Kokova Magazine

Fine food specialist COOKS&CO has the perfect ingredient for easy entertaining this Christmas - a range of delicious olives and antipasti that will delight any guest. Available from major supermarkets, including Tesco, Asda and Ocado, COOKS&CO is offering no fewer than seven types of olives to savour this festive season, from the finest Pitted Kalamata Olives and Pitted Green Olives with Natural Pimiento, to a mouth-watering range of stuffed Green Olives featuring Garlic, Blue Cheese, Sundried Tomatoes, Feta and Jalapeños.

Filippo Berio, based in Lucca, Tuscany, has been creating the finest quality olive oils since 1867 and is the UK's best selling olive oil brand. Despite its global popularity, it's a small, fully independent company owned and managed by a single Italian family.

Whilst millions of Brits claim to be foodies, in reality many people struggle with the pronunciation of exotic dishes and delicacies. A poll by GLORIOUS! Foods found many common food faux pas, which include the mispronunciation of the Greek dip 'Tzatziki' and the Italian ham 'prosciutto'. Likewise, the silent 'G' in the dish 'Gnocchi' can cause some embarrassment, while many struggle to say ‘nicoise’ correctly.

Made with the finest black Périgord truffles, five times distilled and three times filtered, Black Moth is the world's first and only truffle vodka in production. The drink is only made in batches of 3,500 bottles to ensure the very highest quality of vodka that is noticeably soft on the palate and delicately flavoured. Presented in a sleek black bottle with an intricate silver moth design, Black Moth is brought to you by vodka enthusiast Paul Amin, who talks us through the production process...

Celebrity and Michelin-starred chef Mark Sargeant embraces The Groovy Food Company's Agave Nectar in his tantalizing sweet and savoury recipes. The organic alternative to sugar is this year's kitchen 'must have' thanks to its delicious taste, versatility and low GI (Glycemic Index) content. The Groovy Food Company Agave Nectar is 100% natural, unrefined and free from any artificial nasties. Lovingly extracted from the Blue Agave plant in Mexico and lower in calories than sugar, The Groovy Food Company Agave Nectar lends it's tempting, cane-sugar taste to a variety of baking recipes, as well as marinades and dressings.

Started in Oxford in 1998 when she was a student, Emma Goss-Custard noticed there was a distinct lack in the market for uncomplicated, all natural cakes on the market. Using recipes handed down from her grandmother, she started making cakes that she would deliver to local delis and cafes on her old post office bicycle.