The winners' tasting buffet is definitely the highlight of the FreeFrom Food Awards party these days – especially this year when Chef Dean and his very artistic minions had had a go at it! And whereas last year there was a mad scramble at the end of the presentations to get …
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In memoriam Clarissa
I was so sorry this morning to read of the death of Clarissa Dickson Wright, an amazing lady of massive character and courage – a splendidly non-PC advocate of good food, good living and English country life. I never knew her well, and I never knew her in her drinking days, …
Auto-Brewery – or getting drunk without alcohol!
YESSSSS!! But actually, maybe not..... Fine when you fancy being drunk, but not at all fine when you don't. Or as the authors of this case study in the International Journal of Clinical Medicine point out: This is a rare syndrome but should be recognized because of the social …
FreeFrom Food awards – only 5 days left….
I realise that it is over 10 days since I put finger to blog – for which I can only blame the last ten days' worth of entries for this year's FreeFrom Food Awards. For any potential entrant reading this blog, they close at midnight next Wednesday 12th. However, it has been …
Malign – or just plain daft? Will Mr Laverstoke turn your child into an alcoholic?
Cow's milk intolerants will no doubt already be aware of Laverstoke Park thanks to their tasty buffalo milk products (see our article here ); Formula 1 enthusiasts will be aware of Laverstoke Park as the organic farm now run by Jody Scheckter, 1979 World Drivers' Champion; beer …