AD: Gifted items. Pizza Express at home pizzas are consistently good quality, with a tasty base and generous toppings. Ideal for a treat but cheaper than a take away. Pizza Express got in touch to let me know about their new extra premium range of at-home pizzas. They have added some new flavours to the Romana range. The base is thinner and larger than the standard Pizza Express offering, which they say is a better delivery system for the toppings. When I first read about the new range, I thought the flavours sounded delicious. Think a premium Margherita with basil and mozzarella pearls ..read more

The food and drink were  complimentary for publicity purposes.  Marmalade: The restaurant inside Birmingham REP Theatre. They are open for lunch and dinner with a pre-theatre menu. There's also a bar. They've just revamped their food and drink offering, which I'll share a little of in this post. The terrace Marmalade at the REP is situated on Centenary Square, which itself is going through a bit of a revamp. To make the most of this, Marmalade have a lovely terrace set up (seemingly sponsored by Martini). Here was where I started the party, with a sensible iced tea as it was so hot. Insi ..read more

The box was complimentary for review purposes. Blue Tea Box  is an absolutely genius product for tea lovers or the tea lover in your life. £6.99 gets you a bag of top quality tea through your postbox each month, which is cheaper than at least two high end tea shops I can think of. You can also get three teas for £12.99, which is what I tried. Cleverly, you can choose the styles of tea you would like: black, green, connoisseur (such as oolong and white), infusion (mint, fruit) or healthy (herbal, rooibos). I picked Green, Healthy and Connoisseur. When I buy tea I always reach for the ..read more