In a pristine kitchen-cum-laboratory, deep inside Marks and Spencer’s gleaming new Paddington headquarters, Simon Allison, a senior food technologist, is sampling part of a recently launched range of organic food – a chicken and vegetable terrine.
He explains what he is looking for: “Crushed carrots in the topping, a red, livery, paté-style flavour underneath.” For texture, [...]

Women who cooked during the Depression and wartime knew about economising, said he who follows these things. Their books will have what you want.
Not quite. If it was eggless cakes and biscuits made with mutton fat, the old ways would have thrilled me. If I knew anyone other than myself who enjoyed tripe and liver [...]

Teenagers liked the packaging, colours and flavours of the ready-to-drink alcopop drinks and the chocolate, raspberry, lemon and passionfruit flavourings could mask the taste of alcohol, a study by consumer group Choice found.
One teenager told Choice this enabled teenagers to get intoxicated more easily, which was why the drinks were popular with younger drinkers.
Thats what [...]