We’d like to wish Alys Fowler a huge congratulations on winning Gardening Columnist of the year at the Horticultural Channel Awards.
Voted for by the public the awards, launched this year to celebrate their first anniversary, celebrate the best of the gardening and allotment world.
Well done Alys!
Follow Alys on Twitter: @AlysFowler
This years Masterchef Live has just opened - there’s no time like the present, so head down to London’s Olympia for a spectacular foodie day out!
Friday 11 November 9.30am – 7pm
Saturday 12 November 9.30am – 7pm
Sunday 13 November 9.30am – 5:30pm
The wonderful Marcus Bean will be cooking daily on the npower stand at 10:30am, 11:30am, 3:00pm and 4:00pm.
Every MasterChef ticket includes FREE entry into the capital’s best loved wine show. The Wine Show is co-located with MasterChef Live and Susy Atkins will be there to guide you through new and exiting wines.
A few weeks ago, Pips Taylor embarked on a wee V Festival adventure which took her to the depths of Weston Park. Armed with an old school style yellow American school bus, greenery and a great crew… Pips and the Vfestival.com team were in charge of backstage interviews with all of the bands.
Coverage all kicked off with a wee tour to meet the Weston punters… and get a flavor for the festival:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/J7HLPXfxZUQ
And at midday on Saturday the interviews kicked off with Charlie Simpson and below you can see some of our favourite interviews from the weekend:
Pips has been exceedingly busy this summer reporting at more music festivals than you can shake a stick at! To watch Pips in action check out the following links:
Katy Ashworth of CBeebies I Can Cook fame is touring the country with her new show ‘Meet, Greet, Sing and Play’ . This fully interactive live show specifically designed for children between the ages of 2 -6 is packed with singing, stories, games, music and fun with Katy, her guitar and a magic suitcase. The roadshow is touring throughout September, October and November; check out Katy’s new website www.katyashworth.com for full tour dates.
Sophie Michell is gearing up to be part of the Häagen-Dazs Boudoir evenings being held throughout July.
Sophie will be joining Cat Deeley, designer Matthew Williamson and stylist Grace Woodward who are hosting the new Häagen-Dazs Boudoir. Held at a secret London location, the evenings offer groups of eight women exclusive experiences, including a food master class with Sophie, pampering sessions with the Powderpuff Girls and DJ lessons from Sophie Lloyd, as well fashion, cocktails and ice cream.
Entry to the Boudoir is free and open for registration now at www.facebook.com/HaagenDazs.
This weekend Clapham Common, London hosts The Big Feastival
Join Alys Fowler, Jo Pratt, Levi Roots, Stefan Gates and Sophie Grigson on Clapham Common July 1,2,3 for a first class extravaganza of food and music.
Where else can you indulge yourself with delicious food from London’s top restaurants, while partying to summer sounds from an all-star music line-up?
Check out what else is on and where you can check out our clients on The Big Feastival website
DML are crossing all their digits for Marcus as he competes to walk away with the UK’s most prestigious culinary award and be crowned The National Chef of the Year 2011.
Marcus is one of the forty chefs, from the crème de la crème of the cooking world, now in the running for the prestigious accolade after being selected to compete in the semi-finals.
Top culinary training centres in London and Sheffield will play host to the semi-finalists between September 5th and 8th 2011.
For more information on the semi-finals visit www.craftguildofchefs.org.
Pips Taylor has been in Austria rubbing shoulders with the stars as the official presenter for the Mini Life Ball 2011.
For the 11th consecutive year, Life Ball, Europe’s largest charity event sponsored by MINI has taken place in Vienna. In recent years, designers such as Agent Provocateur, Donatella Versace, Diesel, Missoni and Gianfranco Ferré have designed a MINI for the Life Ball. This year the MINI has been designed by DSQUARED² and Pips has been in the middle of this glitzy event, interviewing the designers and celebrities from around the globe.
