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Wine tasting tips

by Nicola Shepherd THE eyes and nose are as important as the tongue in wine tasting. Follow these sensory tips to help you really appreciate a good bottle of wine. What to look for: When looking01:00 Mon 15th Jan 2001

Top tips for keeping food fresh

by Nicola Shepherd HERE are some great tips to help you get the most out of your fresh food. Eggs These don't have to be stored in the fridge. A cool place will do especially as most recipes01:00 Mon 15th Jan 2001

Salmon feeding frenzy

by Nicola Shepherd THE latest addition to the list of foods spotlighted by a health scare is farmed salmon. Scientists claim to have found unusually high levels of toxic pollutants known as PCBs, 01:00 Fri 12th Jan 2001

Time to get out that rolling pin

by Nicola Shepherd One of the best-selling cookery books at the moment is Nigella Lawson's How to be a Domestic Goddess baking and the art of comfort cooking. In it she describes not only the joys01:00 Mon 15th Jan 2001

Good crop of farmers' markets

By Nicola Shepherd ARE we at last witnessing a threat to the might of the supermarket superstore These are the cognoscenti who get up early to catch the best produce at their local farmer's01:00 Fri 05th Jan 2001

Your very good health

By Nicola Shepherd THE next time you nurse a hangover, remember alcohol can make you more intelligent. Scientists at Japan's National Institute for Longevity have found that men and women who01:00 Fri 22nd Dec 2000

Blind tasting

By Nicola Shepherd A Zurich restaurant is enhancing the eating experience by refusing to let diners see what they eat. Visitors to The Blind Cow have to dine in complete darkness. But01:00 Fri 08th Dec 2000

Healing a hangover

By Nicola Shepherd YOU'VE made it through the holiday season, but probably not without a few of the mornings after the night before. So what caused the problem And was there really any benefit to01:00 Fri 08th Dec 2000