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Friday, 16 November 2007New flavoursIt's been pretty quiet on the blog front since the BBC Good Food Show Scotland.That doesn't mean I've been idle, though. Oh no. Quite the reverse, in fact. I've gone into restock-mode, thanks to that recent sell-out success, while also carrying out a bit of what might be called either research and development or, probably more accurately, 'messing about in the kitchen'. The result of these labours is that a few new flavours are ready to roll into our roster. I'll be revealing two of them in the very near future, with others to come in future months. All are guaranteed to make our celebrated Scottish butter tablet even tastier than ever. Fancy a few hints? Well, one will be our flavour of the month for December and is carefully themed to suit the month's festivities. No, it's not turkey flavour. Or Brussels Sprout. The other flavour is something I happen to think is more than a teensy bit special. It's strongly reminiscent of a little sugary sweet I loved as a kid, and I think I'm pretty safe in saying you won't ever have found this flavour combined with tablet before. First person to guess both before I reveal them here wins a free bag of each... Sunday, 4 November 2007Thank you from FabletTo everyone who came along to see us at the BBC Good Food Show Scotland this weekend, a huge and heartfelt thank you!We had a superb time at Glasgow's SECC and it was an absolute delight to meet so many people with so many nice things to say about our hand-made Scottish tablet. It doesn't hurt, of course, that sales exceeded expectations - in fact, we were completely sold out by the end of the event's final day. The Good Food Show was a huge event, with a dizzying array of things to see, try and taste, so it means a great deal that so many of you took the time to visit us at our stall alongside the Longcroft Soap Company. It was a real pleasure to get to share some of our fabulous flavours with so many fine people. In fact, it's not overstating things to say that this three-day event gave us some of the most enthusiastic responses to our range so far. For that, thank you to all of you. It was a real pleasure to meet you, and we hope to hear from you again soon. Thank you all so, so much! Saturday, 3 November 2007Gordon Ramsay: Rock Star!A busy first day at the BBC Good Food Show Scotland.Due to other commitments, I was only able to be there for a few hours on Friday, so the lovely Amy manned Fablet's stall, shared with Beth of the Longcroft Soap Company. Even in those few hours, though, I managed to meet and talk to a lot of people, all of whom were very complimentary about our hand-made tablet range. There were quite a few visitors who'd never even tasted Scottish butter tablet before, so it was nice to introduce them to one of the world's great taste experiences. The event itself - running at the Glasgow SECC until this Sunday, November 4 - is fantastic, and well worth a visit. There are stalls and displays stretching as far as the eye can see, with literally hundreds of tasty treats to sample, as well as cookware, kitchen and household goods and loads more. There are also guest spots from top TV chefs Nick Nairn, James Martin and Gordon Ramsay. Now, I didn't get to see Mr Ramsay myself, since I was busy handing out free samples of tablet, but, from the roar of the crowd as soon as he appeared, you might be forgiven for thinking the Led Zeppelin reunion had started early. For foodies, Ramsay has achieved rock star status. The crowd absolutely loved him. Beth was ready with a bar of soap to wash out his infamously filthy mouth, but it seems the obscenity-prone chef was on his best behaviour. We're just getting ready to head out for another day at the SECC, and looking forward to it enormously. Come along and say hi - there might be some free Fablet in it for you! |
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