Wooohooo!

Yes, it's that time of year again, so prepare yourselves for the 10th anniversary of the truly wonderful foodie event that is Taste of London (Regent's Park: 20th - 23rd June).

If you've never been before (what, never?), it's basically your opportunity to sample the finest offerings from London's top restaurants as well as try and buy from hundreds of amazing food and drink stalls, all whilst rubbing shoulders with culinary greats such as Michel Roux Jr and Raymond Blanc.

We just can't get enough of this festival and urge you to get it in the diary prontissimo. Whilst you're at it, you'd better enter our competition to win a pair of free tickets to the Friday evening session....

Will Sparks Fly...

Fab little app we've just discovered from the folks at eHarmony that's going to keep Miss Mary well entertained this morning. Help to solve three different dating dilemas on their facebook page, and you could be in with a chance of winning £400 worth of Virgin Experience day gift cards - which, as it happens, would make a great date!

Nothing like giving your twopence worth on someone elses dating dilemas....

To enter simply follow this link and try your hand at a bit of agony aunt /uncle-ing (trust me, it's very therapeutic) - you never know, you might even learn something along the way?

Win Tickets to Taste of Christmas!

Here at the Great Date Guide we love food and we LOVE Christmas so it's fair to say that Taste of Christmas is right up our street...

If you fancy spending the day tasting food from some of London's best restaurants and getting tips from the likes of Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Michel Roux Jr then you should definitely enter our competition!

Click here for all the details....

Good luck,

Miss Mary x

New Look Bar at Sam's Brasserie!

As of yesterday, Sam's Brasserie in Chiswick has a new bar - take a look at the pictures below to see what they've been up to over the past week...

... and don't forget, if you want to see the bar for yourself then you should enter our competition to win a meal for two (including a free bottle of wine) at Sam's Brasserie.  For full details of the competition click here.

But remember, you don't have to win our competition to go to Sam's Brasserie. Why not head down to the bar for a cocktail (or three) this weekend? Or maybe some brunch to soak up the excesses of the night before...

Sam's September Competition!

Autumn has definitely arrived so we thought we'd keep your spirits up by offering you the chance to win a meal for two at the wonderful Sam's Brasserie in Chiswick.

Always a firm favourite here at the Great Date Guide (partly because 5 first dates at Sam's have lead to engagements!) we were excited to hear that Sam and his team were re-vamping the bar... and what better way to celebrate the re-launch than with a competition?!?

Take a look below at the designs for the new bar area and click here for your chance to enter the competition.

The competition ends on the 30th September 2011... Good luck!

Miss Mary x

Biscuiteers Competition!

If, like us, you're tired of the same old tacky Valentine's gifts then take a look at www.biscuiteers.com for some inspiring alternatives.  For those with a bit of money to spend we'd suggest the L.O.V.E. biscuit tin - the perfect way to say those three important words! A smaller tin, but with a bigger heart, is the Kiss It Better Mini Collection, £5 of which is donated to Great Ormond Street Hospital. What could be nicer than knowing you are making more than one person happy on Valentine's Day? Finally, if a smaller gesture is what you're after than the innovative range of biscuit cards would be perfect - it makes a tasty change to saying it with flowers!

COMPETITION: We are offering one lucky Great Date Guide fan the chance to win a fantasticPersonalised Hearts Biscuit Tin, and for the runner up a romantic Personalised Biscuit Card.

All you have to do to win is tell us, using 31 characters, what you want to say to your Valentine. It's that simple! You can enter the competition by posting your message in the comments section below, on Facebook, Twitter, or (for those who want a little more privacy!) by emailing us at info@thegreatdateguide.com

      

So go on, give it a go, and this year say it with biscuits!

Take a look at the website for more information on the competition and to see the full terms and conditions...