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Quorn samosas with mango and mint dip

10-Oct-2002

Preparation: 10 minsCooking: 35 minsServes: 14Ingredients:250g Quorn mince500g potatoes, peeled and diced100g peas100g onion, finely chopped10g...

Consumer foodservice boom

10-Oct-2002

The "consumer foodservice"market pubs, restaurants and takeaways will grow in value by almost 30% by 2006, according to a new report by market...

Mediterranean cuttlefish

10-Oct-2002

Ingredients (serves four) 680g/1lb 8oz cuttlefish, fresh or defrosted, skinned, cleaned and sliced 8 tablespoons olive oil 4 tablespoons fresh...

Food and drink take centre stage

10-Oct-2002

We've invested heavily in the business and reduced prices at the same time," says Forrester. Drinks prices have been reduced on about 60% of products...

What a curry on!

09-Oct-2002

With curry being the nation's favourite dish, Kingfisher World Curry Week is set to be a huge success. Kerry Rogan looks at how you can spice up your...

Ruling means waiters' tips are classed as wages

03-Oct-2002

Waiters have reacted angrily to a European ruling that means some of their tips are counted as part of their minimum wage.Human rights judges in...

Drink choice fuelled by age, sex and food'

03-Oct-2002

A new formula which claims to predict a consumer's choice of drink has been unveiled by Allied Domecq. The research aims to shed light on changing...

Sweet success

03-Oct-2002

Honeycombe Leisure has revealed that its like-for-like sales for the first 20 weeks of its current year are 6% ahead of the year before. Chairman...

British Meat's Foodservice Summit outgrows venue

02-Oct-2002

British Meat has been inundated with requests for places at its Foodservice Summit next month.As a result, the organisers have moved the summit to a...

New food labelling laws to control what can be called meat

02-Oct-2002

Tough new laws on food labelling will make it easier for caterers to see what type of meat they are buying.New proposals announced by the Food...

Ramsay grabs four top titles in awards coup

28-Sep-2002

Mark Sargeant, head chef at Gordon Ramsay at Claridges in London, is officially the best chef in the UK.Mark was named Knorr Chef of the Year at an...

Fungi decline leads to licensing scheme for mushroom pickers

26-Sep-2002

Mushroom pickers in London have been warned they will need to be licensed after forest authorities reported a worrying decline in the numbers of...

France close to lifting ban on British beef

25-Sep-2002

British beef could be back on French menus after receiving approval from the country's food safety agency.France has now moved a step closer to...

Beef daubes in a Golden Glory sauce with horseradish cream & crispy parsnips

20-Sep-2002

Ingredients30 ml Oil4 x 250g British beef chuck eye daubes250g Button onions, peeled250g Button mushrooms100g Red onions350g Parsnips, peeled and cut...

Allergy danger is highlighted

20-Sep-2002

Pubs and restaurants have been told to give their customers better information about which dishes on their menus could cause an allergic reaction.The...