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The Big Questions 12 Feb 2013 | 07:45 pm
I was a panellist on this week’s episode of The Big Questions on BBC One, arguing for reason over faith and debating “fat taxes”. It’s on iPlayer.
Sunday Times: The decline of the British high street 3 Feb 2013 | 03:00 pm
The building stands on a quiet street near the top of a hill. It is buckled and listing with age, and its handmade bricks, laid hundreds of years ago, are weathered and cracked. The timber frames sit ...
McDonald’s: a healthier, happier meal, or just good PR? 29 Jan 2013 | 08:00 pm
A comment piece for the Guardian McDonald’s has announced the creation of 2,500 new British jobs. Over the last five years, in fact, the company increased its UK workforce by 20,000 – a rise of over 2...
Prospect: Korean food 28 Jan 2013 | 03:00 pm
I have a piece in the current issue of Prospect discussing the sudden popularity of Korean food. It isn’t online, but you can pick it up at the newsagent’s or subscribe here.
Mr Toad, the flouncing, volcanic, squirrel-shooting charmer 27 Jan 2013 | 06:13 pm
A piece for the Sunday Times in which I asked friends of Michael Winner what he was like Friends of Michael Winner describe a man who enjoyed a reputation for being obstreperous but whose public imag...
At home with sous vide 26 Jan 2013 | 03:00 pm
A feature for the Financial Times on sous vide cookery and Modernist Cuisine In front of me is perhaps the most impractical cookbook I’ve ever used. Modernist Cuisine at Home is a vast, expensively ph...
How to cut food waste 11 Jan 2013 | 03:00 pm
A comment piece for the Guardian The figures are stark: up to 2bn tonnes of perfectly good food is wasted every year – between 30% and 50% of all the food produced around the world. In Britain alone w...
The RSPCA’s prosecution of Louis Cole, goldfish eater 2 Jan 2013 | 06:42 pm
A feature for the Guardian You may remember Louis Cole, the man who eats strange things. He became a YouTube celebrity by munching live scorpions, maggotty turkey legs, giant ragworms and the like. In...
Sponsored advertorial: Sacla UK 24 Dec 2012 | 07:00 pm
This is a sponsored advertorial provided by Sacla UK Post-Party Food As any party animal knows, the breakfast after a big night is essential to ensure the next day isn’t a complete write-off. If your ...
The joy of Christmas feasting 22 Dec 2012 | 03:00 pm
A comment piece for the Guardian Prepare to unbuckle your belt. On Christmas Day, the average Briton will consume 6,000 calories, the equivalent of almost 5kg of egg fried rice, or 24 baked potatoes. ...
