Win a copy of “The Yellow Door: Our story, our recipes”

Posted: 03 March '11 by Niall and Kelly

Thanks to Blackstaff Press, we have two copies of Simon Dougan’s fantastic cookbook to give away. Packed with great recipes, mouth-watering photos, and some very useful hints and tips, this book is simply a must-have for anyone who loves food. You can read our book review here. How to enter: If you are a member..

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Win a bundle of Spanish foodie goodies!

Posted: 07 December '10 by Niall and Kelly

Christmas, as the saying goes, is a time for giving and our friends at Orce Serrano Hams and Summersdale Publishing are certainly getting into the spirit! There’s a whole bundle of Spanish-themed foodie treats up for grabs, just in time for Christmas. So much so that we’ll have not one but three winners this time!..

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Are you off to The Good Food Show?

Posted: 10 November '10 by Niall and Kelly

That’s it! No more entries – we have our winners! Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter our Good Food Show Winter 2010 ticket competition. The closing date has just passed and Kelly has drawn the names of our 10 lucky winners. Drum-roll, please.. Winners of the tickets to The Wine Show /..

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Win tickets to The Good Food Show or MasterChef Live

Posted: 02 November '10 by Niall and Kelly

We have 5 pairs of tickets to give-away to both The Good Food Show Winter 2010 and MasterChef Live / The Wine Show! With wine-tastings, a whole host of celebrity chefs, demonstrations and much much more, the events are a must for the serious foodie. See what the Summer 2009 event was like for yourself:..

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Congratulations, Joanne!

Posted: 28 October '10 by Niall and Kelly

Congratulations to Joanne W, the winner of our Hugel wine-tasting competition! Joanne gets two tickets to the wine-and-supper evening at Direct Wine Shipments – we’re sure you’ll have a fantastic night. To be fair, it was a slightly tricky question – although Alsace has changed hands a few times, the region is firmly in France…

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Happy Birthday to.. Us!

Posted: 06 September '10 by Niall and Kelly

How time flies.. Chilli and Chocolate is a whole 2 years old on September 28th! We started our little blog to keep track of all the places we’ve eaten in and all the recipes that we make at home. The fact that people liked reading about our culinary adventures was a nice bonus. Thanks to..

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The winners of Theo Randall’s “Pasta” cookbook are..

Posted: 03 September '10 by Niall and Kelly

As you may know by now, “Pasta” by Theo Randall is one of our favourite Italian cookbooks. Our competition to win one of three copies has just ended, and we’re happy to announce that the three lucky winners are: Grace M Stuart H David Q Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter, and..

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Win a paella kit from Orce Serrano Hams!

Posted: 24 August '10 by Niall and Kelly

Just like us, our good friends Iain and Gayle at Orce Serrano Hams are getting into the Tomatina Festival spirit – although they have a far better chance of making it to the food fight from their home in Andalucia! They’ve selected a little piece of Valencia from their fantastic range of Spanish delicacies to..

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