Chef Novelli at France Show (London)

The France Show (18-20 January 2008) is to host celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli at London's Olympia.

Among the most celebrated chefs in Britain, Novelli will be conducting 3 live cooking demonstrations, a foretaste of what is on offer at the Novelli Academy, one of the top cookery schools in the world.

Come and discover the Novelli secrets. A must see event for lovers of food. Find out more in the press release below.




Press Release:

Jean-Christophe Novelli, Britain's favourite French Chef, will be one of the star attractions at The France Show 2008, which runs at London's Olympia from 18-20 January.

He will be conducting three live cookery demonstrations each day at the show with his "mobile" Novelli Academy Cookery School, revealing the secrets that have made him one of the most celebrated Chefs in Britain.

The Novelli master classes will be among the main highlights of an already mouth-watering line-up for the Olympia show, which is expected to attract 30,000 visitors. It is being organised by Archant Life, publisher of the UK's three leading French lifestyle magazines - France, Living France and French Property News.

Miller Hogg, Regional Managing Director of Archant Life France, said: "We have had a wonderful response to the France Show so far from the public and are extremely excited about working with one of the world's greatest Chefs.For anyone with a love of French food, watching Jean-Christophe Novelli inaction is a must."

Jean-Christophe, who started work at the age of 14 as a baker in his home town of Arras came to Britain in 1984. He is a Michelin and 5AA Rosette award winning Chef, whose attributes include AA Chef's Chef of the Year,European Chef of the Year finalist representing Great Britain and the prestigious Egon Ronay Dessert of the Year. He won Restaurant of the Year on numerous occasions and many other awards for culinary excellence.

In 2005 Jean-Christophe established the Novelli Academy, which was voted among the 'Top 25 Cookery Schools in the World' within three months and offers a diverse range of courses to suit aspiring cooks of all levels. A year ago he branched out again to open his first gastro pub, 'A Touch of Novelli' at The White Horse in Harpenden.

During 2007 Jean-Christophe launched Novelli Wines - "I have always been as passionate about wine as I am about food. As a chef, I know that if you serve the right wine with the right food you can turn a good meal into a truly great one. There is a wealth of small producers in France creating wonderful, and affordable, wines. The France Show is all about sharing and appreciating everything that France can offer."

Jean-Christophe's new recipe book "Everyday Novelli" will be available from1 February 2008, from Headline Publishing, and advance copies can be ordered at the show.

The Novelli Food Theatre will be one of the main attractions at the France Show offering demonstrations of cookery to suit all palates. There will be six cookery demonstrations each day, three by Novelli, two by his protégé,Steven Kitchen and one by Franck Raymond, the head Chef of London's oldest French restaurant, Mon Plaisir.

Other highlights of the France Show 2008 include a huge property zone,London's largest French market and an extensive holiday travel fair, as well as insights into French culture, language and lifestyle.

Visitors who pre-register can obtain free tickets or else pay £8 at the door on the day. For your free tickets and further information about the France Show,visit the official website at www.thefranceshow.com

Gift ideas and dinner for your Boyfriend.

When it comes to special occassions like Christmas a romantic idea for a your Boyfriend is what counts.

What options do I have?
Gift ideas
The most important thing is considering the things that you know he likes. Need to ask yourself about his hobbies, interests and or sports that he really enjoys.
Clothing: sports related clothes or normal clothes just make sure you get the sizes right.If you are unsure then I'm sure many of the gift stores will give you a possibility of a gift voucher and he can go choose for himself.

Romantic home made dinner
Another kind of gift that we tend to leave out most is a homemade meal. I think it is very powerful ideal gift you can give to someone you love and care for.
Get to know what he likes, attention to the presentation a great plate of starters, wine, main course and of course dessert. If you are not good with desserts then you can order from your local (in Italy they call them Pasticceria) bakery around the corner.

Create that candle lit dinner right in your house and win your loves heart forever!

