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The Frankenburger, world’s first test tube burger has arrived.

It’s been in the works for a while and the world’s first test-tube burger, made from meat grown in a laboratory, is about to be make its début in London. Its developers hope it will show how the soaring global demand for protein can be met without the need for vast herds of cattle. The…

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Gordon Ramsay fan pulls out a knife and narrowly misses his foot.

Gordon Ramsay had a close call with a “butterfingered” fan who pulled out a knife and summarily dropped the thing while showing Ramsay how sharp it was by cutting through his shopping bag. The knife dropped to the floor, narrowly missing the foul mouthed Ramsay’s foot. The Kitchen Nightmares star calmly picked it up and…

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Do you think that being a chef is a feminine job?

The Guardian reports that only 20% of British chefs are woman and when I think of the restaurants I’ve visited in South Africa I can’t really see us doing much better. The life is tough, not just mentally but physically too with long hours taking care of everyone else’s family time except theirs. While woman…

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Gordon Ramsay goes to jail!

Gordon Ramsay is off to jail for his next television series where filming began at the notorious HM Prison Brixton in London. Gordon is looking to help with prisoners rehabilitation by teaching them how to cook. The series will hit television screens in the UK around August this year so here in South Africa we…

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Jamie Oliver takes on Rio Ferdinand in Manchester’s King St.

Jamie Oliver is opening another “Jamie’s Italian” restaurant, this time in Manchester right opposite Rio Ferdinand’s “Rosso Restaurant & Bar” on King St. This two eatery’s are worlds apart, Ferdinand’s has all the bling you’d expect from a multi million pound footballer while Jamie’s is all about good, earthy food and family dining. We wonder…

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The Top 10 Food Tends for 2012

So what can we look forward too in 2012 when it come to food trends. The Food Channel in the US has done some extensive research and has come up with a few trends we can expect to see. I doubt we will see all of these happening in South Africa and in some cases…

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McDonald’s apologises to pit bull owners after including “petting a stray pit-bull” as being riskier than trying a new menu item at McDonald’s

McDonald’s infuriated American pit-bull owners with a radio commercial that claimed, among other things, “petting a stray pit-bull” was riskier than trying a new menu item at one of the fast food outlets. The advert is promoting the new “McBites”, which have not been getting positive feedback from consumers anyway. More than 9000 people have…

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Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares continue

The US Television giant Fox has renewed Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares for a fifth season. The show which began it’s life in the UK before heading across the pond to the far more profitable shores of the United States, has been a hit with American audiences. Gordon Ramsay has four shows running in the US…