Food News
Festive tips from Antony Worrall Thompson
Even celebrity chefs have short cuts to ease the pressure of catering for family and friends during the festive season. Here, celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson shares five festive tips and foolproof fast snack recipes that take just five minutes to prepare – perfect when guests pop by unexpectedly.
Game to eat this Christmas
If you’re tired of the same old Christmas lunch and fancy tantalising your taste buds with something different give game a go this Christmas. Whether you choose pheasant, venison or partridge the wonderful flavour of game will make for a very different but successful Christmas lunch - and there’s the added bonus that you are making a healthy choice.
Bacon is Brits’ favourite butty filling
An independent survey conducted by The Sandwich Factory, has revealed that bacon is the number one sandwich filling - although banana is not far behind. ‘The Great Scoff Sandwich Survey’, set out to discover the nation’s favourite sandwiches and more than 25 per cent voted bacon as a necessary filling for any shop bought sandwich.
Deck your tables with Little Venice Christmas Cakes
Little Venice Cake Company has launched its Christmas Cake Collection for 2007, with a choice of exquisitely decorated cookies, Canape Christmas Trees, individual Christmas character cakes and larger table centre cakes for all to share.
Christmas treats from Hotel Chocolat
This Christmas treat your loved ones to the very best! Be it a stocking-filler or a full on Christmas hamper, have a truly indulgent festive season with chocolates from British luxury chocolatier – Hotel Chocolat. Hotel Chocolat combines the finest ingredients with expertise from leading chocolatiers around the world, to offer truly sumptuous gifts for family & friends or an indulgent treat just for you.
Start planning a Divine Christmas
Divine has excelled itself with chocolate treats for the Christmas season. With sensational new additions to the Divine gift range as well as an enhanced range of the seasonal favourites, Divine will never have been more perfect for giving, and sharing, celebrating and indulging.
Grana Padano launch Riserva at Harvey Nichols
Following its award win at the World Cheese Awards earlier this year, Grana Padano in partnership with Harvey Nichols launches its premium offering, the Riserva, in the UK. Matured for a minimum of 20 months, the specially selected wheels represent the oldest vintage and are richer and fuller in taste than younger Grana Padano.
Only natural ingredients for Milkybar kids
The Milkybar Kid is moseying on back into town and this time, it’s with supplies of the all natural Milkybar! From October, Nestlé Milkybar will contain all natural ingredients, while keeping that well-loved, smooth and creamy taste we all remember from our own childhood.
Cuisine judged Best Food Magazine in the World
New Zealand's Cuisine magazine has been judged the best food magazine in the world at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards. The awards, considered to be the Oscars of the food world, were announced at a gala presentation in Adelaide, South Australia, on Saturday night (20 October), when “Gold Ladles” were presented to the winners.
Tesco launches 'Greener Living' in store and online
In a bid to make greener living even easier, Britain’s favourite supermarket has launched a new environmentally friendly brand entitled Greener Living, which includes a new Greener Living website, loaded with practical tips and ideas for anyone who wants to lessen their impact on the environment along with advice from green-fingered celebrities like Dick Strawbridge and Matt James.
Ethical fish fingers
Young’s, the UK’s most passionate ambassador for seafood, is proudly introducing a cod fish finger made with MSC-certified, line-caught, 100% sustainable, wild Alaskan Pacific cod.
Try Quorn for a healthy hearty meal
As the winter nights draw in, there’s nothing more appealing than a hearty roast meal with all the trimmings. So why not try the new Quorn vegetable roast, for a healthy treat that the whole family can enjoy?
The changing role of modern mums
Modern mums are unmarried, older and refuse to give up work to become traditional housewives, according to new research. In 2007, only 29 per cent of UK mothers gave up work when they had their first child.
Local loaves, the best thing since sliced bread
Morrisons has become the first retailer to offer customers in store produced ‘regional’ bread, using wheat grown in the surrounding area of the store. The four types of bread: Checkerboard, Cracked Wheat, Seeded Wheel and Coburg Cob, are available in selected stores in Yorkshire, Wessex and East Anglia. The fresh, rustic-style bread is produced from scratch by Morrisons instore bakers, using wheat that is grown locally.
Female fishmongers fillet as well
The fishmongery trade may be strongly associated with men, but new research - launched to coincide with Seafood Week (5 -12 October) - and Morrisons’ 186 trained female fishmongers would disagree.