http://www.culinarytravel.info Let's Eat and Drink Our Way Around the World! Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:32:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.culinarytravel.info/chocolate/chocolate-week-2010-celebrating-real-chocolate/ http://www.culinarytravel.info/chocolate/chocolate-week-2010-celebrating-real-chocolate/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:38:31 +0000 tastebuds http://www.culinarytravel.info/?p=649 Chocolate Week, the UK's favourite themed week, kicks off on 11th October this year and culminates in a dedicated chocolate show, Chocolate Unwrapped, at Vinopolis on 16th & 17th October. Chocolate Week promotes the exceptional British chocolatiers and the fantastic chocolates they produce, and encourages people to visit our wonderful, indulgent chocolate shops. ]]> http://www.culinarytravel.info/chocolate/chocolate-week-2010-celebrating-real-chocolate/feed/ 0 http://www.culinarytravel.info/drinks/whisky/spirit-of-speyside-whisky-festival/ http://www.culinarytravel.info/drinks/whisky/spirit-of-speyside-whisky-festival/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:43:02 +0000 tastebuds http://www.culinarytravel.info/?p=664 Some of the world’s most iconic whisky distilleries are lining up to celebrate one of Europe’s largest whisky festivals next month. The impressive line-up for the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival (Thursday, 29th April – Monday, 3rd May) includes distilleries such as The Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, The Macallan and Benromach - four of over 50 distilleries in the Speyside region of Scotland, and just a few of the many distilleries taking part in this year’s festival.]]> http://www.culinarytravel.info/drinks/whisky/spirit-of-speyside-whisky-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.culinarytravel.info/chocolate/the-world-s-first-chocolate-themed-hotel/ http://www.culinarytravel.info/chocolate/the-world-s-first-chocolate-themed-hotel/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:06:36 +0000 tastebuds http://www.culinarytravel.info/?p=610 At top chocolatier Gerry Wilton’s unique Grade II listed Chocolate Boutique Hotel in Bournemouth — the world’s first chocolate themed hotel — you can learn how to paint an amazing portrait of yourself in dark, milk and white chocolate, stay in chocolate themed rooms and indulge in the culinary art of making delicious Belgian truffles by hand at one of Gerry’s Chocolate Delight workshops.]]> http://www.culinarytravel.info/chocolate/the-world-s-first-chocolate-themed-hotel/feed/ 0 http://www.culinarytravel.info/chocolate/the-academy-of-chocolate-awards-for-2008-announced/ http://www.culinarytravel.info/chocolate/the-academy-of-chocolate-awards-for-2008-announced/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:40:20 +0000 tastebuds http://culinarytravel.info/2008/02/12/the-academy-of-chocolate-awards-for-2008-announced/ The winners of the Academy of Chocolate Awards for 2008 are announced today and UK chocolatier William Curley has won an impressive number of medals. These included a spectacular 4 Golds in the Best Filled Chocolate category with his Chuao filled chocolate scoring highest, and the only 2 Golds in the Best Dark Chocolate Bar [...]]]> http://www.culinarytravel.info/chocolate/the-academy-of-chocolate-awards-for-2008-announced/feed/ 0