Sydney, Australia-based Fable Food is the latest plant-based food startup to announce funding. The company, which uses mushrooms in its meat alternatives, has raised $6.5 million AUD (about $4.8 million USD) in a seed round led by Blackbird Ventures, the Australian venture capital firm whose portfolio also includes Canva, Culture Amp and SafetyCulture. Other participants […]
Ultraprocessed Foods Now 2/3 of Calories in Children and Teen’s Diets
Two-thirds of children’s calories are now coming from “ultraprocessed” junk food and sweets. Researchers from Tufts University say these foods have a link to diabetes, obesity, and other serious medical conditions, including cancer.
Zomato’s losses widen in first quarterly earnings since IPO
Zomato’s losses more than tripled in its first quarterly earnings report since its listing last month as the company’s expenses grew and the pandemic hit the firm’s dining-out business. The Gurgaon-headquartered firm reported (PDF) a net loss of $48 million in the quarter that ended in June, up from about $13.5 million during the same period […]
Zest for life! 10 luscious ways with lime – from zinging marshmallows to comforting dal
A squeeze will lift the flavour of other ingredients – now it’s time to make the citrus fruit the star of the showIf you’ve been reading a lot of these recipe roundups, you’ll know how often limes feature. If you’re cooking with avocado, you’ll often n…
No ice-cream machine? No problem … | Kitchen aide
Do you need a machine to make decent ice-cream, or can it be done with just a plastic container, a fork and a freezer? Our kitchen gurus have the scoop• Got a culinary dilemma? Email feast@theguardian.comWhat’s the secret to ice-cream? Can you ever get…
Hemp milk claims to be the greenest yet – but is it any good?
Newcomer on dairy alternative scene is vegan, sequesters carbon and increases biodiversityI’m sitting in my kitchen, about to try my first sip of a milk that is vegan, sequesters carbon and increases biodiversity. Dairy milk has a high carbon footprint…
Why salmonella is a food poisoning killer that won’t go away in the US
About 1.35m Americans a year fall ill from the bacteria. Why are there still so many infections?In my kitchen, I treat raw chicken as if it’s crawling with bacteria that could make me and my family sick. I use separate cutting boards for meats and prod…
Nigel Slater’s recipe for roast peppers, tomatoes and lentils
A succulent, juicy, midweek veggie feastSet the oven at 200C/gas mark 6. Wipe 4 large peppers, halve them lengthways, remove their seeds, then place them in a baking dish or roasting tin. Tuck around them 250g of cherry tomatoes. Bake for 40-50 minutes…
Elegantly wasted: has lockdown made booze dangerously aspirational?
Drinking at home was once a guilty pleasure. Now everyone from bored homeworkers to professional influencers is swapping cocktail recipes and photos of colourful aperitifs. Is gin o’clock turning into unhappy hour?The shadow of a palm frond falls on a …
ゴーストキッチンの概念を変えた？ 急成長する英国のスタートアップ
テイクアウトやデリヴァリー用の料理をつくる店舗にキッチンスペースを貸し出す「ゴーストキッチン」が注目されているが、これらは必ずしも労働環境や待遇の面で評判がいいとは限らない。英国のスタートアップKarma Kitchenは、最新設備が整った居心地のいい空間をゴーストキッチンとして貸し出し、従業員に十分な賃金を支払うことで急成長している。
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