A word from some of our sponsors

Lead Sponsor of Food 2.0 Nom Nom Nom - Spinvox

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:26:00 GMT

SpinVox™ is already changing the way some 100 million people use their mobile phones and is set to become one of the biggest communications trends of 2008.

SpinVox™ is built on a system known as D2 (The Brain), a combination of artificial intelligence, voice recognition and natural linguistics that, simply, converts speech into text. It works in English, French, Spanish and German – with more languages to come.

SpinVox™ Blog is an award-winning service available for free worldwide. SpinVox works on any mobile phone and on any network and SpinVox Blog is free to use straight off the company's website. SpinVox Blog works with any blogging tool - such as Blogger or Wordpress - so it is available to more than 150 million active bloggers around the world. Current users of SpinVox blog include The London Paper, and individuals like LJ Rich and 'Symbian Guru' aka Ricky Cadden.

One of the key breakthroughs for SpinVox Blog was the agreement signed with LiveJournal to make SpinVox available on all 12 million of its accounts. There are in excess of 10,000 active SpinVox Blog users on LiveJournal with new active users being added at the rate of over 1000 a month. SpinVox currently has

SpinVox Blog was named the winner of the 'Best New Service' category at the 2007 World Communication Awards ceremony. The judges described SpinVox Blog as "truly innovative and capturing the Zeitgeist". So if you fancy a free trial visit www.spinvox.com and see how your voice looks when converted into text.

Cookery School - The Kitchen - Host & Sponsor

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:26:00 GMT

Cookery School has something to offer all food lovers from classes for beginners and experienced cooks through to cooking parties and corporate events.

Our approach to food is simple, modern and imaginative. We love sharing our ideas for delicious home-cooking and are constantly finding fresh sources of inspiration to bring to our classes.

The atmosphere is informal and the emphasis is on making cooking easily accessible. There is always plenty of opportunity to ask questions and try things out. Every session involves tasting - the idea is that you do not leave hungry!

San Lorenzo - Wine, Cheese & Dried Food Sponsor

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:00 GMT

We are an Italian food company selling on-line high quality Italian food. San Lorenzo was founded in Imperia 1985, along with an extraordinary passion for olive oil of outstanding quality just from Liguria at first, then selected from all over Italy.

Here's a sample of some of our food & drinks Olive oil Basically, we love the stuff. Pasta Only from artisanal producers. Fresh foods We’re unbeatable for cheeses, charcuterie, fish. Wine The character of each region, in a glass Liqueurs & distillate To be sipped slowly, a short list but a good one

Courvoisier - Drinks & After Dinner Party Sponsor

Sun, 04 May 2008 00:49:00 GMT

COURVOISIER has enjoyed an international reputation for producing the finest Cognacs for centuries.

This reputation is well earned. Everything about the production and crafting of COURVOISIER® Cognac ensures the highest possible quality, that many consider perfection.

COURVOISIER has a traditional French Cognac heritage, but it also has many colourful and opulent associations. Throughout its early history, COURVOISIER was the official supplier to the Imperial Courts and is known as the Cognac of Napoleon.

It is also the only Cognac to be awarded France’s highest award for excellence – the Prestige de la France – in recognition of its outstanding quality.

COURVOISIER® Cognac has therefore earned the right to the ultimate respect.

We will be providing COURVOISIER® cocktails at the After Dinner Drinks party & our mixologist will show how he makes them. There will also be samples of COURVOISIER in the goody bags.