A delicious bourbon sauce elevates this simple sweet treat Grilled fruit is the perfect example of a low-effort, high-reward dessert. Just a few minutes on a griddle pan or barbecue, and even the most humble of fruits gets transformed into ...
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We are buying more French-style rosé than ever, and showing a taste for more quality wines, too. And, if you know where to look, there are excellent bargains to be had I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: ...
Read More »A look at some of the corporations that dominate the Amazon
From mining to cattle ranching and soya farming, some of the world’s largest companies exploit the region, though many also claim to be giving something back Vale CEO: Eduardo BartolomeoMain business: Mining – iron, copper, nickel. Also manganese and goldOwnership: ...
Read More »The multinational companies that industrialised the Amazon rainforest
Analysis shows handful of corporations extract tens of billions of dollars of raw materials a year – and their commitments to restoration vary greatly A handful of global giants dominate the industrialisation of the Amazon rainforest, extracting tens of billions ...
Read More »More than 800m Amazon trees felled in six years to meet beef demand
Investigation involving Guardian shows systematic and vast forest loss linked to cattle farming in Brazil More than 800m trees have been cut down in the Amazon rainforest in just six years to feed the world’s appetite for Brazilian beef, according ...
Read More »‘Once in a lifetime’: Michelin-starred chefs serve up £633 ‘four hands’ banquet in London
Wolfgang Puck and Alain Ducasse join forces to create one-off ‘last supper’ for diners willing to pay up to £1,000 with wine and service For the super-rich, it appears, one world-famous Michelin-starred chef is no longer quite enough to make ...
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Vibrant and nonconformist, this Mexican taqueria is the area’s most exciting new opening for a while There is no cutlery at Homies on Donkeys, a taqueria in Leytonstone, east London, that is run by Sandra Bello and chef Erik “Smokey” ...
Read More »Japan vending machines to automatically offer free food if earthquake hits
Machines in coastal city of Ako, are located in an area that experts say is vulnerable to a future powerful earthquake Japan has extended its natural disaster preparations to vending machines, which will offer free food and drink in the ...
Read More »Truck driver held after spilled potatoes cause chaos on Danish bridge
Spills occur as Danish parliament passes law to tax petrol and diesel trucks transporting heavy loads A 57-year-old truck driver has been detained after loads of potatoes were found on a bridge linking two Danish islands, police have said. The ...
Read More »Here’s proof fishing bans leave plenty to eat, says study of Mexico marine park
Scientists compared catch data from four years before and after a moratorium and found minimal impact on commercial fishing Banning fishing in a Mexican marine park did not reduce the fishing catch, according to a new study that says it ...
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