The Big Christmas Press Show 2023

Autumn is always the best time of the year with Christmas gifts rolling out.

Earlier in the blazing hot summer, I had the pleasure of trying Christmas foods for the supermarkets.

Now, it is time for Christmas gift ideas.

I am glad, the trend in the 1990s is making a come back this year as I managed to get my hands on Nandos colour changing clothing.

At the show, it was good to see Mr Frosty which I have always wanted after seeing the commercials!!
There was so much to see and play.

I was greeted with the NERF booth at the entrance while there was my favourite bath and body brand Baylis and Harding.

Baylis and Harding:

As a tea lover, some of my favourite tea brands were there like Whittard and Bird and Blend.

There were so much indulgent drinks for Christmas, Whittard have this hazelnut free hot chocolate while Bird and Blend have the hazelnut free tea which is really decadent.

Bird and Blend Christmas range:

Our hunger was rewarded with the best grazing cheese platters by Berry and Brie, both vegan and the regular tasted amazing.

Treatbox offers personalized build your own gift boxes with a great range from inspirational quotes, stationery, lifestyle products, jewellery, edible treats, beauty products and exclusive products designed by Treatbox.

On the toys side, I loved the Sesame Street booth and these aquabeads nails which only need water.

There were also new splat heads by Kap Toys!

For group games, Big potato games offer many games that involve everyone.

Nicky Clark was there with their new hair dryer AirStyle PRO! that has four amazing style attachments to style your hair.

Claims to dry your hair quicker in half the time.

M&S Cafe Our Best Ever Chicken Tikka curry

M&S have more new options at their cafe so I thought I'd have the best ever chicken tikka which is same as the ready meal you can buy at the store just to compare it to M&S cafe in Hong Kong.
For about the same price you get the best ever version in UK, while you get the standard version abroad.
In UK you get chutney with a bhaji and abroad you get a naan and chutney.
Also abroad, the table flyer says if you've enjoyed the food, why not buy it to enjoy at home.
Menu Pic: @squarecrumpets
Pic 4, 5 were taken in 2014, M&S cafe Hong Kong.

Best Ever Chicken tikka curry at M&S cafe, Uk

M&S cafe in 2014, Hong Kong

M&S chicken tikka in 2014, Hong Kong

M&S Cafe Colin the Caterpillar Slushee and Percy Pig

Launched this summer but I was late in the game trying it until today.
Made from 100% frozen cloudy apple juice, it was liquid gold.
M&S are so smart to use cloudy apple juice because it is naturally sweet which is needed in slushy drinks because sugars act as an antifreeze.
It was only £3 and counts as one of your five a day with no artificial sweeteners.

I was literally sold after trying Colin the Caterpillar apple slush that I seized the opportunity on free slush day to try the Percy Pig slush which is made with grape, raspberry, and apple juice.

As expected, I really enjoyed it because it was natural fruit sugars and most importantly it was tasty.

@marksandspencerscafe

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