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Choco block

Nilgiri8217;s Chocolate and Patisserie, a unit of the Nilgiri8217;s group of South India, has launched a range of 10 chocolates in Maharashtra. Square Cut8217; is acricket-inspired brand that has chocolate and rice crispies or butter scotch filling. It is priced at Rs 3.00 per pack. Bar 58242; has chocolate with five different fillings caramel, fruit amp; nut, jelly, rice crispies and nougat and is priced at Rs 13.00.

Tropicos8217; is a wafer ball filled with rich cream and there are five flavours orange, pineapple, mango, blackcurrant and strawberry all in one pack. The pack is priced at Rs 10.00 while singles cost Rs 2.00. Apart from these, there are also other varieties like Crunchy Bar8217;, Chocobiscuit8217; and Flip8217;.

Ecstasy8217; is a premium product a hazelnut chocolate rocher made from hazelnuts imported from Turkey and Italy. The product, which claims to be the only Indian Chocolate rocher in the market, comes in packs of two and 12 priced at Rs 20.00 and Rs 125.00 respectively.

Jewel in the crown

Marina B, an international line of luxurious designer jewellery by Marina Bulgari comes to India, on September 19, 1998. The designer from the house of Bulgarisof Italy will launch her collection with an exclusive exhibition and preview for invitees only8217; at the Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai.

The originality of her line of jewellery that ranges from chokers, necklaces, earrings and rings to bracelets and watches, lies in the elaborate settings punctuated with gorgeous stones like rubies, emeralds, citrines, topaz, amethyst and diamonds that are even changeable in some designs. Besides 18 k yellow gold, Bulgari also works with white, pink and black gold, platinum and silver. The designs will be sold By appointment only8217; to connoisseurs of fine jewellery. For details call: 651 4367.

Sweet site

This should be sweet news for all those afflicted with diabetes. Novo Nordisk, a pharmaceutical company has just launched India8217;s first website dedicated solely to this disease, which has soured many a lives. You can link up to it at novoindia.com and access information and services related to diabetes. Recent publications, online ordering of booklets, videos, ITtools etc will also be a part of the site. Another feature will be a guest column where eminent diabetologists will write on contemporary issues in diabetes care.

Divine vegetable

Now God also lies in the eyes of the beholder. Neeta and Kishor Walinjkar went sabzi shopping one day during the Ganpati festival and came back with the Lord himself in their shopping baskets. Wonders of wonders, a fold in a tomato8217;s skin was just like theElephant God8217;s head and trunk and ginger nodules were reminiscent of Ganpati8217;s complete upper half. The Walinjkars declared a miracle, placed the plucked vegetables amidst velvet and flowers and got them professionally photographed too. Wonder if the Ganpati in his avataar of a tomato and ginger will also be deep-frozen for posterity?

Holiday credit

Now you can take a holiday to just about anywhere, without having to pay up-front. Happi Holidays is a package tour which offers the unique benefit of paying for your holiday in 12 monthly installments. A sisterconcern of SOTC tours, this tour is presented by Kunoni Travel India. Happi Holidays has tied up with Kotak Mahindra K-value and offers easy installments ranging from Rs 1,500 to Rs 8,000.

And the packages on offer include Thailand Thrill8217;, an eight-day visit to Bangkok and Pattaya at Rs 1,499 per month; European Ecstasy8217; an 11-day whirlwind tour of five European countries Italy, France, Holland, England and Switzerland at Rs 5,990 per month; while American Experience8217; is a 10-day package to six cities in the US New York, Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Orlando at Rs 7,990 per month.

Fine fragrance

The House of Baccarose has brought to the city, Eau Belle D8217;Azzaro, a happy, sun-filled fragrance from Loris Azzaro, Paris. Eau Belle is a floral-hesperidian harmony on a tender, generous base of woody notes in a cascade of flowers, citrus, fruits and spices tumbling over a green underwood. Eau Belle d8217;Azzaro is available in three references of 30 ml, 50 ml, and 100 ml atexclusive House of Baccarose counters at Shopper8217;s Stop, Asiatic, Vama, Eternia, Sheetal, Akbarally8217;s, A to Z Superstore and Roopkala.