Friday, the 21st of June
SA: Pupil ‘forced to eat off floor’
A primary school boy was allegedly forced to eat food from the floor as punishment for being late for class at a Gauteng school. [read more]
The champagne and expensive liquor market is booming in Africa.
With its rows of wooden shacks selling street food and cut-price haircuts, Lagos island’s McCarthy Street isn’t the kind of place you’d think to raise a glass of bubbly. [read more]
Meet the man who claims he doesn’t need food
It may seem a little hard to digest, but a man who hasn’t eaten three solid meals a day in months claims he has stumbled upon the secret to good health — and it doesn’t involve calorie counting and exercise. [read more]
SA restaurant chef wins
Giorgio Nava, an Italian chef based in South Africa, won the World Pasta Championship in the Italian city of Parma on Saturday with a low-cost recipe that he said suited Italy’s deep economic crisis. [read more]
Thursday, the 20th of June
Your supermarket if bees were extinct!
Bees vs no bees. Not a pretty picture. [read more]
Study: Only 25 Percent Of Adults Eat Healthy When They Go Out
The study, “Healthy at Foodservice—Consumer Expectations Put In Perspective” surveyed 5,178 consumers who visited a foodservice establishment in the past three months. The survey was conducted from May 1 to May 13, 2013. [read more]
Smartphone Breathalyzer Test
Israeli army veteran Ben Biron’s new invention could save more lives per year than racks of Kevlar vests and warehouses full of armor plating. Also, it tells you where to get cheese fries late-night. [read more]
Study: SA consumers like fast foods
Wednesday, the 19th of June
Whiskey Facts You Should Know
In recent years, whiskey has become one of the fastest-growing categories of alcoholic beverages. So fast, in fact, that some distilleries are struggling to keep up with demand. [read more]
Strawberries are one of the most highly sprayed crops! Organic vs. Convential Strawberry
Thanks for the reminder from Growing Organic, Eating Organic to always buy organic when it comes to strawberries! [read more]
The beverage that is beating Coca Cola in the States
Michael Kirban caused ripples in the beverage industry when he helped spearhead the rise of coconut water in the U.S. Now that the drink has drawn the industry’s attention as a legitimate threat, he’s aiming to make his brand synonymous with that sweet liquid. [read more]
GMO Wheat Lawsuit: Idaho Farmers Sue Monsanto
Farmers in Idaho have filed a potentially class action lawsuit against seed giant Monsanto after genetically engineered wheat was found in an eastern Oregon field. [read more]
Tuesday, the 18th of June
FBI threatened with explosive Burrito
An Albuquerque, N.M. man wanted to go to federal prison to make the voices in his head go away. He succeeded by calling the FBI’s Public Access number and threatening to send a “burrito with C-4 explosives inside of it. [read more]
Does this disturb you? Farmed Fish Production Overtakes Beef For The 1st Time In World History
The production of farmed fish has overtaken the production of beef for the first time in modern history, according to an article from environmental think tank Earth Policy Institute. [read more]
Heston Blumenthal’s Tea Maker is a big hit!
When it comes to brewing tea, it seems Brits trust one source above all others. That would be celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal, whose signature tea maker has become a top seller in the United Kingdom. [read more]
Nigella Lawson strangled by husbandl
British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson has reportedly moved out of the family home she shares with her husband Charles Saatchi, with her teenage son, after pictures of her being strangeld in public have emerged. [read more]
