Attention all foodies: Halifax is limbering up to host its sixth hugely popular Food and Drink Festival this June. The town centre will be abuzz with live chef demos, cookery workshops and over 70 stalls – on Saturday June 22 (10am–5pm), and Sunday June 23 (10am–4pm). Admission is free. Halifax town centre is set to […]
Pop-Tarts is finally giving teens what they’ve been wishing for —peanut butter Pop-Tarts! Just in time for summer, the new Pop-Tarts Gone Nutty! varieties hit store shelves nationwide with two highly anticipated flavours — Peanut Butter and Frosted Chocolate Peanut Butter. “Peanut butter has long been the most requested flavor by our fans,” said Dick […]
Kids and adults are re-discovering the traditional bake sale for a modern age. May sees the launch of Children with Cancer UK’s Bake Club Month. From cupcakes to cookies or a classic Victoria sponge, Bake Club is a fun and simple way to raise dough and save young lives. Everyone is invited to join Bake […]
Bulletproof has created new branding and packaging for Indian rice brand Amira, which is set to launch in the UK, with an icon based on the brand name’s ‘princess’ meaning. The consultancy was appointed to the project in November 2011 following a three-way credentials pitch. It was briefed to create a new brand for Amira, […]
Over the past few decades, true butchery has become something of a lost art form. The rise of supermarkets and vacuum packed meats have made it simpler than ever to pick up the week’s meat shopping without even having to talk to a butcher. Now, in the wake of the horsemeat scandal that has rocked […]
Singha Beer is celebrating New Yorkers who make New York great. Singha will be partnering with local non-profits and charities to celebrate these organizations and raise awareness of their cause during the International Food Festival at the Singha Tent on 43rd Street and 9th Avenue, May 18 and 19, 2013. Singha will be providing prizes […]
There are serious problems in the food chain in relation to food traceability as the recent horse-meat scandal highlighted. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage and the Sustainable Restaurant Association have taken action, and are breaking new ground by providing accredited training by City & Guilds in ethical food selection and procurement. River Cottage is famous for […]
In Chicago, McDonald’s has put up a clever new billboard that uses an ingenious shadow fork to tell you when to eat at each hour of the morning. Featuring various breakfast items from the fast food chain’s menu, the billboard is attached with a fork-shaped structure, whose shadow changes and shifts throughout the morning. At […]
Craving for some delicious pizza, but don’t know where to get some? Have no fear, because there is now an app that points you in the direction of the nearest pizzeria. Called ‘Pizza Compass’, it is an iOS app that features a ‘pizza-to-mouth’ indicator that shows you the exact travel distance to that delicious slice. […]
New Orleans Wine & Food Experience
Twenty-one years ago a small group of forward-thinking wine lovers sat around a table concocting an event that today is considered one of the top wine events in the country. The 21st anniversary of the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience—May 22 – 25, 2013— includes wine dinners hosted by more than 30 local restaurants; […]