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Foodies at the [Edinburgh] Festival

The world’s largest arts event, incorporating the international, fringe, book and jazz festivals is now in full swing. Of course we are talking about the The Edinburgh Festival.
This year (following a successful debut in 2007), Edinburgh Festival’s only dedicated food event, Foodies at the Festival, will be open on Festival Square and in the […]


Waiter Rant - Thanks For The Tip - Confessions Of A Cynical Waiter

He writes evocatively, he can tell how much you are going to tip within 15 seconds and he says he doesn’t spit in your food - what’s not to like about Stephen Dublanica aka Waiter Rant?
His tales of New York restaurant life from his waiter perspective have captivated blog readers for ages; these tales have […]


The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity

One of my most thumb reference books is the What to Drink with What You Eat by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page, winner of the Georges Duboeuf Best Wine Book of the Year, a bible to matching food and drink.
The authors are about to have a new book released - THE […]


Best Amateur Pudding Chef In The UK

PUDZ is searching for the best pudding enthusiasts to take part in a nationwide search to find the Amateur Pudding Chef of the Year.
To enter, dessert-lovers need to submit their best recipe for any type of dessert and the best five will be selected to take part in a regional bake-off. The recipe does […]


Who is Cooking at the Covent Garden Night Markets?

More details on the ‘celebraties’ who will be cooking at the Covent Garden Night Markets:
15th August: Hairy Bikers the Geordie cooking duo who travel round the world by motorbike cooking on route. They recently completed their BBC series ‘The Hairy Bikers Come Home’
22nd August: Willie Harcourt-Cooze the modern day Willie Wonka, who became famous earlier […]