Entries from Londonist tagged with 'freebie'
November 7, 2008
As mentioned in our preview earlier this week, Divine Chocolate is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an exhibition of photographs from their worker co-owned Kuapa Kokoo cocoa farm in Ghana. The free exhibition is now open to the public (but sadly closes on the 9th) and well worth a look-see. We think it's neat to see how chocolate is farmed and were inspired on our visit to the gallery by the images on display.......
Continue Reading "Review: “A Decade of Divine” Photography Exhibition"November 3, 2008
To celebrate their tenth year anniversary in the Fairtrade chocolate business, Divine Chocolate (co-owned by Kuapa Kokoo, a co-operative of 45,000 cocoa farmers in Ghana) is to host an exhibition of photographs which give insight into the lives of the Kuapa Kokoo farmers and follows Divine’s journey from “a great idea – that could never happen” to creating its “equitable trading relationship with smallholder farmers in Africa.” The Exhibition, A Decade of Divine, opens......
Continue Reading "Preview: Cocoa Co-operation in Divine Chocolate Photography Exhibition"November 2, 2008
Here’s a tip: get yourself signed up to The Edinburgh Cellars email list. We’re on it and were chuffed last week to open an email from the Cellars in our inbox inviting us to a FREE tasting session at this Newington Green Road pub. Of course, we went. There was plenty of food to be had, and most of it downright tasty. We especially liked the mini beef burgers, the beer battered fish and......
Continue Reading "Yummy Free Food at a Nice Pub? "October 20, 2008
Local business listings and review site, Tipped (“where people like you and me write reviews about the places we've been”), is to host the inaugural Tipped Chilli Cook Off this Saturday the 25th from 1pm at The Mucky Pup (39 Queens Head Street, N1 8NQ) near Angel Station. The event will pit about ten amateur chilli cooks (mostly Tipped users and food bloggers as well Tipped’s CEO) against each other as attendees rate the......
Continue Reading "Preview: Tipped Chilli Cook-Off"October 12, 2008
All this week (Chocolate Week!), Artisan du Chocolate (89 Lower Sloane St, SW1W 8DA) will be holding free tutored min-tasting events in shop at 1pm and 6pm. The tasting sessions will offer participants the opportunity to sample Artisan du Chocolat’s new range of bars. Londonist popped round yesterday with a few friends and we were more than pleased with the information and samples provided (we especially liked the green tea and the saffron chocolates).......
Continue Reading "Free Mini-Tastings at Artisan du Chocolat"September 17, 2008
Here’s a chance to win a copy of Charles Campion’s London Restaurant Guide 2009 (which we think is particularly useful for finding the right place to dine in London). Simply click here to take a quick survey . Complete the super quick 'n' easy survey by 5pm on Wednesday 24 September 2008. Then, we’ll randomly select a winner. Good Luck!......
Continue Reading "Win a Free Copy of Charles Campion’s London Restaurant Guide 2009"September 9, 2008
To celebrate their UK launch, Allrecipes – the world’s largest social network of food and entertaining enthusiasts – is offering one lucky Londonist reader the chance to win a Waitrose voucher worth £200. They’ve rolled out other competitions as well but this one is for Londonist readers only. Check it! All ya gotta do is answer the following foodie questions and then crack the secret code by taking the first letter of each answer.......
Continue Reading "£200 Waitrose Voucher for One Lucky Londonist Reader!"