Stop the presses!
In news that might come as a surprise to the generous readers of this blog, we, the British people, are the second worst tippers in the entire world. According to a report, published by the Global Tipping Index, we’re only behind the French when it comes to being tight-fisted so-and-sos.
Unfortunately, we have previous: Two years ago a similar study, conducted by ICE, found that one in three Brits tip poorly when abroad. We aren’t a nation of shopkeepers; we’re a nation of Mr Pinks.
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have recently been tucking into some leafy greens, making history in the process. For many of us, lettuce may be an afterthought; a food items that we expect to find tucked into our salads and placed in our sandwiches. But in space it’s a different matter. Everything is highly regimented and well, lettuce is a little bit superfluous isn’t it? Not anymore.
“The astronauts have a pretty amazing diet, with a lot of different foods,” Gioia Massa, a NASA researcher said. “But they don’t get fresh vegetables often.”
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You may remember that earlier this year the World’s Best Restaurant for 2015 was announced and that the famed Spanish eatery El Celler de Can Roca walked away with the coveted prize.
Other noteworthy talking points from the list included perennial winner Noma dropped down to third; the charming Osteria Francescana Modena claimed a deserved second place; Lima, the Peruvian capital, is something of a culinary hotspot these days; and that the French were unhappy with the omission of a Gallic restaurant in the top ten.
The last point isn’t that surprising….
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Today is National Tequila Day. Did you know that? Okay, neither did we until earlier this week, but whilst this drink day is primarily reserved for our friends in the United States we aren’t going to let a little think like geography get in the way of writing about this devilish alcoholic concoction.
Nearly everybody above drinking age will be able to recount a story that somehow involves tequila, and we’d wager a fair few pounds that a number of these won’t paint the traditional North American spirit in a good light.
However forget what you know about tequila because this drink is becoming more and more prevalent on both sides of the Atlantic as something which is to be enjoyed; less lime and salt, more natural flavour and thought.
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We’re sure that you’ve seen or heard the news over the past couple of days, specifically the story that relates to the rise in hospital admissions for children suffering from tooth decay.
Responding in part to that worrying report and to studies which are showing a rise in obesity rates, the British Medical Association (BMA) has today called for an extra tax of 20% to be placed on sugary drinks.
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If you want to serve the best food possible, then you need to relocate your restaurant as high up as possible. And we don’t mean up a floor or two, or to move into a snazzy new space in a brand new multi-storey construction: We mean up a mountain.
Yes, that’s a crazy proposition. But so was sending a man to walk on the moon or sending a tiny robotic device to land on a moving comet. Impossible is just a word!
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As Britain begins to bask in temperatures that could reach upwards of 35°C, one of the most popular summer food trends is about to break into the spotlight and (quite literally) enjoy its time in the sun.
Down in SW19 some 28,000kg of these will be consumed by tennis fans sat watching sportspeople in white whilst around the country’s farms will be opening their gates to welcome families of all ages for a spot of picking. We are, of course, talking about the strawberry.
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Whatever caused Mr Struchen to switch professions we fear we’ll never know, but in 1947, two years after the culmination of World War II, the former manufacturing manager of a prestigious watch company decided to try his hand in the world of gas fryers. Struchen, with the help of two initial employees, began to import specialist fryers from American for the commercial Swiss market.
After a year being strictly an import business, Struchen & Cie decides to manufacture their own range of electric fryers under the bespoke brand names of De Luxe, Room, Doppo and Captain.
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Could the Bocuse d’Or, the World Cup of cooking, be heading to our nation’s capital in 2018?
The United Kingdom’s team has put forward an application to host the European heats of the prestigious competition in London. The formal announcement was made at a private function, sponsored by the catering manufacturer Manitowoc, at Quaglino’s earlier this month.
If successful, the continent wide event would be hosted at the famous ExCeL Centre in London which has hosted a number of high profile trade shows, expositions and was turned into a sporting auditorium for the 2012 Olympics.
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As the calendar flipped from May to June, some of the world’s greatest chefs and restaurant owners gathered at London’s Guildhall for the unveiling of The World’s 50 Best Restaurant list for 2015.
The awards ceremony, now in its fourteenth year, brings together the supposed brightest and best in the culinary world. And following a slap up dinner at Fera at Claridge’s the great and the good, sponsors and members of the press headed off to the big event where they saw the Catalan restaurant of El Celler de Can Roca claim top spot.
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Damien Wilde