Monday, September 01, 2008
Strange News from the Food Front (9/1/2008)
A weekly round-up of food and drink oddities:
- Naked Chef Finds British Food -
- Bland Jamie Oliver, the "Naked Chef," took swipes at his countrymen, the culture of alcohol, too many material goods, and bland food. Not, as he claims, like it used to be, when the televisions were small, the phones attached to the wall, and the food like Italian, only without pasta or risotto. Order up a slab of meat and some potatoes for the disillusioned and weary cook. (The Telegraph) - But They All Taste Like Coke Coca-Cola is working on a new fountain machine that can dispense 100 flavors. Let's hope one of them isn't New Coke. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
- Pest, Please As food prices have jumped internationally, the price of rat meat has quadrupled in Cambodia as poor people cannot afford any other type. (Reuters)
- Pizza on the House Pizzaioli - pizza chefs - in Naples gave away pizza last week to protest some competitors who, they claimed, used jumps in commodity prices to excuse permanent price jumps even when the commodity prices dropped again. (Reuters)
- Annual Tomato Fight Last week also brought the annual tomato fight, with an estimated 40,000 people pelting each other in Bunol, Spain. (AP)
- Stale Cake Sale A 27-year-old piece of the cake from the wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles sold for about $2,400. (AFP)
