Is the taste of tasty food in food?

Many people consider tasty food to be in the food and many people will argue this point with a thousand pages of evidence which will overwhelm most. Yes, i do agree that a lot of the taste is in the food but you got know the other side of the story also. if you are [...]

School meals, nice or not?

From my school days I have a vague memory of school dinners not being so bad. We used to have chips and gravy and some sort of meat. For puddings we would have angel delight, sponge cake and custard, or rolly poly cake. Nonetheless we still used to sing songs which would discriminate against the [...]

Pay per unit of alcohol – Minimum price for alcohol

I am so angry about the proposed minimum price for alcohol. I am not an alcoholic, therefore why should I have to pay more for my alcohol just because some inconsiderate and self indulgent people cannot resist the urge to drink themselves into a stupor? If people have been classed as alcoholics then they should [...]

Homemade Spaghetti Bolognaise

I am going to make spaghetti bolognaise tonight – it is one of my favourite meals ever. I am going to buy some of Tesco’s finest mice meat. Once i have the meat I will prepare all my other ingredients, such as dice the onions, mushrooms and garlic. I will them brown up the meat [...]

What is your favourite curry?

There are thousands of different types of curries. My favourite is Lamb Bombay Special from my local Indian restaurant called the Indian Plaza. This curry has a boiled egg in it and potatoes – it is amazing and really fills you up. My boyfriend likes the hotter curries such as madras or vindaloo, personally I [...]

I Love Chicken Tikka Curry with Peshwari Nan Bread

I have to make a confession – I LOVE FOOD! I am going for tea at my sister’s house tonight. She is 18 months younger than me and she has just had a baby. My nephew is seven months old and my sister is off work on maternity leave, she is at home with the [...]

Can the moon make wine taste better?

It’s a barmy-sounding claim, but a number of experts in the wine industry are starting to believe that the lunar cycle has an influence on the taste of wine. A moon wine calendar has been produced by specialist Maria Thun and her son Matthias, called When Wine Tastes Best: A Biodynamic Calendar For Wine Drinkers. [...]

The London International Wine Fair 2010

Possibly one of the most important events for the wine industry is coming to London in just two weeks time, and excitement is already starting to mount. The London International Wine Fair 2010 is a strictly business affair, designed to bring the leading industry players together for one of the most important wine events on [...]

Wine sales in the US expected to soar

According to a report by wine banking service Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), wine sales in the US are predicted to soar by as much as 12 per cent in 2010. SVB provides commercial banking for fine wine companies as well as predicting future trends in wine sales and consumer buying behaviour. Its annual ‘State of [...]

Gordon Ramsey sued for unpaid wine bills

Celebrity chef and all-round angry man Gordon Ramsay is on the receiving end of a lawsuit after a wine merchant in the US claims he racked up more than £27,000 ($40,000) in unpaid bills. Mr Ramsay used the Wineberry America merchant to supply his prestigious restaurant in Manhattan’s London hotel. In the lawsuit, the wine [...]