Food News
Get on your bike with Victoria Pendleton
Due to start six weeks of warm weather training in Perth before March’s World Championships in Copenhagen, Victoria Pendleton - Olympic cycling champion - is encouraging a new generation to get on their bikes.
Entrepreneurs predict dining out boom for West Midlands
Discount dining businessmen Geoff Abbott and Trevor Land are predicting a boom time for restaurants throughout the West Midlands in 2010.
Keep your cool in the kitchen this Christmas
Whether you’re a veteran of many family feasts or a festive dinner newbie who is cooking a turkey for the first time – the Christmas meal is a daunting prospect. After all, it’s not just one day, Christmas can last for weeks, as your friends and family pop over for drinks and a bite to eat.
Crafty caravanners make their cake
Practical Caravan in association with Lakeland are pleased to announce the winners of their inaugural caravan cake making competition. The competition was launched in the September issue with a feature on how to make the perfect caravan cake.
Lord Mayor opens brand new cookery school in York
The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor John Galvin, was the guest of honour at the official opening and launch of The Cooking Rooms, the brand new state of the art cookery school at the Eco Business Centre in Clifton Moor, York.
It’s good to talk turkey
If you’re going out for a Christmas meal this year, don’t be afraid to ask where your meat comes from, says The Good Food Guide. The Good Food Guide champions local produce and is disappointed that, under current EU rules, it isn’t necessary to give the country of origin for all meat and poultry.
Recipes to brighten up your boxing day
If you are unable to face the idea of another heavy meal on Boxing Day, why not take the lighter option and brighten up your Christmas leftovers with some Heinz Salad Cream?
What men really want
New research for HP Sauce reveals what the nation’s men really think about their relationships and just what guys aren’t happy about when it comes to their girls.
Nutritional experts say hospital food ticks all the right boxes
Food is an essential part of patient care – and dieticians in Cambridge are working hard to ensure a ‘robust and exciting’ menu is offered to all hospital patients, whatever their needs.
Ketchup ad soundtrack gets iTunes release
Due to huge public demand, ‘I Know You Know Me’, the music from the latest Heinz Tomato Ketchup advert, is now available to download from iTunes.
Pulp guitarist encourages public to share their love stories
Members of the public are being invited to share tales of how they met their love, with the aim of providing creative inspiration to up-and-coming musicians.
Get savvy with your Christmas leftovers
One of the things that keeps home cooks going at Christmas is the knowledge that once the turkey is cooked there’s a good week of easy eating out of the leftovers.
New cookery school opens in South Devon
A new, ultra-modern cookery school on the edge of Dartmoor, South Devon, has opened its doors this autumn. The Ashburton Cookery School boasts newly built, custom-designed premises, with three new state-of-the art teaching kitchens equipped with the latest Siemens appliances.
How to make the ultimate fudge - just in time for Christmas
Everyone has their favourite dessert but that doesn’t always mean they know how to make it! Thankfully, help is at hand with this simple step-by-step pudcast with celebrity chef Phil Vickery.
Heston Blumenthal announces winner of national culinary challenge
Today Heston Blumenthal announces the winner of a nationwide search for the culinary British innovator of the future set to transform the UK cooking experience. Since its launch in April the ‘Kitchen Innovation Challenge’, has seen 600 new ideas submitted from across the UK.