It’s Day 1 of National Vegetarian Week on Monday (we blogged about it here recently), and to celebrate we took a look at some of the great communities springing up all over the internet catering for vegetarians and vegans.
VEG London (aka the London Veggie Events Group) is a free social group bringing vegetarians and vegans […]

 
Intrigued, confused and befuddled by our recent teaser? We couldn’t keep you hanging on for long (we’re not that mean) so, drum roll please…cue fanfare….dah da-da daaaaaah!
It’s finally here! The Food 2:0 Project: Nom, Nom, Nom is a fun project bringing food bloggers, TrustedPlaces members, food photographers/journalists/authors, everyday cooks and influential bloggers together […]

Forget the tipping debate - waiting staff could be obsolete if a new German automated restaurant catches on.
Bagger’s in Nuremberg is being called a “robot restaurant”. It sounds great - ordering food from lifelike androids would surely be an exciting start to any meal - but sadly the ‘robots’ are of the less fun […]

There’s no escaping the facts: knitting is big again. Handcrafts in general have enjoyed a major resurgence in recent years as more people realise how enjoyable it is to make something with their hands after a day spent slaving over a hot computer, and knitting is perfect - it’s simple, portable and practical.
I Knit […]

Such a simple question. Following on from my little moan about the Times piece on smaller independent places being “fleapits” I mulled over some of the questions raised. Do people prefer ease and cheapness over quality? Would they go out of their way to shop in places they liked? Should we be thankful for […]

There’s an interesting interview with Alan Yau over on Bloomberg this morning. In it he reveals plans to update fast food right here in London:
He won’t say what kind of food he is talking about, other than using the phrase “healthy Asian” at one stage. Even then, he says his aim is to divorce […]