All posts tagged: competition

COMPETITION – The Big Chopper

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A couple of weeks ago, The Big Chopper was introduced to me. What is the big chopper I hear you say. It took me a couple of minutes to realise just what shape the two lockable chopping boards became when joined together (I think I’m one of the naive ones!) but when I did, it made me chuckle. It’s a cleaver idea really. One board for meat, one for veg and when joined together it looks like… well, you can see what it looks like! I was asked to give one away and thought it would be a great idea, especially since the company is supporting the charity male cancer charity Orchid – 50% of online sales are being donated. I have used mine a couple of times and they’re not just pretty (!!) but practical too. Simply lock to chop and unlock to store! See below for ways to enter: 1. Mandatory. Like the Big Chopper Facebook page here and leave a comment on the wall to say that you have entered via http://www.foodforthink.com …

Glorious soup competition

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At the tail end of last year I entered the Glorious Soup competition with a few fellow bloggers. The task? Create your own Brazillian inspired soup recipe. The prize? The winners soup would make it into the Glorious range. Pretty cool. So I set to work on my recipe and after a bit of research had a soup that fit the bill. It consisted of Chicken, Quinoa, Sweet Potato, Coconut Milk and Spices. The competition itself was fun – I made it down to the final 5 alongside Charlie Nelson (Eat My Nels), Michelle Minnaar (Greedy Gourmet), Carla Spuri (Can be bribed with food) and Danny Kingston (Food Urchin). I was invited to the cook off where our soups were judged by Lee Bennett, Head Chef at Le Pont de la Tour, Karen D’souza (a massive fan of the brand), food writer, broadcaster and photographer Tim Hayward and Matthew Owen from Cool Earth. We arrived at the kitchens and it felt like a smaller scale Masterchef – our cooking stations were all set out for …

Green & Blacks search for a Taste Assistant

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Have you heard? Green and Blacks have launched a nationwide search to find a brand new Taste Assistant! The lucky candidate will work along Head of Taste, Micah Carr-Hill and will be responsible for developing new flavour combinations for the brand. Sound good? You’ll get to travel the world to source the very best ingredients and devise new products. Is this your idea of a dream job? Then what are you waiting for, enter now! The job won’t come easy though, Micah is looking for the person that has the ultimate taste buds as well as smell. He’s looking for someone that fully understands the difference between taste and flavour – to enter simply head to http://www.pieceofgreenandblacks.co.uk. Closing date for entries is 16th December 2010. The successful candidate is expected to take up their role early 2011. I am a self confessed chocoholic. I can’t go a day without eating at least a teeny bite of the delicious brown stuff. Green & Blacks Creamy Milk is my bar of choice so imagine my delight when …