A bottle nearly as old as Canada discovered last year contained a bitter-tasting beer that was just about drinkable but not very good, a researcher who tested it said Thursday. The bottle from the “Alexander…
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Power station creates electricity with cheese
A power station in Albertville, Savoie is using a by-product of cheese making, skimmed whey, to make electricity. In operation since July 2015, the factory uses an anaerobic digestion of the effluents in VALBIO METHACORE®…
Chefs predict top 10 food trends for 2016
We may still be a few days away from the New Year, but for hotel and restaurant owners, hospitality workers and others in the foodservice business, it’s never too early to start thinking about how to…
Belgian chocolatier goes ‘bean-to-bar’ for best taste
Chuao, Baracoa, Hacienda Rio Peripa: when it comes to cocoa beans, it turns out there are vintages just like there are for fine wines, says Belgian chocolate maker Benoit Nihant. In a country where chocolate…
The Macallan 1824 series: The perfect Whiskies for the festive season
The Festive season is upon us making it mandatory to make merry however we see fit. After all, it has been one long year no? So what better way to celebrate by treating our palates…
Japan premium Kobe beef, melons get brand protection
Champagne, Melton Mowbray pork pies and Gorgonzola cheese are to be joined by Kobe beef and eye-wateringly expensive Yubari melons as protected products after Japan Tuesday granted them a special status. A total of seven…
Eating lettuce is worse for environment than eating bacon: Study
Is eating meat or leafy greens worse off for the environment? According to a new study published in the November edition of Environment Systems and Decisions, researchers found that eating more fruits and vegetables…
Chinese wineries seek inspiration in foreign cups
In a country renowned for forgery, winemaker Jose Hernandez worries China’s burgeoning viniculture industry will suffer from blatant copying of Bordeaux’s output. China has the world’s second-largest grape growing area, but experts say its winemakers…
#WineNews : Kenyan wine brand Leleshwa shows off new “mature” look
If you thought that just because Kenya lies smack on the equator it would make it quite tricky to produce wine -and good wine at that- then you would be dead wrong! The Kenyan wine…