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What’s next in specialty food. Five of the hottest food trends. Smoked pickles, spreadable cookie dough for toast, and smoked chocolate chips are the few of the foods predicted to trend, following the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York this month. This year’s event was the largest since the trade-only event made its debut in 1955. … Read more
If I no longer buy my Fairtrade coffee from a multinational chain. Instead, I’ve switched to a tiny independent. The coffee tastes great, but isn’t ethically certified. Is it better or worse?
If you have an ethical dilemma, email Lucy at lucy.siegle@observer.co.uk
Luxury Viennese Palais Coburg Residenz wins World’s Best Wine List Award Palais Coburg Residenz in Austria took the top spot in The World of Fine Wine’s inaugural World’s Best Wine Lists. The Viennese hotel’s cellar boasts 60,000 bottles and a menu with 138 pages. “An extraordinary wine list for an extraordinary place, the cellar at … Read more
Glenmorangie launched their most exclusive whisky to date, Pride 1978. Glenmorangie, Scotland’s favorite single malt whisky, announced a partnership with acclaimed artist Idris Khan to mark the release of Glenmorangie’s rarest expression to date, Pride 1978,the longest extra-maturation of any Glenmorangie single malt to date. Khan has drawn inspiration from the brand to create a unique … Read more
A Champagne Celebration For Charles Heidsieck. Champagne house Charles Heidsieck celebrates Thierry Roset’s 25th anniversary as Chef de Cave with re-releasing a limited number of one of its finest creations – Blanc des Millénaires 1985. A blend of five of the most renowned Chardonnay crus from the Côtes des Blancs region and having rested in … Read more
Lowering Veuve into the Baltic: Veuve Clicquot’s Åland Vault. Veuve Clicquot is the latest champagne maison to experiment with sea wine aging. In a 50-year ageing experiment, Veuve Clicquot champagne house lowered its precious bubbles into the Baltic Sea. Dubbed “the Cellar in the Sea”, the project includes three hundred regular bottles and 50 magnums … Read more