This, I am afraid , was the depressing view from the kitchen last Sunday just before our guests arrived for the FoodsMatter summer garden party! However, never let it be said that a little bit of rain would get in the way of a FoodsMatter party and I am delighted …
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Campus Feast 2013 – a feast of food start-ups
A couple of days ago I found myself heading for Silicon Roundabout, London's answer to Silicon Valley, at the invitation of no less a person than Google!! The invitation was to visit Campus Feast but I must admit that I went because I thought I was going to get to see the famed …
The new allergen regulations – a wasted opportunity
What a wasted opportunity! The Face-o-twittersphere has been erupting during the last week over the new regulations on allergen labelling – and with reason. (The regulations are not due to come into force until December 2014 but the FSA has just issued some guidelines which is …
Judging the FreeFrom Skincare Awards…
I am not sure what I expected when I sat down for our initial judging of the products entered for this year's first ever FreeFrom Skincare Awards... It was obviously going to be a very different experience from judging the FreeFrom Food Awards which we had done only three weeks …
Should gluten-free food be available on prescription?
Oxfordshire PCT are currently creating serious waves within the coeliac community with a consultation document on withdrawing funding for prescription gluten-free food for coeliacs. Their reasoning runs as follows: • There is now a wide range of gluten-free foods in …