What is it about food that offers us a sense of comfort? Why do we have the term comfort food? Well, as I mentioned last time, when my grandfather died, my grandmother became a sort of recluse and turned to food in a time of depression. You might...

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Nowadays when we go for a drink at the pub or eat out at a restaurant we take it for granted that ice will be on offer to chill our drink of choice, but less than 200 hundred years ago ice was a luxury afforded only to the rich and affluent, until...

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When it comes down to eating healthy, we’re all a little guilty for eating –eh- not so healthy every once in a while. If you were to keep a food diary of everything you ate over the past five years…EVERYTHING…would you pass the test of being a...

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Continuing in the thread of “bad eating,” so far we have learned that there are MUCH better food choices out there that we could be making when it comes to feeding our bodies. Another prime example is ice cream. Ah, ice cream. What would summer...

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If you want to know about home brewing and home brewing history, the best place is probably not in a museum or library. The best place to go for information and to get a feel of home brewing in the old days is to go to one of your local home brew...

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The food service and bartending industries are popular money making jobs for young people attending school, or middle aged adults seeking to earn extra dollars on top of their regular, full time careers. Making cocktails is to a bartender as...

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Metal wine racks are a superior choice if you have concerns about being able to safeguard the expensive wine collection you have assembled. Naturally, the metal material that they are constructed from means they are really sturdy and will last for...

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