Food News
There’s more to meat than meets the eye
For many of us, tucking into a perfectly cooked steak is an indulgence. However, you may not have considered that lean red meat can help in maintaining a healthy body weight and the prevention of obesity, a major risk factor for heart disease.
Ferran Adrià heads for Royal Geographical Society
To celebrate the launch of the first ever biography of Ferran Adrià, Phaidon Press is delighted to announce an exclusive evening event at the Royal Geographical Society.
Do you know the origin of your food?
PDO is the Protected Designation of Origin. It officially guarantees the origin and quality of products with a history and tradition behind them. The PDO was created by the European Union to help consumers by informing them about the specific features of the products, and to protect their geographical appellations against imitations and usurpations.
Butchers Arms named Britain's Top Gastropub
Seeing off competition from across the UK, the Butchers Arms, in Hepworth, near Huddersfield, was crowned Best Gastropub at the Great British Pub Awards - the Oscars of the licensed trade.
A stroganoff with guilt free veal appeal
Tender, succulent and with a wonderfully delicate flavour, veal has always been delicious, but it has not always had a good reputation.
Feel right as rain with Walkers crisps
Walkers, the nation’s favourite crisp company, is making sure that every cloud has a silver lining this autumn by giving out heaps of cash whenever the heavens open.
Survey reveals students lack basic cooking skills
As UK students increasingly struggle to afford soaring university bills and tuition fees (the average student starting in 2010 is expected to leave with £25,000 of debt*), a new study has discovered that over 50 per cent of teens leave home unable to budget for food, with one in three believing a pint of milk costs more than double its actual retail value.
The super-fruity way to good health
Juice Master's 100% natural, 100% raw Superfruit Juice in a Bar is a revolutionary concept, combining the raw power of natural ingredients with a wide range of chlorophyll rich juices from vegetables and plants.
Eliminate the E-numbers with Thermomix
It's not just top chefs who love Thermomix, home cooks are now discovering the benefits of Thermomix for quickly preparing healthy meals that are free from the dreaded E-numbers.
Fall in consumption is a wake-up call for the wine trade
A leading lower-alcohol wine brand has welcomed figures showing a dramatic fall in the level of alcohol consumption in the UK in the past five years.
Brits prefer mum’s home cooking
Britons secretly prefer mum’s home cooking to their partners’ – and would go home for mum’s grub over a swanky meal at a five star restaurant.
The English apple season is upon us
While there are question marks as to whether the end of summer is nigh, it is with certainty that Waitrose announce the start of the English apple season.
Food for thought
Britain might like to think of itself as the nation that invented good manners when it comes to eating etiquette but according to a new study by POLO we’ve shed our traditional stiff upper lip and become a ‘sensual’ food nation.
Panasonic microwaves achieve multiple awards
Panasonic has announced that they have recently been awarded three further Best Buy awards by Which? Magazine for their microwave ovens.
Liven up your daily bread
Striking a balance between work and home life can be tricky. In fact in a busy modern world, it’s hard to stick to a routine meaning important things such as meals can often be neglected.