Oct
01
2009
The devastating floods that affected the Philippines look like repeating again this weekend. My beautiful girl has lost Christmas cards, letters and gifts, all material i know, but nonetheless items that are so important for sentimental reasons. The impending sense of fear at yet another flood devastation, the tragic life loses and hundreds of thousands [...]
May
27
2009
I have often read with great interest the story about how other people developed a passion for food. Many say they were influenced by their parents or grandparents at an early age, whether through spending time at their side in the kitchen or by simply inheriting their enthusiasm for fresh, wholesome and exciting food. Others [...]
May
17
2009
While many of us are now aware of “Blood Diamonds”, thanks to the movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, what most of Australia and, indeed the world, do not realise is that “Blood Chocolate” also exists as a tragic and violent reality for a significant number of very poor people in West Africa? If you want to [...]
Mar
14
2009
Food is
individual and eating has always been one of the most “natural” and individualistic
human activities-one must eat and one cannot share the food
one eats. Yet the more ritualistic the dining procedures, the more social and
less individual the behavior becomes and the more potential individual anarchy
is constrained by social imperative.
Despite the importance accorded food and its [...]
Mar
13
2009
Is life passing you by too fast?! Modern life certainly places an emphasis on speed and fast living, but at what expense? The Slow Food movement encourages you to slow down, take it easy, enjoy your food and life….
The Slow Food movement was founded by Carlo Petrini [...]