Date Ice Cream and coffee from Harrods, in London

 

Coffee poured with flair. At the Qinwan stand at the World Travel Market at Excel exhibition centre in London, England, on Thursday November 6th 2025.

Their coffee is sold in Harrods in London. 

They also produce date ice cream with a subtle date flavour. 

Angela Lansbury sampling date ice cream at WTM in London.

Date ice cream makes a change, exotic, different. The company plans to expand to an extra venue. You should be able to try their wares in Mayfair in the spring, probably March, of 2026.

So, if you are planning a trip to London, or live in London, here's what you can do in Harrods. And where you can go, a choice of Harrods or Mayfair next Spring or Summer for yourself or visitors to London.

Useful Websites

World Travel Market

Excel exhibitions

Harrods

Qinwan

London Wine Fair Next Year 2026

 

The London Wine Fair was held on 19-21 May in 2025.

The next London Wine Fair will be 18-20 May 2026.

I attended. I was able to visit stands of London companies, others around the UK, wine makers, makers of low alcohol and no alcohol. I sampled wines, from grapes, plum wine, beer, sake, and other spirits, as well as fruit juices and bottled water. And more than 50 labels of Prosecco! I attended masterclasses on South African wines from Klein Constantia, and on beer presented by WSET.

Regarding packaging, I found can of moscato wine, sandria, and a small glass container of Nkeo brand (Neko meaning cat), sake in a glass  rather like the size of a small one person yogurt pot.

The most amazing full size bottles came from a French company. The most amazing packaging for bottles came from a Honk Kong company who also make amaazing advent calender cabinets with small 

drawers.

Some of these companies already have distribution in major supermarkets, and online suppliers and clubs such as the Wine Society. Others are looking for distributors in the UK and worldwide. So if you are already running a restaurant, shop, supermarket or distribution business, you are likely to find new ideas and opportunities from people you already know as well as newcomers to the catering and hospitality scene.

I am looking forward to next year when, 

https://londonwinecompetition.com/en/entry-info-251.htm

St Patrick's Day - not over - it's today! Monday!

 The weekend may be over but Monday March 17 th 2025 is St Patrick's Day.  (See my previous posts.) 

Green, white and orange balllons outside Wetherspoons pub, The Moon & Sixpence, in Hatch End. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. 

The orange, white and green balloons brighten the Broadway in Hatch End in north west London. The balloons decorate the seating area at the front of The Moon And Sixpence Wetherspoons pub.

Who climbs up to install those balloons? Your questions are answered by a sign just inside the door.

Balloons by Nation Events. Sign at Wetherspoons pub. 

Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

In case you wondered about the colours, they are the colours of the flat of Ireland, Eire.

Flag and Balloons Outside Wetherspoons Pub In Hatch End, North West London.

Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

For those at work, there's still lunch time and Monday evening. For students and the retired, or anybody who chooses to take a day off, you can party any time of day, or all day.

I think of the songs I heard in school when I was a child growing up in England, and also on the radio. 

When Irish eyes are smiling. In Dublin's fair city where the maids are so pretty ,,,