Extra-virgin oils from Harnett’s
Posted: 27 July '10 by Niall
One of my favourite programmes on TV in the last couple of years was “The Urban Chef” in which Ollie Rowe opened his Konstam restaurant in London and attempted to source all of his ingredients from within the M25. One of the most difficult tasks was finding cooking oil. I’d never seen that many olive..
Categories: Local Food Heroes
Fresh cupcakes! Luvverly fresh cupcakes!
Posted: 16 July '10 by Kelly
Niall and I are regulars at St. George’s Market and love going to find some tasty ingredients for a dinner party or some tasty snacks – it’s always a great day out, what with the live music and the many, many food stalls. We’ve even entertained thoughts of getting our own stall – so, when..
Categories: Things to do
They’re tasty, tasty, berry berry tasty
Posted: 28 June '10 by Niall and Kelly
Kelly and I are constantly amazed at the number of great local producers that are out there and that we rarely hear about. Getting the chance to talk to them and tell you about their products is one of the main reasons why we started Chilli and Chocolate. When we noticed that Boozeberries were following..
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More tea vicar?
Posted: 11 December '09 by Kelly
We were recently sent some tea to try from Oscar and Anne, owners of ‘Suki Tea’. To be completely honest I was a bit sceptical… what difference could there be?! One thing that you should now before reading further.. I LOVE tea! It’s one of my favourite things, especially on a cold day to help..
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Let them eat.. Cupcakes and Fairycakes
Posted: 05 October '09 by Kelly
We decided to head off to the West Coast of Ireland at the weekend to celebrate our friend Orlaith turning 21 (again). As you all I’m sure would agree, it’s not a birthday party without a moist, sinfully sweet cake! Mind you, I can never decide what I want – should the cake be chocolate,..
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