butchers coming through the ranks."...
ChopChop Magazine
ChopChop Magazine, a nonprofit quarterly food magazine for kids aged 5-12 and their families, has been named a winner of a 2013 Parents' Choice Magazine Award (Gold).
Jessica Hensley, writing on the Parents' Choice Foundation website, praises the magazine: "ChopChop's mission is to 'inspire and teach kids to cook and eat real food with their families.' With a healthy dose of delicious recipes, fun facts about food and cooking, and a format that is very easy for kids to follow, they are clearly succeeding."...
France Michelin Awards 2013
Available March 1 in stores as well as on the Internet and mobile phones (via the Michelin Restaurants website and mobile applications), the 2013 edition of the Michelin guide is a showcase for French excellence in gourmet dining and hospitality. It lists 8,768 establishments, of which 4,461 hotels and guesthouses and 4,282 restaurants.
Faithfully reflecting France’s skills and unique expertise in the art of cooking, the 2013 selection features a new 3 star restaurant, La Vague d’Or, at Résidence de la Pinède in Saint-Tropez, where chef Arnaud Donckele, only 35-years-old and trained in some of the most prestigious restaurants, has succeeded in creating a highly-personalized style of cuisine, a rare achievement accomplished by just a handful of chefs around the world...
Edible Cupcake Arrangements
The weather outside may be cold, but cupcakes are hot at Edible Arrangements®. In less than a year since debuting late last summer, the Cupcake Collection has quickly become one of the most popular options among customers.
Featuring handcrafted fresh fruit arrangements and cupcake-shaped pineapple, dipped in gourmet white and semisweet chocolate and topped with festive sprinkles, the "cakes" are available in custom cupcake or birthday cake-shaped containers. Many guests make the arrangements even sweeter by adding chocolate dipped bananas or Granny Smith apple wedges to the arrangements...
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