Blogs Posts in Foods category; 60 blog posts

Pioneer Foods FY profit down

South Africa's Pioneer Food Group on Monday posted a 62 percent drop in full-year profit, hit by fines from the country's competition watchdog, but said it expects to return to growth in the current financial year. The compa [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

For love of Penang food

IT’S no secret that the Pearl of the Orient is a food lover’s oyster. Many KL-ites will not turn down the opportunity to go on a food excursion to Penang, if only to pig out for a day or two. “It’s a must-go desti [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

France's halal meat - is it the real thing?

This week the fast food chain Quick - the number two burger chain in France after McDonald's - announced that 22 of its outlets would serve halal meat only. It has been trying out the idea at eight restaurants for the past nine month [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

For healthy Thai food in Arizona try Mike Thai

Thai food always offers some healthy options and Mike Thai in Mesa, Arizona makes it tasty. The staff is friendly, professional and very informative about all things having to do with Thailand. The servers provide thorough expla [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

I'll never eat corned beef and cabbage again

Waaaay back in the dark days before Midnight Sun, I was a food critic. Bet you didn't know that. Yes indeed, for about two years, I was the takeout food columnist, and I also reviewed restaurants for The Sun's annual Dining Guide. That was [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

A taste of gumbo

Gumbo, a dish of African origin, has become a symbol of culinary pride for New Orleans.In its simplest description, a gumbo is a thick, brownish soup containing a mixture of rice, vegetables and meat or seafood. It is a ubiquitous fare in f [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

Junk food advertising ban for kids TV

Food and beverage manufacturers will today voluntarily introduce a code of conduct, vowing not to advertise products to children unless they promote a healthy diet and lifestyle.They hope it will counter calls for tough laws banning junk fo [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

After classics with flair

When you're after classics with flair, then CBD International Cuisine is the place to dine. A 24-hr, a-la-carte restaurant serving Asian and Western cuisine, the food presentation and exposed kitchens (there are two of them) will have you s [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

A Tour in Libyas Marssa

The Marssa, a public fish market, is located in the northeast of the coast of Tripoli, around 5 km far from the city center. You can arrive to it by car or by other means of transportation. It is one of the three oldest known fish markets [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

House of food

ASK Sunita Mahesan, the owner of Rumahku, what brings people together and she would say that it is a great meal. The 42-year-old bachelorette, who has been running Rumahku for three and a half years, would certainly attest to the fact that [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Cail Bruich West

The name of any restaurant is crucial and Cail Bruich West has now joined other West End eateries (Òran Mór, Blas and a new Dumbarton Road café, Sith) in using the ancient tongue to scream their Scottishness and, para [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

When food is the enemy

Food intolerance is on the rise but getting the right diagnosis can be tricky, writes Paula Goodyer.When it comes to food intolerance, dietitian Linda Hodge suspects most of us sit somewhere between two extremes: at one end, the cast-iron s [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

Chef Wants Diners to Sop Up Food With Bread

At the end of a meal, when the food is that good, it's not unusual to see diners scooping up the last delicious mouthfuls of a meal in order not to leave one bit behind. That's what chef Scott Conant strives for. So much so that he named [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Nebraska Beef Recall Expanded

Omaha-The Nebraska Beef Company has expanded its meat recall to nearly 1.4 million pounds. This new amount includes nearly 160,000 pounds of meat that was inadvertently left out of the announcement last week.The Omaha beef company has been [...]