Archive | October, 2008

Fidani and The Chocolate Factory

So in September the lovely Eiling invited a bunch of us to head to the Fidani Chocolate factory in Shah Alam where they make premium hand made chocolates under the watchful eye of the skillful chocolate master-chef Amer.

So let’s see…there was – Kimberlycun, Suanie, FA, Ringo, KY, Rach, HornyBaldyNicholas, Grace, Jen, David, Ziling and Yiling (the last two being Eilings sisters!).

Eiling briefed us on what was going to happen and told us a bit about the company and what they did there, basically they make higher end handmade chocolates under the luxury brand Fidani.

Eiling

You can get these chocolates in the duty free chocolates shops at KLIA and various other locations.

Then we were introduced to Chef Amer, a highly trained confectionary chef who masterminds the recipes and construction of the chocolates for Fidani using only the highest quality ingredients from around the world.

Chef Amer

Before he really got started though we were already demolishing this HUGE box of chocolates, chocolate for breakfast – yum!

Fidani Chocolates

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An Afternoon in Broadway (Evesham/Worcestershire)

So after the lovely carvery lunch we headed off to the quaint village of Broadway for a wonder round – one of the favourite stops for coach tours and you can always see hoards of yanks and europeans wondering up and down the main street (depending on the season). It’s one of the more famous villages in the Cotswolds (which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).

When we arrived the weather was pretty nice, blue skies and fluffy white clouds lining the famous wide main street.

Broadway

The place was fairly busy, mostly with Europeans at that time of year and I guess a few septic tanks thrown in for good measure ๐Ÿ˜‰

Broadway has many tiny boutique hotels like this – Broadway Hotel.

Broadway Hotel

There are also many old fashioned Thatched cottages.

Thatched Cottage

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