Global Travel have published a guide where you can find some interesting tips to add “extra green” to your journey. “Just because we love traveling doesn’t mean that we have to stop paying attention to our environmental footprint while we’re on the road. Sure, it may be a bit easier at home, where
Sumof Us.org has pointed out that “a worker at a McDonald’s in Brazil has worked for a year and a half and was fired for speaking out”. He learned that “McDonald’s exploits not just its employees, but my country as well”. McDonald’s is allegedly breaking laws, dodging taxes, and withholding worker
The love for food and culture has inspired world-renowned Chef Wan to bring his cooking adventures to Fiji. Chef Wan said: “I wanted to film in Fiji because people tend to go to Thailand, Bali and other countries more and they don’t get to learn and enjoy other cuisine and culture
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (FSA) said some companies risked losing their credibility after an annual audit found 12 of 40 businesses had “dishonestly” labelled their products as halal. READ MORE…
The upcoming Madrid Fusión Manila is an opportunity for the capital of the Philippines to retake its place as one of the gastronomical destinations in Asia. This is the statement of Department of Tourism secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. at the press conference of Madrid Fusión Manila in Fairmont Makati on
People on the Internet tend to freak out about all things cute and tiny, from babies to animals to babies who are friends with animals. But now, there’s a new addition to this genre: videos of people making tiny edible food creations on YouTube. We’ve just discovered this trend of making
More than 1,300 French dinners will be served at restaurants and embassies across the five continents for a special event on Thursday, March 19. Under the patronage of France’s foreign ministry and Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse, “Goût de France / Good France” is intended as a celebration of French cuisine,
The strategies of some of America’s largest packaged foods companies appear to be running up against their shelf life.companies have had a variety of headwinds to contend with recently, including a strong dollar that has made their products more expensive abroad and the high price of cheese and beef. Those, though, are the kind of
Nelson Carvalheiro, a travel and food blogger, dedicates his latest newsletter to Summer Portugal Food. As an Ambassador to the Blogging Community for APTECE – The Portuguese Food Travel Association, he shares the Portugal Food and Travel Stories project. In addition, he offers a 16 day all inclusive Food Tour of Portugal, where you will have the chance to eat charcoal grilled sardines
Tourism Australia has unveiled the latest evolution of its global campaign – ‘There’s nothing like Australia’ – with exceptional food and wine experiences from around the country playing a starring role in an effort to convert the global appetite for Australia as a travel destination into more visits. “Restaurant Australia is
Chef, culinary innovator, TV presenter, author, international judge and food archaeologist Alan Coxon has been invited to assist in the Government’s international Great Britain campaign. Coxon will represent and promote the British food, beverage and tourism industries as part of the campaign, working alongside Visit Britain. The multifaceted role also sees Coxon
According to The Budapest Observatory: “Haute cuisine and universities are bordering culture proper, thus we found it justified to check the standing of our area east-central European area on two recently published rank lists. I wish we had not done so. We are absent from the top 100 best restaurantsand the top 100
We’ve all seen them. The waiter plops a gorgeous plate of sumptuous food on the table but, rather than taking out a fork and knife to tuck in, they grab their cellphone and snap a photo. Within minutes, it has been hashtagged #foodporn or #cameraeatsfirst and posted to Tubmlr, Twitter,
Khoj is currently running the third edition of its Food Residency – a six-week residency that will focus on generating conversations around ‘food’. Apart from the discussions between the artists-in-residence, the residency aims to develop additional conversations around other food-related issues, such as the politics of food and food as
The Food Film Festival encourages visitors to look at food differently. Film is of course a powerful medium, but art and design are also good ways of shedding new light on a familiar topic… READ MORE
RTT News Food is an ever present musical theme for Kelis, whose 2003 LP Tasty spawned the hit, “Milkshake.” There are plenty of food related songs on the new album, including “Jerk Ribs,” “Breakfast,” “Cobbler” and “Fish Fry.” … READ MORE
