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For many people, Christmas is a time for family. There are some who celebrate it as a religious holiday, some who view it as the party season and others who just look forward to getting presents! However, it’s a fairly universal opinion that the festive season is all about food. Turkey with cranberry sauce, roast potatoes and parsnips, mince pies, cheese and crackers, sweets and candy canes, Christmas pudding... is your mouth watering yet?! In...
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Anyone who has been to Brick Lane at the weekend will understand the appeal it holds for London’s hipsters. Although it’s not up everybody’s street (figuratively and literally), the jumbled mash of colours, sounds and smells attracts hundreds of people to this East End curry mile. The nights are crowded with diners, drinkers, clubbers and ravers, who hop from bar to bar and spill out onto the streets. Day times are perfect for picking your...
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With temperatures soaring towards 30 degrees this weekend, it’s hard to believe that Autumn is here - but now it’s October, and we can’t delude ourselves any longer. The weather will be doing more Autumnal type things from this week onwards, bringing us back down to the ground like the golden brown falling leaves (how poetic). I remember the annual routine when I was at Primary School; each year, we’d raid our parents cupboards for Harvest...
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Ahh, cheese and wine. They’re two of the finest things in life, right up there with summer holidays and a nice cup of tea. A large chunk of the British population share a love for this winning combination, stocking their fridges, parlours and cellars with a range of wine and cheese, from the Supermarket’s budget brand to vintage treasures.
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We think that the ‘Innocent’ brand is awesome. We first fell in love with their fruit smoothies, and have been easily won over by their tasty juices in fun packaging. They even convinced us to eat our greens with their veg pots! Promoting food and drink that is yummy and good for you, they’ve become a hit with everyone from toddlers to your gran.
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You can find cuisine from almost anywhere in the world when you come to London; with such a diverse community, all kinds of foods are served here - some more popular than others. Now, an initiative has been launched by the Malaysian Government with the aim of educating British consumers about delicious Malaysian cuisine.
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If your grandparents were around during World War II, you've probably heard all about the food rationing that swept the nation for 14 years, a necessity in desperate times.
