Archive for May, 2007
A garden to dine for at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
If you are as passionate about food and wine as you are about gardening then the Torres Tapas Garden at this year’s Hampton Court Palace Flower Show should be of interest. The Spanish Torres together with garden designer Anthea Guthrie, are to celebrate the gastronomy of Catalonia with an authentic reconstruction of a vineyard […]
Artificial food colouring warning
The BBC is reporting that “Parents are being advised by experts not to give their children food containing certain additives until the results of a new study are published”. Another food health scare?
Specifically the additives tartrazine (E102), ponceau 4R (E124), sunset yellow (E110), carmoisine (E122), quinoline yellow (E104) and allura red AC (E129) have been […]
Valvona and Crolla Cheese Tasting
If you are anywhere the Valvona & Crolla deli in Edinburgh at the end of June, you really shouldn’t miss their Cheese Tasting to be held on that date.
This will be an excellent oppotunity to taste and learn all about pecorino with one of Italy’s top cheesemongers, sheep and goat’s cheese expert Giancarlo Russo.
Tutored […]
National Vegetarian Week
Running from the 21st through to the 27th May is National Vegetarian Week. There are many activities in support of the week ranging from University of Reading promoting additional vegetarian menu items at all its catering outlets on all three campuses through to discounts and specials for vegi food, cooking demos and the like.
The […]
Some foods may help delay aging
A substance found in foods like onions, cherries and bananas, as well as cereals, spices and red wine, may be key to delaying ageing, says a Spanish study.
Researchers at the University of Granada’s Institute of Biotechnology have concluded that the consumption of melatonin - a natural substance produced in small amounts by human beings […]