The 2010 Good Food Guide correctly predicts the top 10 chefs to rule the next decade of British cooking. Three of the chefs nominated by readers and then secretly inspected by critics for this honor were trained under Gordon Ramsay, who himself is a top chef of the current decade.
England based food company, Approved Food actually sells products a few days past their “best buy” dates and has seen a recent uptick in business thanks in large part to a struggling economy and great price savings for their customers. Their products, which are still safe to eat are usually more than half what the products are in stores.
I think those of us perpetual dieters have pretty much figured out that in order to lose weight we have to eat less or consume enormous amounts of what we call rabbit food. The problem is when your brain tells you to eat more. That’s the problem if our brains would just not crave twinkies and potato chips so much. we’d be ok. For more on the brain tummy connection, read this Learning To Eat Less http://summertomato.com/learning-to-eat-less-how-understanding-your-brain-can-make-you-healthier/
Reading about the best street foods found in New York City made me want to hop on a plane right now and try some for dinner tonight. Famous Chef Bobby Flay visits finalists from the “Vendy Awards” and his descriptions have me craving Jamaican Jerk Chicken and Belgian Waffles with dinges.
There is an on-line company out of Sheffield named Approved Foods. What makes this company unusual is it sells food to customers at or past it’s best used by date. The food is still quite good, and sells for less than half of what you would pay at the market.
Street food vendors across the country are beginning to get acclaim just like some four-star restaurants. There seems to be an evolution of national street cuisine. If you know a local food cart that serves up amazing treats, you should enter them into the GMA Weekend’s Best Food Cart Challenge.
The Vendys is an awards ceremony for street food vendors, given to the city’s best street fare. Just some of the food items that have been up for this award include, jerk chicken, the Kati roll and Wafels & Dinges. This illustrious awards ceremony takes place September 26 in New York.
Gustavus Adolphus College has been ranked high in the Best Campus Food List for the second year in a row. For several years, they have been trying to improve the nutritional value of their food service offerings and taking a trip through their cafeteria shows a wide variety of delicious, healthy options.
A company that sells food past its “best before” date is so busy they are shutting down their website for two days a month to clear orders that have stacked up faster than they can process.
This is clearly an indication of the financial hardships of our times.
www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/4210997/Company-selling-food-past-its-best- before-date-thrives-in-economic-crisis.html
Who would have thought that food way past its due date will sell like hotcakes in today’s economic crisis? In the past, people would not usually think twice throwing out expired or food nearing its expiry date. An online retailer known as, Approved Food has seen their profits increasing through selling expired food. People would scavenge bargains and get the best deal out of their money because of the present tough economy we’re in. Also, in my opinion, a best before date is not an absolute indication that the food is bad. There is usually a time period after the expiry date where you can eat the food safely but make sure you test it first – the taste, smell and the appearance. It is more of a quality issue rather than safety. The food nearing it’s expiry will not taste as good as the ones just manufactured but it’s safe to eat and it’s cheap – you get what you paid for.
