The white truffle menu in the restaurant was absolutely stunning. Five courses with each being as delicious as the other. My favourite was the Jerusalem artichoke. The service was nothing short of fabulous. All in all a wonderful evening!

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The idea behind the night was an experimental and intimate dining experience, free from the use of conventional eating instruments so that the diner could reassess the way they eat. The meal involved being blindfolded at certain times and eating without the use of your hands. And with a feast consisting of everything from purple potato mousse to frozen champagne and pomegranate popsicles, it definitely sounds like a night to remember!

Ania X

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Thank you Henry and happy birthday from all the team!

Ania X

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So Baukjen and Geoff set the date and kindly offered to provide drinks and food with the rest of the team contributing salads and snacks. As you can see from the photos below, we had burgers and sausages (with veggie versions of course) all freshly grilled by our master chef Henry, with sides (all kinds of sauce and gherkins) prepared by Geoff. I brought in the tzatziki but I think I may have overdone it with the chillies (I never follow a recipe) and apparently it had quite a kick to it!

If that wasn’t enough, Neal went the extra mile and made jelly shots which he proudly presented on a big tray. I wish you could have seen our faces when we saw these little shot glasses filled up with orange jelly – he thought he’d stick to our brand colour – love the attention to detail!! I think I can say that was the moment when the fun began (he made about 60 so there were plenty to go round)!

The laughs kept on coming when we had a quiz (Francesca’s idea) where I presented the team with a range of baby pictures and we had to guess who was who. Apparently when I was a toddler I looked like Neal, Geoff or Henry! But there will be more about that in our next post…!

Have a great week,

Ania x

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The sale, which will showcase fashion brands such as Miller Harris, Myla, MiH Jeans, Duchamp and also Isabella Oliver Maternity and 365 collections, will also offer great deals from food and lifestyle retailers so there’s truly something for everyone. It will be held in the beautiful grounds of Kilver Court, owned by Mulberry founder Roger Saul, and promises to combine style and value with an excellent range of sales happening across the weekend.

Isabella Oliver will have a pop-up store located within the emporium and will offer up to 80% off, so make sure you don’t miss out on getting your favourite items for less.

The Grand Summer Sale at Kilver Court opens at 10am on Saturday 23^rd and will charge £2 on the door. For more information visit www.KilverCourt.com.

We’re all really excited here at Isabella Oliver, and look forward to seeing all those that will be there.

IO_PRGirl xx

Photos courtsey of Kilver Court Website

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Larysa’s family is Ukrainian and she has given us the lowdown on the tradition behind them:

One of the traditions that happens every year in the Ukraine is the decoration of eggs. The traditional method is to use wax to decorate the eggs, and dye the eggs to build up the colours. Today, not everyone is as nimble handed to be able to create the designs using those methods, so these lovely plastic “jackets” have appeared and we started to use to them to quickly create really cute looking eggs. Designs range from the traditional look of Ukrainian Embroidery, to Religious Icons and lots of very sweet children’s designs. They are a really lovely and an unusual way to make Easter decorations – the only catch is that you can’t eat them!

Thank you Larysa for creating such fantastic decorations, they’ve certainly brought a bit of Easter festivity to my home!

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Thank you Biscuiteers.

P.s. You can buy the book here or place your biscuit order here , they ship outside the UK too

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Last weekend, some old friends came to London for the weekend and stayed over at ours. Friday evening we went for dinner at one of my favourite restaurants, one which  I try to make sure I go to at least once a year. It’s called Hakkasan and it’s in Hanway Place. It’s a fun place to go, with great food and wonderful cocktails. I ordered the Pink Mojito cocktail and it was so delicious that I refused to try anything else (though everyone else tried others but at the end of the evening everyone agreed that this one was the best). Food-wise, the starters were amazing, the main courses were great too but the starters won hands down. Next time we go, we’ll not order the main courses but instead order heaps of the starters (try the duck salad). If you’re in London or visiting, it really is a great place to go to for a fun evening with fabulously delicious food & cocktails.

The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing together. Breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien, long walks on Hampstead Heath and endless cups of tea while catching up on what was going on in everyone’s lives. A perfect weekend with old friends.

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Last night I decided to bake some cakes to sell today.  So while the Isabella Office get to enjoy a cake, we also make a small contribution to a great cause.

Daniel

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Recently we were invited for dinner by friends at their home. All I can say is that we can’t have them for dinner at ours!

When we arrived, the house was full of lit candles (love!). We enjoyed cocktails and canapés and after a while we went to the kitchen where all was revealed. They had left work early to prepare a sushi delight dinner. The table was full of all kinds of delicious bites hand made by them and sourced from a wonderful fish monger in London (the photos give an insight but don’t do it justice).

What followed was a wonderful evening of fabulous food, great company, lots of laughs and finished with chocolate delights (the host is the creative director of one of the main chocolate brands – what a great job to have). Various drinks flowed  and  no-one wanted the evening to end so we talked in to the early hours and needless to say we left the car outside, took a taxi home and picked up the car the next day. Here are a few snapshots of the evening. It was a real treat to everyone who was there and we all went to bed far too late but had a fantastic time. Thank you to our hosts for for such a great evening.

We had an absolutely wonderful time, though we’re now in trouble as we have no idea what to cook when they come to ours…

P.s. they very kindly gave us a huge box of chocolates to share with the Isabella Oliver team the next day which we did and everyone enjoyed.

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