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Yianni Papoutsis: 'A Las Vegas buffet is one of my favourite places to people-watch'
Sunday 27 May 2012
My earliest food memory... Eating pork souvlaki on the street in my home town in Greece. Pork souvlaki is basically small chunks of marinaded pork cooked on a charcoal grill and served with salt, pepper, lemon juice, chilli flakes and a dab of mustard on a bit of greaseproof paper. It's still a favourite of mine, though I've never seen it done properly in England. Another one of my childhood favourites was fried fish served with this thick garlic sauce called skordalia. Apparently, I used to eat the sauce straight out of the bowl.
Observations: If only Irving Berlin had had broadband
Saturday 19 May 2012
When UK-based Jonathan Kydd and Californian-based Andy Street, who writes the incidental music for American Idol, decided to write a musical together they were not deterred by distance.
Lisa Markwell: Why I still want people to come dine with me
Friday 18 May 2012
Surveying the dirty dishes and streaky glasses after a midweek dinner party, it would be easy to agree with the YouGov survey announced yesterday that 40 per cent of us can't face the hassle or expense. After a dash home from work to tidy up and throw together a shepherds pie (I always forget the homespun end result comes from laborious preparation), by 10.30pm I'm wishing my guests would bugger off so I could go to bed. Then there's the clearing up ...
Dr John Sentamu: World leaders need to show more ambition in tackling hunger
Friday 18 May 2012
Around 170 million children worldwide risk life-long impairment because of their diets
Trending: Find your perfect burger via a new app
Monday 14 May 2012
The battle among foodies to be the first to discover a brilliant new burger is hotting up. Now there's an app for that, says Sophie Morris
Alice Jones: Being outlandish is the name of the game
Saturday 12 May 2012
Outlandish names are no longer confined to the celebrity sphere
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