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The best microwaves in the UK for every kitchen and budget – tested
The Guardian’s consumer technology reviewer tested 10 microwave ovens from leading brands across various price points, evaluating them on everyday tasks such as reheating drinks, cooking jacket potatoes, defrosting and popping popcorn. The review aims to help shoppers pick a model suited to how they actually use a microwave, noting the appliances’ speed and lower…
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In the kitchen with RFK Jr. … bon appetit?
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. recently launched a new cooking show on HBO called “The Real Food Show.”
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‘Foolish’ restaurant manager accused of sparking mass panic in Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter with a fake gun was in costume
A restaurant manager in Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park sparked panic among the public after being spotted carrying what appeared to be a firearm, prompting alarmed onlookers to flee the area and alert police. It later emerged that the object was a fake gun forming part of a costume, and the man has been…
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Purple Carrot Meal Kit Review: Tastier Than Meal Kits With Meat
Wired’s review of Purple Carrot, a US vegan meal-kit delivery service, gives it a strong 8/10, arguing that its recipes rival or beat many meat-based meal-kit competitors on taste and culinary ambition. The reviewer, an omnivore and experienced food critic, singles out dishes such as pecan-topped, five-spice butternut squash dumplings as standout meals, praising the…
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Fridge blunders over what food should go in the fridge leaves Britons hot under the collar
A report highlights widespread confusion among Britons over which foods genuinely need to be kept in the fridge, with many households apparently getting it wrong. The mix-up matters because incorrectly storing food can affect its taste, texture and safety, potentially leading to unnecessary waste or, in some cases, spoiled produce being eaten. Common points of…
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The sneaky economics of healthwashing
“Healthwashing” describes the marketing tactics food companies use to make products appear healthier than they really are, often to justify premium prices. The Planet Money piece explains this through the economic concept of asymmetric information: because buyers cannot easily verify a product’s true nutritional content, sellers have an incentive to mislead them with buzzwords, appealing…
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Discontinued Cracker Barrel foods that fans are begging to get back
A viral Fox News piece rounds up Cracker Barrel menu items that loyal customers have long asked the restaurant chain to bring back, tapping into renewed nostalgia for the brand after it recently paused a controversial rebrand of its restaurants. The article notes that Cracker Barrel built its reputation on Southern comfort food and nostalgic…
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Russian ‘human safari’ kamikaze drone pilot terrorises civilian before going in for the kill – only for the Ukrainian to cheat death
A Ukrainian civilian survived a harrowing encounter after being hunted by a Russian kamikaze drone in what has been described as a “human safari” style attack, in which the operator appeared to toy with the target before attempting to strike. Such attacks form part of a wider pattern in the Russia-Ukraine war, where first-person-view drones…
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Price of olive oil expected to rise again as European crops feel the heat
European farmers are warning of falling food production and rising prices after extreme heat, drought and wildfires damaged crops across the continent this summer. Olive oil, already expensive following previous price spikes, is expected to rise further as groves in Greece, Italy and Portugal have been hit by fire, ash and poor air quality, while…
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Sydney chef’s wife dies after she was struck by car while picking her children up from school
The wife of a Sydney chef has died after being struck by a car while collecting her children from school in Lakemba, in the city’s south-west. The death has shocked the local community, with a GoFundMe fundraiser reportedly launched to support the family, which has links to Dick’s Hotel. Full details of the crash, including…