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Go for Cocoa 2008-05-27 05:10:15 InterWined finds flavanols in cocoa improve artery function, and help relieve stress on heart, as new research suggests that indulging a craving for hot chocolate can actually help blood vessels to function better and might soon be considered part of a healthy diet for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
And FYI, levels of flavanols are much, [...] Read more:Cocoa
If the UK Gets too Hot, What About Other Parts of the World? 2008-05-26 05:29:12 Increasing summer temperatures could mean some parts of southern England are too hot to grow vines for making wine by 2080, according to a new book launched today.
The author, Emeritus Professor Richard Selley from Imperial College London, claims that if average summer temperatures in the UK continue to rise as predicted, the Thames Valley, [...] Read more:Parts
, World
Organic Dairy Milks its Due 2008-05-28 08:17:21 A new study by Newcastle University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature intended are producing better quality milk.
The Nafferton Ecological Farming Group study found that grazing cows on organic farms in the UK produce milk which contains significantly higher beneficial fatty acids, antioxidants and vitamins than their conventional ‘high input’ [...] Read more:Organic
, Dairy
Sugared Drinks Become Part of Teen Diet 2008-06-03 04:16:40 A recent study published in Pediatrics and led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are an increasingly large part of children and teens’ diets. Teens who consume SSBs, which include sodas, fruit drinks and punches, and sports drinks, drink an average of 356 calories per day, [...] Read more:Drinks
, Become
Pure Drinking Water 2008-06-04 05:15:04 A genetic tool used by medical researchers may also be used in a novel approach to remove harmful microbes and viruses from drinking water.
In a series of proof-of-concept experiments, Duke University engineers demonstrated that short strands of genetic material could successfully target a matching portion of a gene in a common fungus found in water [...] Read more:Drinking
A Glass of Wine with Chris Rock 2008-06-05 10:44:57 InterWined was recently invited to the Millenium Dome in London to sit in a posh box and watch comedian Chris
Rock perform.
What was interesting is that Rock’s performances have changed little over the years. While fun, and at times offensive (heavy on the n-word) his topics remain predictable (politics, race, sexuality). Same joke, different [...] Read more:Glass
, Chris Rock
Calling All Food Bloggers 2008-06-06 09:20:14 Since many food bloggers wisely read this website, here is an opportunity InterWined came across. Good Luck:
BBCgoodfood.com are looking for experienced food bloggers to join their existing pool of regular freelance contributors.
Applicants should send a covering email detailing their food and online journalistic experience, along with links to their personal blog or recent blog contributions [... Read more:Calling
Overcoming a Bad Case of Food Fatigue 2008-06-08 19:00:56 After a month-long hiatus, InterWined.com is pleased to announce the return of ‘Blow the Bank’.
Each week, as Web editor and contributor to InterWined.com, I seek out one great wine for one great meal and publish the recipe to celebrate the end of another working week. But that’s not all…from now on, I’ll also bring [...] Read more:Fatigue
Desperate Champagne Houses 2008-06-09 20:01:55 The title for today’s post is misleading, sure, as it deals more with the UK housing market, not France.
Look, we all know the economy is suffering, but what is really interesting is that new mortgage products need some sort of ‘hook’ to get the good punters in…(good punters defined as those who can provide 20% [...] Read more:Desperate
, Champagne
Is there anyone out there? Doritos beams into space. 2008-06-13 03:22:06 I know we normally limit ourselves to ‘Liquid Refreshment,’ but this information is just too unusual to pass up. Crisp maker, Doritos
, is deciding to communicate with aliens as they broadcast the first ever advert directed towards potential extra terrestrial life.
The transmission is being undertaken as part of the Doritos Broadcast Project, which invited [...]
Classic Soave 2008-06-12 05:53:13 InterWined loves children’s birthday parties in London. At such an event last weekend, a terribly talented performer named ‘Betty Boo’ (no, not that Betty Boo) entertained the children…while we adults were provide with some liquid refreshment.
There was the Champagne, and there was some beer…but the most enjoyable moment came from sipping on the delicious and [...] Read more:Classic
Blow the Bank? WTF? 2008-06-16 04:23:56 So, apparently ‘Blow the Bank’ was set to return to InterWined.com.
It didn’t.
I, personally, have no explanation for this, but can offer my own recipe to pair with just about any dessert wine you can think of…
So here it is… drum roll please:
InterWined’s very own chocolate marble cake recipe.
1) Go to store and purchase one box of [...]
Six Friggin’ Cups of Coffee Per Day? 2008-06-17 04:50:12 InterWined will publish some wine reviews tomorrow, and as for today…it’s health news Tuesday! And the great thing is, we are actually publishing Liquid Refreshment health news today! Which is a Tuesday! Which is great, you know, because we normally have to do this on Wednesday or Thursday or…anyway:
A new study published today in Annals [...] Read more:Coffee
Getting Rid of Goulash 2008-06-18 07:25:50 Today marks the first and, hopefully, last day I’ve eaten Hungarian Goulash.
