All articles by Liz Hamson
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Comment and OpinionJamie's Money Saving Meals: eminently watchable
He may be heavier of jowl, gruffer of voice… quiffier of hair, but Jamie Oliver still knows how to give good food TV…
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Comment and OpinionTesco mustn't be distracted from the big task in hand
A big push on price leaves Tesco in danger of neglecting its turnaround strategy.
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Comment and OpinionFood Prices - The Shocking Truth: 'surprisingly intelligent'
The Channel 4 documentary showed a willingness to investigate the issues in a thorough and rigorous fashion…
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Comment and OpinionMichel Roux Jr's lame attempts to bring back family dining fail
Remember the days when the whole family would sit together at the dining table sharing a delicious meal…
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Comment and OpinionPound Shop Wars: Poundworld resorts to a "breast seller"
Pound shops may have proliferated in the downturn, but unlike the Aldis and Lidls of this world, not all have prospered…
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Comment and OpinionDispatches doesn't let facts about sugar obscure a good story
Stop with all the sugar bashing! It’s making me eat the stuff!…
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Comment and OpinionTom Kerridge reinvents Christmas food
Bored with the prospect of turkey and all the trimmings? Fear not….
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Analysis and FeaturesPetfood sales increase sets tails wagging
The dogs had their dinner and the cats got their cream – as sales in the category returned to value and volume growth…
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Comment and OpinionGregg Wallace engages with Autumn Supermarket Secrets
I’ve lost count of the number of programmes promising to reveal the ‘secrets of the supermarkets’…
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Comment and OpinionPanorama documentary reveals the human cost of cheap clothes
Panorama’s investigation into the Bangladeshi garment trade underscored the scale of the ethical sourcing challenge…
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Comment and OpinionRobert Peston Goes Shopping... and reveals supermarket secrets
Ever wondered how we transformed from spend-within-your-means types to the debt-ridden, shopaholic society of today?…
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Comment and OpinionThrowaway History: Opie's search makes wistful brand watching
Consumer historian Robert Opie’s new DVD explores the history of all our favourite brands…
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Comment and OpinionGloria Hunniford helms the latest rip into rip-off tactics
The recent absence of ‘Rip Off…’ programmes from the schedules had me wondering if programme makers had let Rip Off RIP…
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Comment and OpinionSuperScrimpers offered excellent advice to an undeserving lot
I was awaiting SuperScrimpers: Deals on Meals with anticipation…
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Rick Stein curries favour with sweaty travelogue from India
Having had a bash at some recipes from his latest cookery book, Rick Stein’s India, I had high hopes for the TV series…
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Food Unwrapped's 'bombshell revelations' fail to impress
Oh, the self-sacrifice. Jimmy Doherty and his team are once again travelling the world to find out what’s in our food…
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Let the cameras in, says Portas, or another town gets it
The people of Margate awaited this week’s Mary Queen of the High Street (14 May, 9pm, C4) with some trepidation…
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The Apprentice is back - and it's more dim-witted than ever
I was going to cast my critical eye over Mary Queen of the High Street this week…
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Sky documentary on Greggs shows baker has its work cut out
As timing goes, it doesn’t get much worse than issuing a profit warning on the very day a new series about you starts…
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Comment and Opinion
Why ITV1's Food Glorious Food leaves a bad taste
Why Food Glorious Food leaves a bad taste, despite charming contestants and not unglorious food…