Exploding Churros Cost Thousands
Posted on February 2, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Food and Wine, Society
The owners of a Chilean newspaper were ordered to pay compensation after 14 people won a lawsuit against it for a recipe that resulted in exploding churros. Read why it took 7 long years….
The Worlds Largest Chocolate Bar
Posted on December 8, 2011 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Food and Wine, Society
The majority of people have a love affair with chocolate, as every festival in the world is celebrated in the ‘brown gold’. However, a 5,827 kg (almost 6 tonnes) chocolate bar is beyond most people’s dream. Read more and see the world’s tallest chocolate Easter egg..
Chinese Chocolate Theme Park
Posted on December 7, 2011 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Food and Wine, Society
In this year’s Shanghai’s ‘Willy-Wonky’ style Chocolate Theme Park, known as World Chocolate Wonderland, 80 tons of Belgian chocolate was used to create sculptures. The first Chocolate Wonderland was held in Beijing in 2010 and attracted nearly half a million visitors. Read about the full size chocolate BMW car…
Does The Label Prove It?
Posted on December 7, 2011 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Food and Wine, Society
Can you taste the difference between Chinese and Swiss chocolate, or cheap Indian wine compared to an expensive Italian wine? That was the question posed in the latest survey of a group of 528 students at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, by marketing researcher and consumer psychologist, Keith Wilcox. Read more…
Contaminated Cantaloupes
Posted on October 3, 2011 by admin in Food and Wine, Health
72people have been reported ill, with up to 16 deaths across 18 American states and the possibility of more deaths, in one of the deadliest food contamination outbreaks in recent history. Read about other recent recalls…
What Feeds The World
Posted on September 11, 2011 by admin in Food and Wine, Society
How to feed the world’s ever increasing population is one of the world’s scientists and economists’ biggest headaches. Read what the top 10 foods are…
Getting Kids To Like Greens
Posted on September 11, 2011 by admin in Food and Wine, Health
Around 25 % of the population is born with an over-developed receptor for bitter tastes. However, veggie haters will be pleased to know that the sensitivity to the bitterness in them is all in the genes. Get some easy tips on how to help kids enjoy greens…
Man Made Meat Soon A Reality
Posted on September 6, 2011 by admin in Food and Wine, Health
In approximately 6 months time scientists believe they will have a synthetic hamburger, at a cost of $350,000 to develop,. However, before you rush out to buy one know that it has been grown from pig cells, fed by horse serum. The meat is also white in colour, due to the lack of the presence [...]
Ten No Nos For Restaurant Dining
Posted on May 4, 2011 by admin in Entertainment, Food and Wine, Society
A self confessed Amateur Gourmet, says there are 10 things that you should never do at a restaurant. Read what they are…
Do Wine Buffs Speak Rubbish
Posted on April 18, 2011 by admin in Food and Wine, Society
The findings of psychologist Richard Wiseman back up the scientific results established in 2008 that saying you can detect a wine is all a load of rubbish. Read how music could also be changing the world of wine…
