Wyland Tondelier art is life

Wyland

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time and Wyland colouring books does just that.

I was kindly gifted courtesy of Wyland a few of his colouring books as well as a necklace designed and made by him made out of milk, yes milk!

Wyland Tondelier

Wyland Tondelier is an artist, sculpture, fashion designer and performer who comes from France but lives in East London.

As an artist he truly is inspired by idols who rock us everyday with their music or their acting. Thus he likes to work and sculpt the line by drawing, painting, using fabric and mixed media bringing us all idols in a way we have never seen them. Curving and interlacing the lines between them to create drawings and installations with a difference.

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Domaine Du Grand Mayne you had me at Merlot

Grand Mayne Wine

Wine is an alcoholic drink which is typically made from fermented grapes and courtesy of Domaine du Grand Mayne Merlot Cabernet wine I got to try theirs and their wine did not disappoint resulting in a lush glass of brilliant red wine, aromas of plums and black cherries, and a spicy fruity taste.

Did you know though that wine has been produced for thousands of years with the earliest coming from ancient China back in 7000 BC? Since then wine has become more and more popular with the European wine market encompassing three of the largest wine producing regions. Today, the five countries with the largest wine producing regions are in France, Spain, Italy, USA and China.

Domaine du Grand Mayne

Domaine du Grand Mayne was founded back in 1985 which was an abandoned vineyard with semi derelict buildings, overgrown copses and fields of maize and sunflowers, to the flourishing vineyard and winery that it is today.

Within a few years Domaine du Grand Mayne was totally transformed into a show piece artisan winery and vineyard who now have over 120,000 vines planted over 34 hectares (84 acres) producing an average of around 200,000 bottles a year.

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Mac & Wild a marriage of beef and venison

Mac & Wild Venimoo burger

I love burgers! but never had one quite like Mac & Wild’s flavoursome game burger which is a marriage of beef and venison. It is big, powerful, juicy and ever so tasty.

Courtesy of Mac & Wild I was kindly gifted their DIY Venimoo Burger kit to try at home and wow what a burger, nothing to grunt about as this burger was moolicious.

Mac & Wild

Brother Calum & Andy are Scottish and come from a family of butchers. Food loving and passionate about Scottish food they wanted to bring a piece of Scotland to everyone’s plate at their restaurants and to peoples homes.

Their journey started back in 2006 when Calum opened up his first bar and Andy in 2011 with his street food providing Londoners a taste of game from Scotland. Within a year Andy won food trader and young British foodie street trader of the year.

2014 the brothers united over their passion of their homeland Scotland and popped up with Wild Game Co. within Charlotte Street in London. With the success of their pop up restaurant doing well Mac & Wild was born 2015 opening their first restaurant on Great Titchfield Street, then a year later another in Devonshire Square which is a much larger site, bringing game and whisky galore to the city of London.

All their meat is sourced from the Highlands, which traditional farming practices have been preserved. No industrialised animal practices as the animals are reared the right way on open pastures, with natural feed and without the use of any chemical nasties. 

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A&S Home & Kitchen Home and Kitchen bin your washcloth

A&S

Today, cleansing brushes are becoming more and more popular but I have never really thought about buying one as I suffer often with acne outbursts and did not want to brush my face with bristles or a harsh cleanser but when I heard about A&S Home & Kitchen Sonic Facial Cleansing Brush which is made from a soft silicone with a number of vibrating speeds I thought I would take the plunge and give it a go.

A&S Home & Kitchen

A&S Home & Kitchen sell a range of products and brands which are built to change lives.

All of their products are stylish, handy and high in quality all which are useful and makes your home classier.

They sell a wide range of products from cookery utensils to fairy lights to brighten up your house and I chose to buy this classy Sonic Facial Cleansing Brush.

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Aloha 65 spirit up your Christmas

Aloha 65

This Christmas add Aloha 65 to your 65 festive tipples, ok maybe not 65 but if you are looking for a spirit which is sweet but yet fiery then this spirit is for you. Aloha 65 is made with pineapples but gives a punch of spice, ginger and scotch bonnet chilli’s.

On a courtesy basis thanks to Aloha 65 I was gifted another bottle, this time their special limited edition bottle which features a young lady skiing. This time I got a little more festive and made some of Aloha 65 wintery tipples as well as coming up with my own special Christmas creation, Rudolph’s Kiss.

