When Is A Potato Chip Not A Potato Chip?  Well, according to the UK High Court, when it’s a Pringle. On Friday, Justice Warren ruled that Pringles are not potato chips- or crisps, in the British vernacular- thus keeping them exempt from VAT. Apparently, they just don’t contain enough potato, and certainly don’t behave in [...]

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I confess, foodie friends, that on a day like today - hot, humid and grey - I don’t feel especially inspired to do much beyond delving deeply into a dish of white chocolate raspberry truffle Häagen-Dazs (the key, I am sure, to living a long and happy life). But I am refraining from such activity [...]

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Presenting our new feature: Friday Food News Peruse (previously known as Tidbits)
With all that is wrong with the world and the increasing evidence that slackers abound everywhere, it’s nice to see at least one beacon of over-achievement (and dare I say, ruthless competitiveness). Following a link from Slashfood, we find the tale of 15 [...]

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We’re feeling quite ahead of the curve around here at the moment. See, back in October, the Fabulous Foodie pondered the truth and nature of sandwiches. What could be more personal than a sandwich? We all have our ideal ingedients, must-have methods and serving specifics.
Now the New York Times has turned it’s attention to the [...]

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I’ve been trying to think of something to post for days now and all I could think of was rice. (1)
“Argh!” I thought. “I am not going to get into a poli-econ rant about food riots, the short-sightedness of the World Bank, the relative inefficiency of ethanol, the shift in the national diet of China [...]

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