Monthly Archives: March 2009
Friends who saved the Earth
Manchester’s much-loved vegan café Earth is under new management. Friends Patricia Fulwood and Mike Tollerfield took over the basement after its closure last month and are brimming with ideas for a tasty future. Now in their fourth week at the … Continue reading
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The fat sandwich survey
Check out the fat content of sandwiches sold across Manchester with this interactive map following my survey of what’s on offer in the lunchtime loaves.
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Tesco currently topping my fat sandwich trail
I’m still on the train of the UK’s lardiest shop-bought sarnie. Yesterday’s look under the sellophane revealed a remarkable range in the amounts of fat squeezed between two slices with Tesco’s All Day breakfast wedge currently topping the bill with … Continue reading
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Manchester dining deals on offer
Offers website lastminute.com is hosting a Manchester week at the moment and offering users two course lunches for £15 and three course dinners for £25 at some of the city’s top eateries. Sound like a useful credit crunch deal to … Continue reading
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Hunt is on for the flabbiest sandwich
Just how healthy is that quick sandwich at lunchtime? This week I’m going to attempt to unwrap the truth about that shop-bought sarnie, roll, baguette or bap.
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Celebrity chefs, churnalism and some fat facts
Something called the Fat Panel caught my attention today – and probably also caught yours – with a report about Celebrity Chefs and fattening recipes. Just about every national newspaper swallowed and regurgitated without bothering to seek out one essential ingredient I’m going to add here!
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The world’s gone cupcake crazy!
Queues forming outside a Chorlton shop, worldwide reports of cupcake mania from Beirut to New Orleans, what is going on with this baking tray mayhem?
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Chicken outlet takes the biscuit
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