Bloggers Love Food and Drink Festival

Hey Everyone! Hope you're all well :) A week ago I attended a Food and Drink Festival which was put on by The Bloggers Hub and I had a lovely time, I managed to speak to loads of brands and they were all so generous! However, the event was held in a bar and so it was sooo dark inside, which to be honest I have no idea why they would think that was a good idea, seeing as bloggers like the take pictures. But nevermind! So I apologise for the extremely dark and grainy pictures but I thought I would share about the products there and ones I was gifted :) The event was near Chancery Lane and on my way there I was thinking, hmm, I hope the lighting is better as the Bloggers Love Fashion Week one was a bit dim, but as soon as I walked in it was pretty much black so I was quite shocked.. such a shame :') 

The first brand I spoke to were Miss Millar's Marvelous Mallows, where she had giant marshmallows which come in 12 flavours. They were really light and soft and fat-free which is always a bonus :)

Sibberi Birch water had water which was harvested from Birch trees. The process sounded quite cool however I have no idea what it tastes like :')

c/o Cereal Lovers

Cereal Lovers* had several simply fruit granolas which I was lucky enough to receive all the flavours: apple, banana and chocolate, blackcurrant and apple and orange. They have no added sugar and I'm interested to try these for breakfast :) I also received some forest crunch granola oats containing oats, seeds and malt :) I like that they're quite soft to eat, so they don't break your teeth like some granolas/mueslis etc :)

c/o OOO company, Equinox Kombucha, Chosan and Rebel Kitchen

OOO Company*, had 100% extra virgin olive oil from Cyprus which they press and sell directly. Mum uses olive oil for cooking and salads so now I will have my own one to take with me in October when I start my PhD :)

Equinox Kombucha* is fermented green tea which is also known as a 'living sparkling tea'. It's meant to have many health benefits and it is popular in Asia. It comes in four flavours: original, wild berry, raspberrry and elderflower and ginger. I was generously gifted raspberry and elderflower and ginger. I was a bit apprehensive to try it but it wasn't too bad, a bit like fruity champagne :)

Chosan* had some exotic soft drinks from Gambia which are based on Hibiscus. I picked up Moroccan Mint and I like it, it tastes a bit like a fruity green tea :)

Rebel Kitchen* had some Dairy Free Mylk which is made from Coconut milk, organic date nectar and spring water. I've heard a lot about coconut milk drinks so I'm interested to try this, and I picked up the Chai flavour. I was also given a few recipes where they can be used for baking cakes which is quite cool :)

c/o various brands mentioned in text

Brownie Brownie* is a little home bakery where they make and sell various brownies which were nice and firm yet had just the right amount of moisture :)

c/o Stag Bakeries

Stag Bakeries* gifted me with some seaweed stornoway water biscuits and smoked butter stornoway cocktail oatcakes, I can't say I was too keen on them but mum and dad liked them :)

c/o Thanks for Frank's

Thanks for Frank's* had various Hand Baked Granola Bars and I was lucky to be sent away with Salted Caramel, Belgian Chocolate, Original, Flame Raisin and Hazelnut and Cashew Nut, Raspberry and Chocolate so I'll be snacking on these during the day :)

c/o Stoats

Stoats* is a brand which I'm pretty sure I see in shops all the time. They have various products and I was generously gifted some porridge oat bars in apple and cinammon, raspberry and honey, white chocolate and hazelnut, apricot and sultana, fig and date, original and blueberry and honey. I was also gifted some rustic scottish oatcakes :) They were all really tasty so I'll probably be buying these again :)

c/o Pearl and Groove, Positivitea and Baked In

Baked In* had various cake mixes for some really nice cakes and pastries and they have everything you need in the box with no dodgy ingredients which looked cool. I was given a little brownie mix in a mug where you add butter and water, pop it in the microwave and tadaa! I used to make these all the time so I'll have to see what this one tastes like :) 

Pearl and Groove Bakery* had some gluten free cakes and granolas.

I was given two teabags from Positivitea* to try, I really like the packaging and it comes in 7 flavours: Connect, Imagine, Inspire, Love, Achieve, Create and Thrive each with different blends, so some are calming, or boost energy and I chose ones for my eyes as they're not the best haha! I guess it's cool say if like you want to acheive something today, you could drink the achieve tea and be like right I'm gonna do this, even if it is the placebo effect XD They smell nice as well which is always a bonus :)

c/o Of the Earth Superfoods

Of the Earth Superfoods* gifted me with a 'Breakfast on the Go' which is an oat based cereal made from superfoods with the flavours strawberry, goji and beetroot. With it came truffles made from spirulina and lemon and some organic yacon syrup. Honestly, I didn't really like them, or it's the sort of thing you need to get used to.. but my parents and friends all liked them, especially the truffles :)

c/o Granny Mary's Luxury Potted Meats

Granny Mary's Luxury Potted Meats* came in cute little pots. They're similar to pate (which I love) but more meatier and healthier and the recipe is from his Grandma Mary. My parents have really been enjoying them especially and I was given two flavours to try: Fresh Duck with Orange and Fresh Beef with Butter :)

c/o Urban Fruit

I've tried the Strawberry Urban Fruit Pure Fruit Snack* before and I really enjoyed it! Basically it's fruit that's gently baked and no sugar is added. Even though there was no sugar they were sweet and I guess a bit like raisins, but strawberries and different haha! I received strawberry, mango and pineapple. I'd probably get strawberry again but I wasn't too keen on the other flavours and they were a bit too chewy :)

So that's the end of this post, finally! I'm sorry that it was extremely long! Thank you to all the brands that provided me with samples to try :) Have you tried any of these before? What did you think? :) 

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*Even though all the products were gifted to me, all opinions are 100% my own :)