dark chocolate, orange liqueur, vine fruit and nuts, topped with a whirl of white and dark chocolate. these cakes are lovingly hand-made in small batches by the simply delicious fruit cake co. near ludlow in shropshire

enric rovira produces unique, world class chocolates at his barcelona workshop. 'rajoles' is the catalan word for both floor tile and chocolate bar and this milk chocolate bar is moulded to represent the classic barcelona paving slabs, originally laid outside casa amatller

this wine, a blend of vermentino (30%) and roughly equal proportions of grenache blanc, chardonnay & sauvignon reveals notes of dried herbs, white flowers, fennel, juniper and green olive with a touch of citrus to bring up the rear

a blend of tannat, merlot and cabernet sauvignon with a fresh black fruit nose and spice & liquorice hints - well balanced on the palate, fresh finish with fruit and black pepper aromas. an ideal companion to grilled beef, roasted lamb, duck or mild cheese.

a warm and spicy cracker with roasted hazelnuts, coriander seeds and cumin. delicious alone or with dips as an aperitif

a coarse french country pâté containing pork, chicken liver and shallots

small, delicately flavoured olives from liguria - picked on the turn (some are green, others are light or dark purple)

sweet sun-ripened grappolato variety tomatoes in extra virgin olive-oil

hearty fish soup from brittany, traditionally served with with rouille, croutons and grated gruyere

a classic accompaniment to provençal fish soups and bouillabaisse

traditional soft amaretti made with ground almonds, ground peach & apricot kernels, egg white, 100% vanilla extract and sugar - individually packaged in bright multi-coloured paper wrappers

chunky, crunchy cookies made from spanish figs and english oats - truly organic & truly luscious

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"one of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating"
luciano pavarotti