Your Christmas present problems solved...... Any of you who know Anna's wonderful books on Italian food – Gastronomy of Italy, The Classic Food of Northern Italy, Amaretto, Apple Cake and Artichokes and many, many more, will be delighted to hear that she has turned her …
The FreeFrom Eating Out Awards – the winners – and what we ask of them
Last week saw the presentation of the third FreeFrom Eating Out Awards at Foods Matters Live – a considerably bigger event than in previous years – indeed, a lot too big for the Catering for Health theatre where we were situated! Not that the squash, nor the technical hitches …
Bitterness: an unappreciated flavour
A fascinating FDIN seminar last week on Trends included a presentation on Bitterness by Jennifer McLagan whose oeuvre already includes Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, Cooking on the Bone: Recipes, History and Lore and Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the …
Fire crackers and jiggles at the Liverpool Allergy + FreeFrom show
How very well organised of the Allergy+FreeFrom Show to have picked bonfire weekend for this year's show – especially since this year marked the 100th anniversary of the Cunard Building and so Liverpool put on a massive firework display on the river. This picture comes courtesy …
May contain madness…..
Those of you who read my recent report on Professor Clare Mills' presentation at the Anaphylaxis Campaign's conference in September will know that things are moving forward, slowly, on the 'may contain', precautionary allergen labelling front. But meanwhile we are still living …