Delicious Events for your Calendar
In London, Cornwall & Edinburgh. Plus a new chocolate subscription and a request for feedback!
Hello lovely people,
I hope you’ve had a great summer? Can we believe it’s September? The darker evenings have convinced me. It changes so quickly as August ends, doesn’t it?
Upcoming delicious events in London, Cornwall and Edinburgh are further down, but first, some news, some thoughts and a request for feedback, if you don’t mind:
(if you do: scroll on down… 😘)
If you’re new here (hi! 👋) I try to make easy headers so you can scan my emails easily for what’s most interesting to you. The busines names I make bold, the food/drink items are bold & italics, and addresses and people’s names are in italics. Fun facts and important notes go in quotes like this!
News!
I’m going to be a judge for the Isigny Croissant Competition!
I know! The thrill!
I’ll be judging alongside (only 2 of these 20 finalists for this competition were amongst the 20 Nicola,
and I tried at the croissant event I organised in March - and am still hoping to repeat!), Sally Abé (I ate at The Pem recently - more on that in a future newsletter!), Matt Adlard (self-taught pastry chef and author with a literal million followers on Instagram), Clément Vaugrenard (with his wife he runs the excellent Cake & Layers in Greenwich which is also on my list to tell you about!), Benoit Blin (Bake Off the Professionals judge and Executive Pastry Chef at Le Manoir), Gilles Quilot (Executive Chef at the French Embassy who’s started to make chocolate from the bean) and Cyrille Van Der Stuyft (MOF and pastry consultant in London and NYC).I cannot wait. I’m also just thrilled to be included amongst this group of people. It feels like all my (ahem) hard work of eating croissants around this country and beyond has paid off! 😄
Here’s the shortlist of 20 finalists: