When it comes to the ultimate Easter treat, The Cavendish London has it all wrapped up. Today, one of London’s most stylish hotels will be revealing the UK’s first edible chocolate hotel room. Professional Chef students from Westminster Kingsway College have been carefully crafting the interior of the 12th-floor room for the past week. Now [...]
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In a move that’s got the bosses at Greggs hot under the collar, consumers can kiss goodbye to their pennies if they’re fans of steaming sausage rolls or piping hot pasties. Last week the Chancellor closed a loophole which meant that all food that’s ‘hotter than the surrounding air’ when it’s bought at the till [...]
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Research shows that just 18% of people eat five or more portions of fruit and veg a day. Jessica Collinge, from Vielife, speaking at the ‘Mood Food’ Footprint Forum at the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday, shocked the audience with this astonishing figure. Despite the ‘5-a-day’ campaign being in its 10th year, hardly anyone is [...]
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The Queen is advertising for a trainee butler to work at Buckingham Palace, Balmoral, Windsor and Sandringham, earning £15,000 a year.    
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The lunch box is back en vogue as workers save money by making sandwiches to take to work.
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The answer is: Dinner. Scientists have revealed that our ancestors may have ended up on two legs rather than four simply because it meant they could carry more food.  
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Lamb, the traditional Sunday favourite, is falling out of favour with British diners due to record prices. The average cost of a kilogram of lamb on the High Street has risen from £7.33 to £8.56 in the 52 weeks ending Feb 19 this year. Prices are likely to remain high as demand continues to grow [...]
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We’ve seen it all this week as the press has been full of out of the ordinary food and drink stories. We’ve had £75,000 corkscrew that took five years to make, a fire alarm powered by wasabi that gives you a burning throat when your house is on fire and even a massive beef burger, [...]
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With it being Climate Week it’s got us thinking about energy used by commercial catering equipment in the industry. 2012 looks set to be the year when stricter ‘green’ legislation comes in to play. This means manufacturers and suppliers will need to take bigger steps towards more efficient catering equipment both at home and in [...]
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Six in 10 British adults are failing to eat the recommended five portions a day of fruit and vegetables, according to a survey, with some people thinking tomato ketchup and strawberry ice cream count.
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