Kokova Magazine

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.

Cooks & Co, the must-have fine food range for the discerning home cook, is celebrating the launch of its new look website with a special hamper competition and a free, downloadable, 24-page 'Guide to Speciality Oils' Ebook for everyone.

2011 Investec Derby winning jockey, Mickael Barzalona promotes The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, who will be playing at Epsom Downs Racecourse on Thursday 2nd August, after an evening of racing. The climax of the evening will be a fantastic Last Night of the Proms finale (Rule Britannia, the Sailors' Hornpipe, Jerusalem, Land of Hope and Glory), with plenty of chances for everyone to join in with the singing and flag-waving fun!