Show that you care by going this extra mile and of preparing a home made meal. To me a gift of Homemade meal is everything

Music ratatouille

Friday night music fever is here to stay, both small, young and old.
Are you in caught up in the fever too? Starring Luca B.

Left-overs oh! Not me. Is this you?

I'm sure many people they get sick when they think of left-over food. But come to think of it, you make pizza and you are not able to finish it all. You are a busy working Mom and there is no way you will make it into making pizza every 2 days during the week. You can opt to organise yourself this way. Make extra pizza and free some of it for another day in the week.

You can make all your food for the week and freeze, let's be practical Italy is the land of Pizza right? But do you think that supermarkets are not full of frozen pizza that you just microwave or oven heat? Yes, they are. So if you can make your own home made pizza and lasagne and any other food and freeze don't you think it can save you working families the madness of Monday to Friday dinners?
Think about it.
Love your left over pizza, lasagne.

Samsung G600: a mobile entertainment machine

Over the past few years those tiny buzzers in our pockets have come to symbolise more than just phone conversations: it's about status and personality.
And the new Samsung G600 goes entirely in that direction, combining a sleek profile and elegant black colour with all the latest developments in terms of connectivity.
If the inbuilt MP3 player were not enough to keep your quotations sailing high among your circle of friends, the whopping 5 megapixels of the G600 camera certainly will. With that, the Samsung G600 can vie on a par with ordinary digital cameras.
And, to cap it all, its various connectivity channels leave nothing to be desired: Bluetooth, USB and the new WAP 2.0 for higher-speed transmission all combine to keep you in the loop of events.
Camera Phone
It's not just a phone. Let's admit it.

How do you like your Pizza part 2?

The best thing about making Pizza is that once you have a good recipe everything else is easy and you can add whatever vegetables or meat you want.
This one you see in the picture is seafood pizza. Amazingly even my son loved it.
To remind you again the basic steps are here http://cook-italian-way.blogspot.com/2007/06/pizza-forever.html



Here in Thailand pizza comes with chicken, spicy and non spicy. But above all you can even taste one with pineapples.
In every country you move to you can have your pizza made according to what topping is easily available and it will be as great as if you were eating it in a pizza joint in Italy - Naples, Florence or Venice.

Make your pizza the way you like!

Home office furniture

An amazing selection of furniture for all your homes need. From your Bedroom, living room to office, you will find it all here and let me tell you it's unique colors and styles will just transform your home into class and beauty. I guess you can't wait to visit them and see for yourself here you are buy bedroom furniture online


Everyone knows that the bedroom is the center piece of every house, giving it the best is everyones dream and this dream can be found here
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See for yourself the large collection of living room furniture from here
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March your office with the rest of the home. Your solution to this is here
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How do you like your Pizza?

First you need to see my earlier posting on how to prepare the dough for a Perfect Italian Pizza, perfect because I got a lesson from a "nonna" grand ma back in Italy who has Italian food in the Dna.
http://cook-italian-way.blogspot.com/2007/06/pizza-forever.html


Then when your dough is ready, Im not telling you the toppings are the best type, but Im sure atleast to start they will help you somehow.
This is however my favourite mushrooms, ham and mozzarella cheese. And the secret of making that flavoury yummy taste will get it in my older post on the recipe.

Im sure you can enjoy your pizza anywhere even if you do not have a wooden oven, and look, I use my gas oven "WHY CAN'T YOU"

Im sure your friends and family will have a great treat.

Lunch at the land of the Pyramids

3 months ago I and my family (son in the picture) visited the great land of the Pyramids. Pasta apart, I enjoyed every meal I tasted and my son too.
I bought myself a very nice Egyptian Cook book and Im sure I will be able to share some recipes from this land here soon!
Are you already getting hungry? I will be in the kitchen and it woun't take long before everything is served on the table here at my Italian recipes virtual table.
Look for your shopping basket and get ready!

Easy and quick italian dinner