I have a pet hate to do with food and media. Why food? Because I love food. Why media? Because media sells itself by sensationalism, and when they apply this to food, I hate the inevitable result. The reasoning here is simple and unambiguous: you can’t make headlines by telling people what they already know – say, that a pile of green veggies is good … Continue reading Of Food Scares and Fads
I have received one such email last night, and being on a tighter budget this month, trustingly and curiously went to click through it. “Stock your cupboard for half price!” Great, that sounds fantastic – and I click the link to be taken to a page which details which products are actually included in this great pantry-stocking offer. I scroll through the page, and as I do so, a sense of dread slowly overtakes me: all the products on this “cupboard-stocking” offer are, in fact, cookies, biscuits and cheap chocolates in large packs! Continue reading Supermarket Offer Email Outrage
Eat The Roses 