Heston Blumenthal news and analysis – Page 10
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In Season: Mussels
Mussels are being touted as the perfect winter food for shoppers looking for good quality, indulgent meals. The molluscs are “particularly fat and delicious” in the winter months, according to seafood authority Seafish, and are increasingly...
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Food brands confused by Channel 4 position
Food companies were left bemused after Channel 4 held an event seeking food advertising on the same day as screening a Dispatches documentary attacking cheap food.
Major food brands were invited to the event last Thursday, in which Channel 4… -
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Wholesalers keep profits strong but fear for foodservice
Sales and profits in the wholesale sector were up in 2008, according to The Grocer's Big 30 survey. But 2009 is set to be different altogether, experts warn. Despite the continuing expansion of the multiples into the convenience sector, a...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on big egos and little chefs
There was loads of must-see TV this week, what with Obama's inauguration speech (and, ahem, the Burnley Tottenham game). But the drama that most grabbed my attention was not the one about remaking America. It was the one about remaking Little Chef.
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Critical Eye... on why top chefs should stick to cooking, not writing
The only thing worse than trying to work out what to buy everyone at Christmas is not having any wonga to buy anything with. Normally I like to give friends fancy cookery books. Not this year. For one, they're too expensive. Under Pressure,...
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Eat their words
Heston Blumenthal, the Fat Duck head famed for his clever but vile-sounding recipes, has a cookbook out. The 12lb tome costs just £100 and allows you to shake off those credit-crunch blues by whipping up your very own batch of snail porridge with...
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Will Jamie and £1m entice advertisers to Channel 4?
Channel 4’s £1m pot to subsidise advertising for food brands has drawn a mixed reaction, being branded alternately inspired and gimmicky. James Ball reports
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TV chefs champion frozen food
The frozen food industry has enlisted some powerful help in its efforts to spread the message of quality. Big names from the world of TV cookery are appearing on boxes in the freezer cabinet and are giving their stamp of approval to...
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Profiles
My Alternative CV - Sarah Goodhew
What's your nickname? Scare-rah. I don't think I'm scary, but obviously someone else did. Who was your first teenage crush and why? The Norwegian torso of Morten Harket did it for me. What was the first music single you bought? The very poptastic...
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Britain's first buffalo burgers set for launch
Formula One driver turned eco-farmer Jody Scheckter is to launch Britain's first line of buffalo burgers in selected Waitrose stores.Top chefs at Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck helped with the recipe, Scheckter said, and Waitrose has...
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Book reviews
Tesco is again coming under fire, this time in book form with the publication of Tescopoly, this month. The book should not be confused with the Tescopoly Alliance - an organisation concerned with the negative aspects of supermarket...
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Frozen out of the market?
Frozen foods has to be one of the most frustrating categories in which to operate. Despite the fact that frozen foods may well hold the solution to growing concern over the use of artificial preservatives, the industry is still held in contempt...
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IFE 2001 preview: Innovation Zone programme
Programme may be subject to alteration * all sessions are free to visitors, with the exception of the Business Breakfast which must be booked in advance SUNDAY 11.00 World of cheese Staff training to increase deli counter sales UK Cheese...