We’ve made plenty of friends during our time working at the Taste Festivals. It’s such a perfect place to meet like minded individuals with a flare for the unique and passion to succeed.

Whilst preparing for Taste of London this year I had the pleasure to meet Ajit Madan, founder of Camellia’s Tea House, a beautiful little Tea House situated on London’s Carnaby Street. Ajit and I worked on the Press Area of Taste of London, using Milk and Honey Table Linen to dress the tables and Camellia’s brand of teas from around the world to refresh the members of the press. It was a resounding success (as of course was the festival) so I promised Ajit I’d let all our followers in on one of the best kept secrets in London.

Both  Ajit and his sister, Lubna have a mutual passion for tea and this evolved into the tea rooms in 2007. Their partnership stems from their desire to create a marriage of handcrafted quality, unique tea blends and health. Today Camellia’s Tea House is a premium holistic lifestyle brand where many of the teas are blended by hand, using their own original recipes. They only use tea and herbs from specialist tea gardens known for their quality and organic cultivation. And they ensure that every aspect of the business, down to their hand-finished packaging, reflects their individuality and passion for tea and herbal infusions.

Being somewhat of a tea freak myself, my personal favourite from Camellia’s collection has to be their Jasmine Bai Mao Huo green tea infusion. Apparently it was drunk by Chinese ladies for it’s beauty enhancing properties. If it’s good enough for them, it’s certainly good enough for me!

If you’re in the area please pop in and say I sent you, alternatively if you can’t get there in person you can also buy their tea online.

Emilie x

Milk and Honey has once again teamed up with the people that brought you Gordon Ramsay’s “A Taste of Christmas 2008″ and “Taste Festivals 2009″ to provide our White Sucre Glace Table Linen to Taste of London 2010 – London’s Premier Restaurant Festival in Regent’s Park from June 17-20.

“Celebrate summer in the city at Taste of London at Regent’s Park, London’s first and largest pop-up restaurant festival. Now in its seventh year, Taste of London brings together 40 of the capital’s restaurants, great chefs like Heston Blumenthal and Giorgio Locatelli at the Taste Theatre, and an extraordinary range of quality food and drink from Britain and around the world. Save the date, invite your family and friends, and book your tickets to the foodie event of the season.”

To celebrate this we are giving away 2 pairs of tickets to Taste of London 2010 to 2 lucky winners!

What do  I have to do to win?

Entry is simple, just register on the Milk and Honey Website and sign up to our newsletter and you’ll automatically be entered in our prize draw!

Entry finishes on 14th June so hurry. For more details plus our terms and conditions see our Taste of London Competition Page.

Unless you’ve been very slack, I can only guess that most have you have sorted out your Mothers Day Present for this coming Sunday. We know it’s not all about the gift, or even the day (we should never need an excuse to tell our mums how fab we think they are!) but it’s been a flurry of activity over at the Milk and Honey Boutique with our gifts flying off the (virtual) shelves.

Our top 5 selling gifts this Mothers Day have been:

Rattan Tissue Box Cover at £9.95

A perfect gift for your mum’s dressing table! This stylish chic tissue box holder is a fabulous gift that every mother will cherish.

Love and Rose Memo Board at £25.95

This has been one of our best sellers since it’s feature in Your Home Magazine this month. Its a beautiful padded memo board perfect for little notes, photos and of course reminders of important dates!

Red Berries Reed Diffuser at £23.95

A unique fragrance that brings a room to life. Perfect in a bedroom, living room or even a bathroom. This is the real deal as it only contains natural oils natural oils from the home of perfumes in Grasse, France.

Gold Hanging Heart at £5.50

Nothing really shows our affection for our mums more than a heart. These beautiful gold hanging hearts are a perfect way to show you care. Can be hung almost anywhere – personally we love them on door handles but the choices are endless!

Handrafted Soap at £3.50

Mums love smellies, and these shea butter and grape seed oil soap bars have proven again this year that they continue to be popular. Embossed with our Milk and Honey Logo, this 100% natural soap bar is nothing short of sublime.

So that’s our top 5. We’re pretty sure that there are going to be a lot of happy mummies come Sunday!

x

A quick reminder to everyone that the clocks go an hour forward today!