Food politics, ethics and issues

Food and cooking is a tricky business. There’s plenty to think about, plenty to discuss. Here’s a collection of posts dedicated to discuss the thorny issues around food ethics and politics.

Use By vs. Best Before vs. Display Until

September 17, 2011
What's the difference between Use By and Best Before dates?

Have you ever gone to the fridge to cook something and noticed at the last second that the date on it had passed maybe a day or two ago? Did you chuck it out and cook something else, or did you chance your luck and give it a go? Depending on the particular type of [...]

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They eat horses don’t they?

August 24, 2011
Why don't the British eat horse meat?

On holiday in France the other week, we spent a morning wandering round the weekly market in Chablis.  There was a little butcher’s van there, a chevaline boucher, a horse meat specialist. I bought a small piece of faux fillet for a couple of Euros, took it home, seasoned it and cooked it.  The meat [...]

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Would you risk jail for a bad restaurant review?

June 25, 2011
Should restaurants take legal action against reviewers?

There’s a cautionary tale here, or a call to arms, depending on which way you look at it. Mrs Liu went to a restaurant in Taipei, found the food ‘too salty’, saw a couple of cockroaches in the kitchen,  wrote about his experiences and ended up being sued for libel by an outraged restaurant owner. [...]

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POLL RESULTS – Dinner or tea?

June 22, 2011
Dinner, lunch, tea or supper - Poll Results

Remember the other week I ran a survey about what people call their main mealtimes? The results are in, and as you can see above, they’re quite surprising. In all honesty, I wasn’t expecting such a decisive result over the mid-day meal. Lunch it is, and that appears to be that! Results for an evening [...]

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What do you call your mealtimes?

June 11, 2011
is it lunch or dinner?

Here’s a quick survey to start you off…just click on the big red button and answer two easy questions: Take Our Survey! …I’ll post the results back here in a week or two. A few weeks ago, we ate at Kendells rather excellent French bistro in Leeds.  They had a ‘tea time’ pre-theatre menu on [...]

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APP GUIDE – Selfridges Project Ocean Fish Guide

May 14, 2011
Selfridges Project Ocean Fish Guide

Eating the right type of fish is becoming increasingly important, with some species on the brink of collapse because of over fishing and the frankly shameful practise of fishermen not being allowed to land perfectly good fish because of their quotas.  We’re at a crossroads in our relationship with the ocean, and there’s really only [...]

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The Source at Leeds Kirkgate Market

April 24, 2011
The Source at Leeds Kirkgate Market

A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece for The Culture Vulture about Leeds Kirkgate Market and what I thought was the matter with it. It generated a fantastic debate and some great comments from a wide range of people who had plenty to say – good and bad – about the market, its purpose [...]

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Is the Five Second Rule a myth, or do you eat dropped food?

April 3, 2011
The Five Second Rule, or do you eat dropped food?

You know those times when you’ve just promised a biscuit to a four-year old, and then you accidentally scatter them all over the kitchen floor, leaving the four-year old with a look of pure horror and dismay on her face? What do you do? Normally, I’d just scoop the pile of broken biscuits up and [...]

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