April 2011

Happy Easter!

The giant hens have been laying again! we have released our selection of speciality eggs this year..

A box without hinges, key or lid,
Yet golden treasure inside is hid!

We have a truffle egg, available in milk, white & dark, patterned with a large swirl with 9 handcrafted chocolates inside. There is the pinstripe organic egg, a large fun egg with a mixture of mini eggs & bunnies inside. The conoisseur’s egg, this one is produced from four of the worlds finest chocolates, couverture from french expert chocolate makers Valrhona. Then there is the kids organic egg, a smaller egg available in milk, white or dark chocolate with mini eggs & bunnies inside. We also have a wide variety of mini eggs perfect for hiding, Easter Hares (bunnies!), and other goodies. All available in store at Bruntsfield, stocks are limited..

Its been a great start to the summer, what incredible weather! This has worked out in perfect time for our ice cream launch.. Now available at the farmers market and at 123 Bruntsfield Place is our own gelato! Gelato is Italian for ice cream, but it’s a different breed from the ice cream we know here in Britain, gelato has less cream & more milk, giving it less fat, it also has a lot less air than conventional ice cream, giving a more satisfying feel & flavour. We have began our range with some traditional ice creams including pistachio, hazelnut, stracciatella, black forest ripple, vanilla. We have also enthusiastically introduced our chocolate sorbet, this is such a pure alternative to chocolate ice cream, and we have made a sea salt & caramel version as well as a chocolate chilli sorbet! We also do a range of pure fruit sorbets, made with minimum 50% fruit content! Our gelato can also be found down at the Beach House cafe on the Portobello promenade.

Have a wonderful Easter weekend everybody, and thanks for all your support. A list of summer events to be posted soon…