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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Links from the Foodiesphere for Tuesday, November 29th 2005

The cookbooks we can't cook without - What makes a great cookbook? An easier question nowadays is what doesn't make a great cookbook.

"Today" wants to get cooking in your kitchen! - NBC'S "Today" a VHS tape or DVD if you are the chef of the family - and you could meet a celebrity chef.

The chef word - CHEF John Derrick will be the toast of the Greenock cooking world as he squares off against firebrand Gordon Ramsay on national TV.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Get Jamie's recipes on your mobile

Now you can download Jamie Oliver's recipes to your mobile phone costing 75p per message using Vodafone service.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Has Jamie Oliver gone too far?

People watching Jamie's new TV series 'Jamie's Great Italian Escape' made a fuss about the one series showing Jamie slitting a lamb's throat while still conscious. They complained to Channel 4 because this was shown at 8.30pm while most kids are still up watching TV. However, Clarissa Dickinson-Wright of Two Fat Ladies supports Jamie's decision to kill the animal on TV. She said "For once, I think Jamie is right to remind us of one of the most basic fundamentals of life: if we want to eat meat, an animal has to die". Read the full article on the Herald Sun.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2005

Links from the Foodiesphere for Wednesday, November 9th 2005

Drugs help for Jamie Oliver chefs - Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is to set up a drugs treatment course for young chefs at his east London restaurant.

Italian restaurant empire unveils flotation plan - Celebrity chef Antonio Carluccio and his wife Priscilla were set for a multi-million pound windfall today with a British stock market flotation of their Italian restaurant and shops empire.

Tragic chef remembered in food guide - A new guide for food lovers has been dedicated to the memory of Ulster celebrity chef Robbie Millar who was killed in a car crash earlier this year.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2005

Attention Chocolate Lovers!

The London 2005 Chocolate Festival will be held on Monday 31st October and will last through Sunday 6th November. There'll be special things going on: talks, tastings, demonstrations, launches of new chocolates, chocolate fountains, sculptures and much more. Participants include: Bean, Divine, La Maison du Chocolat, Godiva, Harrods, Pierre Marcolini, Orgasmic Chocolates, Paul A Young, Twinings, Vermeer, Chococo, Prestat, L'Artisan du chocolat, Chouchoute Chocolaterie, Rococo and many more.

First ever 'World Chocolate Awards 2005' launched by newly formed Academy of Chocolate will be given away during the festival. Event details, descriptions of the award categories and winners are provided on www.chocolatefestival.co.uk.

The 'Orgasmic Chocolates' newest range of premium Swiss chocolate bars will be introduced during the Chocolate Festival. The company said that the new chocolate range is made using organic and Fairtrade-certified cocoa beans and with a blend of Chinese herbs, key ingredients to produce a feeling of well-being and euphoria.

Everyone is invited to the events, children, foodies, chocolate connoisseurs...

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