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…
July 2011
It’s a great summer! (despite the weather!)
Our latest creations are mainly centred around the ice cream, we kicked off at the end of Easter with our new gelato room, producing fine quality Italian style Gelato. Gelato is not just the Italian name for ice cream, it’s a specialised Italian method of production, there are even Gelato University courses in Italy!
The machinery used is much more refined, churning the mixtures slower to reduce the air content and producing a much better result than most ice cream machinery. The recipes are very carefully balanced, using less cream and more milk to create a really smooth, less fattening product. Our Gelato is now available in store! come and see us at 123 Bruntsfield Place, or at the Edinburgh farmers market to experience real Italian gelato right here in Edinburgh.
We have also been busy with our chocolate selection, Pam has been working on a summer cocktail selection! We are calling it the ‘Happy Hour’ collection, so far we have had a Margarita, and a Mojito, both absolutely delicious. The Mojito involves one of our latest pectin jelly centres, this is a vegetarian alternative to gelatine, and has such a lovely smooth texture. Look out for our Happy Hour collection box at the end of the summer!
Many thanks to all our customers for your ongoing support, it’s a pleasure doing what we do and we do it all for you! If you have any feedback please don’t hesitate to get in touch.