Good Food in London and Birmingham

Next week sees the BBC Good Food Show winter edition in Birmingham (28 November – 2 December 2012) so it’s a good time for me to get my Top Picks from the BBC Good Food Show London edition up on the blog. I’ve been going every year for the past four years, and this is the third year I’ve been an Independent Thermomix Demonstrator helping out on the UK Thermomix stand.

Over three years I’ve seen a noticeable change in the visitors to the stand. The first year we needed to attract people to see Thermomix and they had no idea what it is or what it does (“Thermo what? What’s that?”) .

Last year some people had a greater perception of Thermomix but they still didn’t really know much about it (“Hmm… I may have heard something about your machine but what does it do?”).

This year, however, we had people almost running up to the stand saying to the people with them, “There’s that Thermomix! I’ve seen it on television and I want to know all about it!” It’s amazing how the buzz about Thermomix is growing and how many people love it. But you know that, don’t you?

Oh, and then we were all so pleased when both James Martin and Pierre Koffmann said in on-stage interviews that Thermomix was the best kitchen appliance ever. Fantastic!!

When I get a break from the UK Thermomix stand I go and have a look around the stalls and stands at the BBC Good Food Show London – and end up filling a shopping trolley with excellent delicacies such as these :

De Calabria Offers fine extra virgin olive oil and other traditional goods from Italy. London Borough Market 8 Southwark St London SE1 1TL Every Friday & Saturday Contact: Giuseppe Mele TEL: 07986 799 825 EMAIL: info@decalabria.co.uk
The Brownie Bar The Brownie Bar makes all kinds of brownies and they are seriously the best brownies I’ve ever tasted – and I grew up on brownies! So gorgeously rich and gooey, they won a Great Taste gold award in 2011. See their website for where to buy: http://www.browniebar.co.uk/ E: thebrowniebar@hotmail.co.uk M: 07875 441 274 F: find us on facebook – we like to be ‘liked’ Twitter: @thebrowniebaruk
Crumbs and Doilies Cupcakes Beautiful and scrumptious, in an amazing array of flavours. Because everybody loves cupcakes! You can order cupcakes and cakes online – thank goodness! http://crumbsanddoilies.co.uk/ info@crumbsanddoilies.co.uk Tel: 020 8874 8885 Twitter: @crumbsandoilies
The Garlic Farm on the Isle of Wight An incredible array of heads of white and smoked garlic, plus loads of other garlic-based products and ingredients. Order online or by phone, or see them at one of the many shows and markets they frequent. http://www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk/ Tel. 01983 865378
Bon appétit !

Here are some more shots of chefs in action at The BBC Good Food Show London 2012:

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