Yesterday, we surveyed some of Germany’s best-known contributions to the dinner table – meaty mains and scrumptious potato and cabbage sides. Today, we’ll look at some of Germany’s lesser-known culinary gems including surprise soups and unexpected sides – an excursion that will intrigue you!Read More →
France loaded us up with all kinds of great recipes and ideas for dishes we already knew about – and some that were brand new. And we learned that France owed a lot to Italy in the evolution of its cuisine. Today, we’ll offer a study in contrasts: A survey of Germany’s most beloved dishes!Read More →
Lots of new stuff coming out for summer… and early fall! WE have new-product announcements from Arby’s, Shake Shack, SONIC, Firehouse Subs, Stouffer’s, Dairy Queen and Yoplait. Taco Bell reprises Flamin’ Hot Doritos Tacos Locos. And check out the Heineken Beer BOT!Read More →
Yesterday, we took a quick look at some of the most underrated French traditional dishes and some of the out-there menu items you may have heard of but not actually tried. Today, we’ll shift gears and survey just a few of the multitudinous, scrumptious French desserts…Read More →
Yesterday, we looked at some of the better-known dishes that make French cuisine what it is – in many ways unique and in others in debt to the traditions of other cultures that touch the Mediterranean – especially Italy. Today, we’ll look at some iconic French specialties…Read More →
Sounds odd, I know… But many of the great dishes and dining conventions attributed to the French might never have come about had it not been for a royal marriage in 1547 which saw a determined Queen Consort bring all the comforts she missed from home to her new abode in Paris…Read More →
By 2050, we’ll be in the grasp of a food revolution – one we didn’t ask for, but which was thrust upon us by climate change and the increasing need for sustainability in food production. We’ll be eating more Plant Proteins – and they’ll probably include red seaweeds and brown sugar kelp…Read More →
The UK has a severe obesity problem: One out of every three kids leave primary school overweight or downright obese. And it’s in the primary school years that kids generally form the eating habits and food preferences that they take with them the rest of their lives… But will the proposed ban work?Read More →