Our round-up of the latest Food and Drink News

Perfect Puds

Searching for a delicious alternative to Christmas pudding? Then look no further than LillyPuds’ new Great British Favourites range. Recognising that not everyone wants the traditional fruity pudding during the festive season, LillyPuds has developed five new classic flavours to appeal to a whole range of tastes.

The new Saucy Lemon Pudding, Chocolate Pudding with Cheeky Cherry Sauce and Saucy Zingy Ginger Pudding with Sticky Ginger Sauce offer a delicious alternative for the festive feast. Available at a RRP £7.95 from www.lillypuds.co.uk

Gin & Tonic Inspiration

Müller, the nation’s favourite yogurt brand has launched its first ever gin & tonic inspired yogurt. Made with milk from British farms, the Gin & Tonic inspired yogurt is fat free, high in protein and contains 0% added sugar.

Available in a six pack format  (3 x Gin & Tonic flavour yogurt and 3 x Pink Gin & Elderflower flavour yogurt) for a RRP £3.

A Chocolate Indulgence

Kimpton Fitzroy London have launched their new ‘Do You Like Chocolate?’ Afternoon Tea to celebrate the onset of the festive season.  The chocolate-inspired menu is a collaboration between Executive Pastry Chef and Winner of Bake Off: The Professionals 2019, Thibault Marchand and Director of Bars, Sean Fennelly, and features a selection of indulgent sweets paired with sharp and effervescent cocktails.

The tea will feature intelligent cocktail pairings alongside elements of the traditional afternoon tea with a chocolate spin. ‘Do You Like Chocolate?’ will be set in the hotel’s decadent cocktail bar, Fitz’s, surrounded by roaring fires, rich interiors and extravagant details befitting of the festive period.

Popcorn Advent

Christmas is the perfect time to indulge and this year, the family behind Joe & Seph’s have created their much-awaited Gourmet Popcorn Advent Calendar, now with more popcorn, the corniest jokes ever and gluten free for the first time!!

Designed as a beautiful snow-covered Victorian shop-front (£25), this year’s calendar features 12 flavours, behind the 24 windows, including Speculoos, Orange Chocolate and Banoffee Pie popcorn, available from www.joeandsephs.co.uk