Aloha 65

Stephen Thorp is the founder of Aloha 65. Aloha 65 is a complex infused spirit that is beautifully, naturally and carefully made over a month using six fresh, raw ingredients including fresh pineapple, lemon, ginger, scotch bonnet chilli and two other carefully selected herbs and spices. No colourants, flavourings or refined sugar are used in the production process. The fresh ingredients are macerated and then simply steeped lazily in a neutral grain spirit in separate containers and slowly infuse the alcohol until the flavours are just so. After a month or so, when nature has done her work, the six distillates are blended together to create the beautifully balanced finished product. Aloha 65 is all-natural, vegan and 27% ABV.

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A look back at October 2020

October 2020 monthly look back

This month I have enjoyed numerous products to enjoy at home and even headed into London and enjoyed a variety of eateries and fun things to do within London from carving pumpkins to taking my mind to a virtual world. All opportunities were given to me and some community members of LPUL on a complimentary PR basis.

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clueQuest Print + Cut + Escape learn how to survive Halloween

clueQuest

It’s scary, it’s kind of spooky out there but do you know how to survive Halloween? The fear not as clueQuest has come to the rescue! clueQuest Print + Cut + Escape special Halloween Survival Escape will help you learn how to protect yourself this Halloween from vampires, zombies and other ghouls.

I was kindly gifted courtesy of clueQuest a lesson on how to survive Halloween thanks to their handy Print + Cut + Escape exam taking me through a number of exams such as how to recognise a vampire?

clueQuest

clueQuest run a host of games from escape rooms, VR experiences to missions to play at home with each of their games having a specific theme, storyline and different difficulty level, so there is a game suitable for everyone.

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Patty & Bun NEW Smash! burgers at Kingly Street

Patty & Bun Smash

I love burgers! but noting has never ever come close to Patty & Bun as their burgers truly are the best as they are big, juicy and full of flavour. Now for those who are not that keen on thick patty’s they have launched a new range called Smash! which a thinner patty, cheaper but still giving that great awesome taste. They can be enjoyed within their restaurant in Kingly Street which is just off Carnaby Street.

Courtesy of Patty & Bun I was invited down to enjoy one of their newest thinner Smash! burgers which was SMASHING!

Patty & Bun

Patty & Bun originally began as a pop up selling burgers before opening in November 2012 with it’s very first Patty & Bun restaurant in James Street in Marylebone. Today, they have a number of restaurants within the UK.

Everyday they strive in creating the best juiciest burgers using the freshest and best ingredients. Their aim is to create the most epic experience with great vibes at the heart of everything they do.

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Craft & Crumb step by step baking made easy

Craft & Crumb

Watching TV programmes such as The Great British Bake Off with talented bakers creating fabulous imaginative creations into something beautiful always makes me a little jealous and wish that I had the skills. Thanks to award winning Craft & Crumb I can now do just that as they sell a range of amazing bake kits for you to be able to produce some wonderful unique creations at home. With an easy step by step guide, with all the ingredients supplied, all that is required is a stir, shape, bake and pipe and you’ll soon have your very own masterpiece.

I was gifted on a courtesy basis thanks to Craft & Crumb their Pizza Biscuit kit as well as their Movie Popcorn Night In.

Craft & Crumb

As mums and lovers of baking founders Kate & Louise wanted to bring to the market easy baking kits which all the family would easily able to use and have fun with.

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Japes deep, thick, fluffy, crunchy pizza!

Japes

Love thin crust pizza, but not deep pan? Japes will change your mind as their pizzas even though they are thick, they are golden, fluffy, crunchy, flavoursome and has the most stringiest cheese.

I was gifted on a PR basis a complimentary pizza to try, in order to get me to change my mind about deep pan pizza, as I am a lover of thin and wow Japes really has changed my mind.

Japes

Japes founded by Aleksandar and Jovana, met when competing in the Canoe Sprint at the 2012 Olympic Games and since that meeting they came up with the idea of selling deep pan pizza. They wanted to bring to London big, bold upbeat dining space full of energy.

The food they sell is all homemade and simple, from deep pan pizzas, burgers, homemade brownies and salads. They also sell signature cocktails on site from alcoholic drinks to hard shakes.

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