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Food firsts

by Nicola Shepherd A ticklish taste of obscure food trivia. Ten things you really don't need to know about food and drink: When the first McDonald's hamburger restaurant opened in Kuwait in 199400:00 Mon 05th Feb 2001

Would sir like gravy with that

by Nicola Shepherd THE barricades of food snobbism are at last coming down. Maxim's, which has a long-held reputation of being one of Paris's most exclusive and best restaurants, now has club00:00 Mon 29th Jan 2001

The French have the bleus

by Nicola Shepherd SACRE BLEU! The Michelin Guides are being run by a Brit. It was only last December that all 38 three-Michelin starred chefs from all corners of Europe gathered at the Plaza00:00 Mon 29th Jan 2001

Knowing your asperges from your bavarois

by Nicola Shepherd RESTAURANT menus littered with French culinary terms can be baffling, so here's The AnswerBank's A-Z of enjoying food French-style, helping you through from hors d'oeuvres to00:00 Mon 29th Jan 2001

A wine for all reasons

by Nicola Shepherd CHOOSING wine is a tricky affair. So, which wine do you take to a party or a dinner How can you use wine to impress a new boss or a first date Which wine goes with dessert 00:00 Mon 29th Jan 2001

Into the mouths of babes

by Nicola Shepherd Two major supermarket chains have just launched a new range of specially prepared organic convenience foods aimed at children. You couldn't feed a family of four on Bob the00:00 Mon 22nd Jan 2001

The alternative Italian kitchen

By Oliver Goggi ITALY, a country known for its beautiful cars, fabulous art and sexy women also boasts a terrific kitchen. With some 200 recipes for pasta alone you could easily enjoy a different00:00 Mon 15th Jan 2001

Wine tasting tips

by Nicola Shepherd THE eyes and nose are as important as the tongue in wine tasting. Follow these sensory tips to help you really appreciate a good bottle of wine. What to look for: When looking00:00 Mon 15th Jan 2001

Top tips for keeping food fresh

by Nicola Shepherd HERE are some great tips to help you get the most out of your fresh food. Eggs These don't have to be stored in the fridge. A cool place will do especially as most recipes00:00 Mon 15th Jan 2001

Salmon feeding frenzy

by Nicola Shepherd THE latest addition to the list of foods spotlighted by a health scare is farmed salmon. Scientists claim to have found unusually high levels of toxic pollutants known as PCBs, 00:00 Fri 12th Jan 2001

Time to get out that rolling pin

by Nicola Shepherd One of the best-selling cookery books at the moment is Nigella Lawson's How to be a Domestic Goddess baking and the art of comfort cooking. In it she describes not only the joys00:00 Mon 15th Jan 2001

Good crop of farmers' markets

By Nicola Shepherd ARE we at last witnessing a threat to the might of the supermarket superstore These are the cognoscenti who get up early to catch the best produce at their local farmer's00:00 Fri 05th Jan 2001

Your very good health

By Nicola Shepherd THE next time you nurse a hangover, remember alcohol can make you more intelligent. Scientists at Japan's National Institute for Longevity have found that men and women who00:00 Fri 22nd Dec 2000

Blind tasting

By Nicola Shepherd A Zurich restaurant is enhancing the eating experience by refusing to let diners see what they eat. Visitors to The Blind Cow have to dine in complete darkness. But00:00 Fri 08th Dec 2000

Healing a hangover

By Nicola Shepherd YOU'VE made it through the holiday season, but probably not without a few of the mornings after the night before. So what caused the problem And was there really any benefit to00:00 Fri 08th Dec 2000