Thursday, the 1st November
World record sees 45 glasses in one hand
Beijing-based sommelier Philip Osenton breaks the world record for the number of wine glasses held in one hand. The previous world record was 39, set in Spain, five years ago by Reymond Adina from the Philippines. [read more]
Jack Daniels Creates White Whiskey
Jack Daniels’ master distiller Jeff Arnett described the whiskey’s taste to The Spirits Business as spiced, natural and complex, adding that “as good as this new offering is -– it’s just a taste of what’s to come.” Arnett is likely hinting at Jack Daniels’ speculated intention to release an aged rye expression. [read more]
Sandy Devastates Historic NY Restaurant
on Monday, as Hurricane Sandy swept storm surges of more than 10 feet into New York Harbor, that same location turned into a nightmare for owner Michael “Buzzy” O’Keefe. “I built this place. I’ve been here since the beginning in 1977,” O’Keefe said. “I’ve seen lots of storms — but there’s never been anything like this.” [read more]
Food Production May Cause Almost One Third Of Greenhouse Gas
Food production accounts for up to 29 percent of man-made greenhouse gases, twice the amount the United Nations has estimated comes from farming, a study published on Wednesday said. [read more]
Wednesday, the 31st October
Heston Blumenthal Talks About Using Tampons To Cleanse Palate
“If you have a spoonful of ice-cream then put a tampon on the tongue for a couple of minutes, when you eat the ice-cream again the taste will be richer. It’s certainly not something I would do for culinary enjoyment purposes, but it’s an interesting way to explore the taste receptors in our mouth.” [read more]
10 Of The Most Scathing Restaurant Reviews
Beef carpaccio, the chilly maroon flesh stretched out below a scattershot application of radish and celery slices that had started to curl, tasted of refrigeration and surrender. [read more]
Burger King profit falls 83%, sales remain positive.
Burger King Worldwide Inc. said Monday its 83-percent drop in third-quarter net income reflected the company’s transition to a heavier franchised business, not sales softness, as ongoing menu and marketing initiatives continued to drive customer traffic and check averages. [read more]
Junk Food linked to Alzheimer’s?
Scientists increasingly believe Alzheimer’s is linked to type 2 diabetes — so closely linked, in fact, it’s even being called ‘brain diabetes’ or type 3 diabetes. This surprising new theory holds out hope that treatments already available for diabetes may also be able to help dementia sufferers, slowing down or stopping the progression of the disease. [read more]
Tuesday, the 30th October
Groote Post’s is only Merlot to win Winemakers Choice Diamond Award at 2012 Show
Nick Pentz, co-owner of Groote Post, is particularly excited with this award. Speaking after the Awards ceremony he said, “I’m extremely proud of our dedicated winemaking team, guided by our winemaker, Lukas Wentzel, for this achievement. I want to emphasise that it was a panel of winemakers that gave our Merlot the thumbs up. I feel that this is a significant honour as Merlot has always been considered a challenging wine to make in the Cape. It is most satisfying that our peer group, who fully appreciate the complexities of making Merlot, awarded the Groote Post Merlot 2011 the only Diamond Award for this tricky cultivar.”
Researchers: Is organic food better? The jury is still out!
The debate over whether organic food is better for our health and worth its higher price keeps raging on in the United States as the conclusion of four decades of studies seems far from clear. [read more]
South Africans take out loans to buy food
South African consumers are borrowing to meet their basic needs such as food and transport, a credit and over-indebtedness summit heard on Wednesday. [read more]
Has foodie culture gotten a little ridiculous? via Huffington Post
In recent months, it seems as if the foodie choir has reached a fever pitch. Beyond the fact that your mom’s manicurist probably has a food blog, there’s also been plenty of comparisons of food as the new fashion, or food as the new rock. [read more]
Monday, the 29th October
Major Food Companies Spending Millions To Oppose GMO Labelling
Here’s a list of food companies against GMO Labelling and how much money they’ve contributed to oppose it:
Monsanto – $7,100,500
DuPont – $4,900,000
Pepsi – $2,145,400
Bayer – $2,000,000
Dow – $2,000,000
BASF – $2,000,000
Syngenta – $2,000,000
Kraft Foods – $1,950,000
Coca-Cola – $1,455,500
Nestle – $1,315,600
General Mills – $1,135,000
ConAgra – $1,077,000
Kellogg’s – $790,000
Smithfield – $684,000 [read more]
World Bank: Africa can feed itself
A new World Bank report says that Africa’s farmers can potentially grow enough food to feed the continent and avert future food crises if countries remove cross-border restrictions on the food trade within the region. [read more]
Cola Wars TV-Series in the pipeline
Bravo has put in development a period spec script. The untitled workplace drama is set in New York at the height of the Cola Wars in the 1980s, in which soda giants Coca Cola and Pepsi went after each other in their ad campaigns. [read more]
The Health Risks Of Energy Drinks
After the death of a 14 year-old girl, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is launching an investigation into the safety of energy drinks which have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years. Although these products provide the temporary energy rush consumers crave, they also contain a substantial amount of caffeine, sugar and other ingredients that can sometimes lead to serious side effects such as insomnia, an increased or irregular heartbeat, agitation, irritability and seizure, and possibly even death. [read more]
