{"id":2085,"date":"2011-01-21T10:13:14","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T10:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jamesramsden.com\/?p=2085"},"modified":"2011-01-21T10:13:14","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T10:13:14","slug":"this-weeks-food-news-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamesramsden.com\/2011\/01\/21\/this-weeks-food-news-5\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week’s Food News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Food’s getting more expensive. We know this. It’s not news. Let’s move on. Here’s what else has been happening:<\/em><\/p>\n

Michelin’s damp squib
\n<\/span><\/strong>\"\"<\/a>The 2011 Michelin results came out this week to more groaning ennui than ever. Predictable, dull, and irrelevant was the general reaction. Ramsay kept the three stars<\/a> at his ‘flagship’ restaurant (though he may have forgotten where it is), while somehow picking up a star for the almost universally slated Petrus. It wasn’t all bad. Skye Gyngell’s wonderful cooking at Petersham Nurseries<\/a> was given a star. Get there when you can. It’s very special.<\/p>\n

Dine and dash more prevalent
\n<\/span><\/strong>\"\"<\/a>It seems our matey-boy in November<\/a> has started a trend. What with none of us having any money and that, it seems more people are slipping out the door without paying the bill<\/a>. In December William Cordle bought a \u00a35,500 jeroboam of Cristal champagne in Amika and scooted, leaving a \u00a37,000 bar tab. Presumably he had some pork scratchings, too. Have you ever dined and dashed?<\/p>\n

The breakfast myth
\n<\/span><\/strong>\"\"<\/a>Do you remember this risible article<\/a> last year, which claimed that a full English might actually be the healthiest way to start the day? Well, unsurprisingly, researchers in Germany have found this to be untrue<\/a>. Analysing 400 people’s eating habits, they noted that those who ate a big breakfast didn’t, as previously claimed, cut back at other meals. Obviously. Most people who eat a 1500 calorie breakfast aren’t going to eat lettuce for lunch.<\/p>\n

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Other food news this week:
\n<\/span><\/strong>* Organic milk is better for you, say scientists<\/a>.
\n* Starbucks launches the mega-coffee<\/a>.
\n* Calls for hospitals to grow their own food<\/a>.
\n* Marmalade falls in popularity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Piece of the week:
\n<\/span><\/strong>* An hilarious piss-take<\/a> of this stomach-churning Liz Jones<\/a> piece on the Jo Yeates murder (via @stefangates<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Recipe of the week:
\n<\/span><\/strong>* Felicity Cloake’s perfect marmalade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Video of the week:
\n<\/span><\/strong>* The 100 greatest movie insults of all time. Use one next time you’re upset. *Warning: Very Strong Language*<\/p>\n