Category Archives: Food

The Nutrition Puzzle

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Fiona

A nice article in this week’s (18 February) Economist about poverty and food: The Nutrition Puzzle. Lots of interesting stuff, such as of the 7 billion people in the world, 1 billion do not have enough calories, 1 billion have … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth David’s illustrators

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Fiona

I’d like to get some prints of the original illustrations and dust jackets that were done for Elizabeth David’s books. Is there any way of doing this, besides buying the books and butchering them? A first edition of A Book … Continue reading →

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Kitchen chairs with rush seats

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Fiona

I’ve just bought six chairs with rush seats from eBay for my Halsey Street kitchen.  Or perhaps I have bought a blue motorbike.

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Halsey Street Kitchen in words

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Fiona

I’ve been re-reading Artemis Cooper’s biography of Elizabeth David, and there is a good description of the Halsey Street kitchen on page 147, and a black and white photo dating from the mid 1950s. To summarise: wooden parquet floor electric … Continue reading →

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They are what you feed them

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Fiona

I’ve spent a large part of my weekend reading They Are What You Feed Them by Dr Alex Richardson. It’s good to read some science behind some of the things I’ve been groping towards in this blog for the last … Continue reading →

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The Supermarkets’ Defence

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Fiona

I like Guy Watson’s latest rant that came with my veg box today: Carbon Labelling: Help or Hindrance?  Though I care more about nutrients than carbon footprints, I think what he says about carbon labelling is equally applicable to nutritional … Continue reading →

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Feed your brain

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Fiona

Not exactly news, but I was digging around for evidence of the impact of diet on children’s development and came across Michele Belot and Jonathan James’s evaluation of Jamie Oliver’s School Dinners campaign: Healthy School Meals and Educational Achievements (Jan … Continue reading →

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Spoons make you fat

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Fiona

An article published yesterday on BMJ Open – Baby Knows Best? – picked up today by the BBC under the title Spoon Feeding ‘Makes Babies Fatter’ – got me thinking. I’m glad someone is starting to research this area, but … Continue reading →

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Cheapest among equals

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Fiona

I was talking to a friend yesterday who mentioned that her mother had joined a local campaign to stop a new Tesco being built in her town. She said that one of the planks of their campaign was that Tesco … Continue reading →

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French Children Don’t Get Fat (or do they?)

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Fiona

A few years ago I was walking through the airport and I saw a book called French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano. Intrigued by anything to do with France and food, I bought it and hoped to discover … Continue reading →

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