Dining out is the nations’ favourite pastime. Everybody loves a good meal, good service, value for money and excellent food. What’s more everybody loves to tell others about their favourite restaurant. It is an experienced all the better for the sharing. The Which? restaurant of the year awards give everybody the chance to do this [...]
March 8th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "food"
Top Restaurants for Treating Mum
If you want to make a memorable impression on someone special then try one of these top restaurants as recommended in the Good Food Guide.
The UK has many fantastic restaurants, and the Good Food Guide has chosen ten of the finest for Mother’s Day meals.
Cellar, in Anstruther, Scotland is truly a delight for those who [...]
March 7th, 2010 | Tony | 0 comments | Continued
Which? Battle With The FSA To Make Food Labels Clearer
There is an ongoing war of words for the heart and mind of everyone who eats food. On one side there are the food producers while on the other there are consumer advocates and health charities and caught in the crossfire is the FSA (Food Standards Agency). The latest salvo in the war has been [...]
February 20th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
Good Food Guide Iphone
Lovers of good food everywhere in the UK have been depending on the Good Food Guide for nearly sixty years now, to guide them in their quest to find the best places to eat. Moving along with the age of mobile technology, the Good Food Guide has now launched an iPhone application that will make [...]
February 7th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
Making Honey Is The Bee’s Knees
The British Beekeepers Association has reported a 25% increase in membership in the last twelve months, showing that beekeeping is becoming very popular. The questions many have is how easy is beekeeping, can anyone do it, and what happens if you only have a small garden?
Which? Gardening decided to take up beekeeping for a year [...]
Pizza Hut Pizza Unhealthy and Tastes Worst
The consumer magazine Which? has tested and compared Marguerite pizzas from six popular pizza restaurant chains and all were assigned a red light for high fat and salt content.
The Pizza Hut pizza had the highest fat content, equivalent to nearly 70% of what any woman should consume in a day. The prize for highest levels [...]
The Dogs Edinburgh Heralded in Good Food Guide
The Good Food Guide 2010 Editors’ Choice Award winners were announced on Tuesday with winners including Edinburgh bistro, The Dogs, as well as a Norfolk seafood restaurant.
The Awards do not necessarily go to those restaurants which are considered Five Star, or are the most popular with the crowds.
Editor of The Good Food Guide, Elizabeth Carter, [...]
Lamb’s Navy Rum Turns 160
To celebrate the 160th anniversary of Lamb’s Navy Rum, veterans across the country have been remembering their sailing days and the sayings borne of the sea that have now become part of our everyday lives.
A nationwide poll has revealed our top three most famous naval sayings and it appears we are a united nation [...]
Top 10 Money Saving Tips for Food Shopping
What Consumer’s money saving tips for food shopping:
Write a shopping list and stick to it. Don’t be tempted by clever offers such as ‘buy one get one free’ offers. The price of one may be more than double two of another brand. And do you really need it anyway?
Experiment with cheaper alternatives. [...]
Eat Healthy Food, Save Money
Here’s a challenge. Trying to spend less on your weekly shop, while coping with rising food prices AND still making sure your family eats healthy food. It’s a tough one.
Have you ever looked at all the ready meals or packaged stuff in your trolley and wondered whether you could make it yourself? From scratch? Would [...]
Food Money Saving Study
What Consumer can reveal the results of its unique and comprehensive study, comparing the cost of typical pre-packaged or ready meals with the costs associated with making the same dish from scratch. The study looked at 50 family favourites and although most worked out cheaper from scratch, found numerous items for which the difference was [...]
October 31st, 2008 | Catriona | 0 comments | Continued
Money Saving on Family Meals
The cost of making these popular main courses has been compared to the price of buying like for like ready meals as part of the What Consumer Food Money Saving Study.
Key Findings:
All the chicken dishes are more expensive than the chicken ready meals. The main reason for this is obvious – you can use good [...]
Money Saving on Puds and Cakes
Desserts, puddings and cakes are most commonly cited as those items most likely to be bought ready made as a treat. However, the study shows us that with only a little more effort and organisation, the savings can be staggering. Find out more about the Food Money Saving Study.
Key Findings:
It is clear from the results [...]
Money Saving on Soups, Sauces and Sides
This section provides information about the difference in price between buying popular soups, sauces and side dishes and the cost of making them for yourself from scratch. Visit the following link for more information Food Money Saving Study.
Key Findings:
All these soups, sauces and side dishes are cheaper if you make them yourself. The soups [...]
Money Saving on Kids and Party Food
What Consumer has compared the cost of making popular party food from scratch to buying it from the supermarket. Perhaps just as important as the cost issue, is the concern over salt, sugar and fat content in the food we serve to kids. Therefore, this section also explores the costs associated with making higher quality [...]
October 31st, 2008 | Catriona | 0 comments | Continued
