Monday

The Pure Indulgence Box...Paul Wayne Gregory

 Firstly, chocolate is not only a simple pleasure it is one which is also the most enjoyable and addictive. I am so excited to blog about these fine chocolates, but firstly let me give you a brief introduction behind the great chocolatier Paul Wayne Gregory.

The chocolatier has over 20 years experience in the catering industry. For Paul Wayne Gregory, chocolate is everything. From its raw ingredients to the effect it has on the taste in your mouth, Paul Gregory's delight is to create an indulgence for you to remember forever. Wayne gets all his ingredients with a great deal of care an attention to detail, how flavours and textures blend and compliment each other. Only natural products are used, with no artificial food colourings or compounds. Each individual chocolate is beautifully made and presented and looks as good as it tastes. 


As is was chocolate week last week, I was lucky enough to be sent Paul Wayne Gregory's multi-award winning signature box. Each chocolate, has only one flavour so they are pure as well as being indulgent. 12 indulgent ingredients were taken and chocolate spoke for themselves, carefully mixed with a blend of chocolate to achieve the perfect balance and sought only to enhance the flavours, never to over-power them.




When I opened my postal package the smell of the chocolate was unbelievable. The pure indulgence box was carefully packed away and the chocolate box was beautifully packaged in a grey and pink box with 'indulgence is everything' on the top. When i opened the box, the chocolates were encased in a plastic covering looking that extra bit beautiful, they were all lined-up wonderfully, each in an oblong format with the slightest difference in the designs on the top of each chocolate to allow you to refer to the menu and select each in turn.

 
I referred to the booklet that came with the chocolate and it gives me a bit of history about Paul Wayne Gregory and his chocolates, and then the tasting started. Each chocolate had a different taste, there are 12 different flavours: 
    Passion Fruit
    Raspberry 
    Coconut
    Salted Caramel
    Praline Crunch
    Liquorice
    Praline Crunch                                

    Blue Mountain Coffee
    Vanilla Pod
    Mint
    Dark Rum
    Spiced Praline


    From the first crisp, crunch, bite you are left with a mouth full of flavour in your mouth leaving you wanting more, but each after each you are so satisfied with that amazing taste in your mouth and can't wait to try the next flavour. These 12 delicious, creamy, truffle-style chocolates taste as good as they look and are presented, with minimal percentage of sugars being added to enhance the natural flavours of the main ingredients. 

    Paul Wayne Gregory pure indulgence chocolates make amazing grifts for any occasion or just an indulgence for you or someone special. You can buy these fine chocolates online, or at Harvey Nichols. Wayne also celebrates in the 21st century modern and stylish way of leaving a great impression for your event, party, function with chocolate artistry, an example is shown below: breath taking.

    Paul Wayne Gregory
    'Indulgence is everything'

    Wednesday

    Bluebasil Gourmet Brownies

    Now I don't want to over sell bluebasil gourmet brownies, so I'm going to be conservative and simply say, these are.....

    The best chocolate brownies I've ever tasted.

    I know this is a huge statement to make.Blue basil Gourmet brownies, are based in North Cotsworlds, hand made in their kitchens using local products and fabulous Divine Chocolate for their chocolate chunks. The chocolate brownies are lovingly baked, gift boxed and delivered.I was lucky enough to receive a selection of their chocolate week special coffee & irish cream brownie, Classic chunky chocolate and Chunky white chocolate brownie.

    The first brownie was chocolate week special Coffee & irish cream. This gorgeous brownie uses Divine 70% dark chocolate and Divine chocolate chunks, and was absolutely delicious decorated with a cute coffee bean.
    The next was Classic chunky chocolate, the classic chocolate brownie made with dark chocolate and milk chocolate chunks, so rich melts in your mouth decorated with chocolate swirls.
    The last one i tried was the Chunky white chocolate brownie, made with dark chocolate and big white chocolate chunks, mouth watering.

    Ripping open my bluebasil chocolate brownie package.
    Wrapped in a ribbon, with a tag
    In a box with paper straw.

    Chocolate week special Coffee and Irish cream brownie and classic chunky chocolate brownie.
    Chunky white chocolate brownie and another chocolate week special brownie.

     
    Yummy gorgeously rich, dense and divine!
    Delivered with full ingredients list including allergen information, and a message card.
    Overall, some are classics, some are more adventurous...go on reward yourself with a bluebasilbrownies experience.

    You can order chocolate brownies to be delivered by post for any occasion such as a birthday, new baby, thank you, sorry, congratulations, love, anniversary, thinking of you, get well soon.

    Tuesday

    Midnight Drive!

    Last night I was tweeting away on twitter and one of my girlfriends suggested going for a midnight drive so she picked up our other girlfriend, picked me up and we headed out...

    So ok, I know as a general lifestyle blogger, my job is to show you new fashions, trends, events, beautiful food, and places. But this post is about somewhere totally random that isn't beautiful, fancy or new it's a 24 hours, 7 days a week crazy American diner.
    Crazy in a good way!
    This is my favourite diner if you need a feeding at crazy o'clock in London. The food is standard American diner. The main attraction besides the opening hours are the milkshakes, most of which are made of random chocolates/sweets/food that you wouldn't normally eat but are somehow acceptable in a milkshake- YUMMY!





    So if your out late, or just needing a feeding at a crazy hour head to Tinstletown. 

    You'll love me!

    Monday

    Chocolate Week 10-16 October

    This week is Chocolate week, a great excuse to indulge our love of all things naughty!  Chocolate week 2011 sees over 350 events takin place around the UK  featuring some of the best chocolate brands from around the world.The UK’s top chocolatiers and chocolate companies celebrate Chocolate week by hosting talks, tastings, demonstrations and sampling, as well as creating exclusive products, new launches, offers, chocolate meals, cocktails and recipes. 





    One word YUM!

    Wednesday

    Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2012

    A beautiful carousel provided the backdrop to Louis Vuitton creative director Marc Jacobs's sugary-sweet collection, as modeled by dear friend Kate Moss.
    Kate Moss closes the show today at Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week


    The last time we saw Kate moss walk for Louis Vuitton, she wore a fetish-themed leather outfit and lit a cigarette on the runway. But this time there was no cigarette- just a carousel of 48 horses, one for every model, each of whom looked adorable, in their sugar almond coloured princess dresses and twinkly skirt suits.


    If you like sweetness and light, this was a heavenly constellation of prettiness. There would have been more of it, but Vuitton had already booked the biggest carousel in Paris, so Jacobs had to edit the collection down to 48 outfits.


        



















    Models carried monogrammed umbrellas, the new must-have accessory.

     

    Arm Candy: Louis Vuitton's handbags will no doubt be a sell out-hit.




    Jacobs staged a fairground-themed show with models riding a constructed carousel.


    Take a bow Jacobs.