Spanish on-demand delivery platform Glovo today announced plans to double its investment in Africa and expand its operations on the continent. The Barcelona-based company has invested up to €25M ($30M) by bringing its food delivery service to six African countries — Morocco, Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Nigeria. Glovo is available in more than […]
Superfood surprise! Ten delicious, unexpected ways with kale – from sausage stew to apple cake
The leafy green vegetable isn’t just healthy, it is wildly versatile, whether you’re dusting it on popcorn, using it to make crisps, or layering it in an ingenious lasagneKale is an exhausting food – not because of how it tastes, but for its role in th…
20 meat and dairy firms emit more greenhouse gas than Germany, Britain or France
Livestock companies with large emissions receive billions of dollars in funding, campaigners sayTwenty livestock companies are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than either Germany, Britain or France – and are receiving billions of dollars …
Licence to krill: the destructive demand for a ‘better’ fish oil
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From Italy to an Oxford library: a new home for Antonio Carluccio’s secrets
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On my radar: Alexis Taylor’s cultural highlights
The Hot Chip frontman on a Factory Records exhibition, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and his favourite vegan ramenBorn in 1980, Alexis Taylor is the lead vocalist and keyboardist/guitarist of synthpop band Hot Chip. He formed the group with Joe Goddard while at s…
Original Observer Photography
Michael Rosen, Paloma Faith, St Etienne and ‘champing’ holidays – the best photography commissioned by the Observer in August 2021 Continue reading…
Terri Mercieca’s recipes for vanilla ice-cream parfait sandwich and sundae
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エディブル・ランドスケープが生み出すネイバーフッド──山崎亮：フードイノヴェイションの未来像（第6回）
コミュニティデザインにおける「食」の重要性とは？というお題に対して、コミュニティメンバーの視界に美味しい食べ物がどれだけ見えているかという「食視率」の概念からその本質を軽やかに提示してみせた山崎亮。市民が持続可能なかたちで自発的に参画するコミュニティデザインに携わり続けてきた山崎が、ネイバーフッドから始まる食の可能性を語った「フードイノヴェイションの未来像」第6回のダイジェストをお届けする。
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Grilled hispi, Turkish cauliflower and coconut kale: Yotam Ottolenghi’s brassica recipes
Put paid to ‘boring’ cabbage and get bold with your brassicas, starting with a nutty, spicy roast cauli, sweet cabbage in a limey Thai dressing and a Sri-Lankan style kale and chickpea coconut currySeptember’s a month that always feels a bit like a new…