Video: Brewing up a storm with the RAF
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Henrietta Lovell, aka The Tea Lady, refreshes the pilots of RAF Linton-on-Ouse and meets Terry Clark, a veteran gunner from the Battle of BritainMustafa KhaliliMichael Tait
Capitalism by chocolate | Steve Almond
Posted by edwina 18 hours ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Relax, chocolate lovers of Britian - your Cadbury's Dairy Milk and Creme Eggs will be safe in our grasping American handsAs a licensed Candyfreak, the author of an exceedingly silly book about the history of American sweets, I am often assailed by Brits who would like me to answer one nagging question: How can I (and my countryman) stand to eat Hershey chocolate?I have heard Hershey's flavour com
Giles Coren's restaurant rant
Posted by edwina 1 day 6 hours ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
What's compelled you to complain? Do you go in for table-thumping or seethe in silence then hit them with a dish best served cold?Giles Coren discovered yesterday that a fancy-pants restaurant had mistakenly charged him twice. History may never fully reveal what the critic said when he rang to complain, but a luckless underling reportedly suggested he 'calm down'. Knowing what we do, we can only
spaghetti and meatballs recipe | Allegra McEvedy
Posted by edwina 1 day 18 hours ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
A classic dish good for slurping!This is a classic that isn't made enough. It is way more fun if you get that really long spaghetti which is good for slurping up – decent napkins needed!Serves four. Takes 40 minutes360g beef mince3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil2 tins peeled plum toms2 medium onions, chopped4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped200ml red wine2 bay leaves1 tsp dried oregano2 big pinches ch
Tokyo is the new Paris, say Michelin
Posted by edwina 2 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
The Japanese capital now has more 3-starred restaurants than its French counterpartTokyo is the gourmet capital of the world. So say the revered gastronomes at the Michelin Guide, who have awarded three stars to 11 restaurants in the Japanese capital, one more than in Paris.Yesterday's announcement, made days before the launch of the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2010, cements the city's deserved reputati
Abundance | Picking unwanted fruit in Sheffield
Posted by edwina 2 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Lots of fine fruit is left to rot in suburban gardens – so volunteer groups are now picking it and making sure it goes to good causesOllie Galvin is perched near the top of one tree, while Daniele Rinaudo balances precariously in another. The rest of us scrabble about in the undergrowth below, catching and boxing the apples that they drop. Both men, in their mid-20s, deftly move to the uppermost
Taste test: homemade v high street lunches
Posted by edwina 3 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
What happens when you try to copy shop-bought foodstuffs in your own kitchen? This is no ordinary taste test ...Do you ever tuck into a shop-bought lunch and wonder how easy it would be to replicate at home? Too often in lunchtimes past, I've found myself with a ludicrously expensive supermarket salad, that seemed too exotically lovely to pass up but ended up costing nearly a fiver. Marks & Spenc
Child Food Allergies on the Rise in U.S. (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Pediatric food allergies, which can sometimes be life-threatening, are increasing at a dramatic rate in the United States, new research shows.
