Which of these two statements resonates with you? “Vegan is just this years thing, like alcopops and deely boppers in their time. It’s been hyped up through Veganuary, the supermarkets have climbed on board but already there’s a backlash. We’ve reached peak vegan. This year’s last year’s thing.” “For the sake of the planet and […]
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Going Binary
A recent visit to the Food Matters Live! show at Excel featured a number of excellent seminars but little in the way of interesting new products. The exception was Binary Botanical Ale, a very interesting new beer from the Good Living Brewing Company Binary drinks like a cross between a wine and a beer. Lightly […]
In Praise Of Sugar
Sugar is having a really tough time at the moment with government, pressure groups and Jamie Oliver all queuing up to declare it Public Enemy Number One. In the words of John Yudkin sugar is perceived to be ”Pure, White and Deadly.” So I would like to present the case for the defence. Let me […]
The Supermarket Of The Future
Last Thursday I had the opportunity to revisit the Supermarket Of The Future. This Co-op is built on the site of the Milan Expo . I was last here in 2015 but this time I had the considerable advantage of a guided tour from the store manager Giovanni, ably translated by my colleague Elly. The […]
Chocolate Mousse made from chickpeas ? Really ?
Chic-pea Chocolate Mousse I have been intrigued for some time by reports of canned chickpea water (aquafaba) making a good alternative to eggs It certainly works in this recipe, borrowed from here Melt 100g of decent dark chocolate* and allow to cool Drain a 400g can of chickpeas and retain the liquid (should be about […]