Kokova Magazine

An evening with three blondes and a mic - the perfect after dinner entertainment! The Blondettes are one of London's hottest new music acts, combining superb vocals with inventive close-harmony arrangements - and, of course, their signature blonde tresses. Drawing inspiration from the queens of the golden age of swing and boogie-woogie, The Andrews Sisters, the girls bring a fresh sound and a jazz twist to modern pop classics ranging from Abba to Adele, The Beatles to Beyonce, and much more besides.

The Taste Cumbria Food Festival, held in Cockermouth 29th - 30th September 2012, will serve up food and drink from over a hundred of Cumbria's best producers, hoteliers and restaurateurs. Saturday Kitchen Chef James Martin and Sunday Brunch Star Simon Rimmer will be headlining the festival cookery theatre. On the evening of Saturday the 29th September, Jay Rayner, Restaurant Critic for the Observer will be hosting a food lover's double bill in a special marquee at the Trout Hotel.

Liverpool-born celebrity chef Aiden Byrne has this week launched the Food Tourism Connect project, which will champion food produced in the Liverpool City Region. Food Tourism Connect is funded by the Rural Development Programme for England. The initiative is a commitment to raising the profile of rurally produced food among visitors to Liverpool City Region and to drive demand by promoting it direct to consumers, buyers and wholesalers.

Niki’s Organic Balms are the products that everyone is talking about so we took four different balms and sent them out to our team of testers to see what the real 'gossip' was! Niki's balms were developed and used by professional reflexologists and are a rich blend of natural organic plant oils and beeswax, along with essential oils, to moisturise and protect your skin.

Having been the winner of the Scottish Daily Mail Edinburgh Festival Fringe Drama Award, a group of recent musical theatre graduates are now preparing to take the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival by storm with their original production The Picture House Musical that will run at theSPACE on North Bridge from Friday 3rd to Saturday 18th August.

Cirio, Italy's favourite tomato brand, is launching two delicious new lines for lovers of authentic Italian cooking. Single-serve Passata Rustica follows on from the popularity of Cirio's family-sized jar, and is being launched in response to some shoppers' demands for a smaller pack size.