Now, in a completely unrelated matter, two wine reviews for one Spanish producer. Actually the second wine would pair nicely with Goulash, I suspect. But I’ll never know (see first line of entry).
Family-run wine producer Albet I Noya has been around for awhile [...]
A Toast to Sardines and Sardinia 2008-06-24 07:12:18 InterWined set itself a challenge: go into the wine section of a market and grab the first bottle that grabs you. Did so at a North London market named Woody’s…and thought we nabbed a red wine from Italy. In fact, we swore the wine was red right up to the point we poured it into [...] Read more:Toast
Plants without Water? 2008-06-22 04:24:37 InterWined.com closely follows the impact on global warming on the wine industry.
We’ve posted many times on subjects related to global warming and climate change, and even commented at Spittoon.biz about the impact world warming may have on other agricultural products.
Another issue closely tied to this is the ‘desertification’ of the world’s agricultural sectors. As the [ Read more:Plants
Slow-cooked Pork Tacos à la Olla Podrida 2008-06-20 03:00:41
Each Friday, InterWined.com pairs one great wine with one great meal and publishes the results along with the recipe in a little feature it likes to call ‘Blow the Bank’.
Just because UK food prices are their highest in more than a decade doesn’t mean that we can’t eat well. In fact, in some ways, it might mean just the opposite.
Here’s how: we all know that necessity is the mother Read more:cooked
, Tacos
Champagne in High Society 2008-07-08 06:57:34 InterWined recently had the luxury of enjoying Champagne
in two settings of high society.
Last night was at Lancaster House, located next to Buckingham Palace. The party was held by French investment bank, Societe Generale, which now has a new operator at its helm.
But those details are secondary to the terrific Champagne the bank served…so much [...] Read more:Society
GMing the Cassava 2008-07-05 20:05:30 Scientists have determined how to fortify the cassava plant, a staple root crop in many developing countries, with enough vitamins, minerals and protein to provide the poor and malnourished with a day’s worth of nutrition in a single meal.
The researchers, who received the bulk of their funding from Bill Gates’ charitable organisation, have further engineered [...]
Champagne-Vanilla Ice Cream 2008-07-03 20:20:28
Each week, InterWined.com pairs one great wine with one great meal and publishes the results along with the recipe in a little feature it likes to call ‘Blow the Bank’.
Yesterday, it was Gingerbread; and today it's Champagne
-Vanilla
Ice Cream
, as 'Blow the Bank' returns a touch of class to the 4th of July.
Sometime toward the end of last year, the great and always entertaining Rowena of R
Mostly-Organic Gingerbread Ice Cream 2008-07-02 19:01:31
Each week, InterWined.com pairs one great wine with one great meal and publishes the results along with the recipe in a little feature it likes to call ‘Blow the Bank’.
This week as part of a two-day 4th of July spectacular, ‘Blow the Bank’ brings you a bucket of Mostly-OrganicGingerbread
Ice Cream
.
“I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream”. Sure, it’s a cliché; but
Green Tea Expands Arteries 2008-07-01 20:00:11 Welcome to InterWined’s health news Tuesday! Uh, sorry, Wednesday:
Evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a new study reported in the latest issue of European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.
The study found that the consumption of green tea rapidly improves the function of (endothelial) [...] Read more:Green
, Arteries
, Green Tea
Whole Foods Follow-up 2008-06-30 04:13:50 Two weeks ago saw two wine reviews on InterWined.com from Spanish producer Albet i Noya.
This week, a glass of NV Catalan Cava from the same producer was enjoyed at the Kensington WholeFoods
market in London, with a few fresh, raw rock oysters from the waters of Britain and France. Perfect.
The store has a decent [...] Read more:Whole Foods
Children Smell Escapist Drinking 2008-06-27 09:01:22 Tomorrow is a birthday for InterWined and what better way to start the celebrations than with a little health news on Escape Drinking
…
How children respond to the smell of alcoholic beverages is related to their mothers’ reasons for drinking, according to a new study from the Monell Chemical Senses Center.
When asked to smell both the [...] Read more:Children
, Smell
Trying Tannat Again 2008-06-26 05:12:20 InterWined tried a bit more Tannat wine recently at Planet of the Grapes in Leadenhall market. At £7 a glass, the 2004 Bouza ‘Las Violetas’ Tannat from Uruguay does actually have a touch of violet in the wine. We actually didn’t notice the connection to the name until writing the review.
Pretty on the ball, we [...] Read more:Again
This Ain’t No Dairy Milk or Hershey’s Kiss 2008-06-25 02:00:54 A recent visit to London’s Cyberandy came with more than simple sugar rush; it also came with a jolt when my eyes spied a range of fairtrade, organic chocolate imported from Austria.
With labels announcing such exotic flavours as “Bacon Bits”, “Tofu and Sake”, “Banana Curry”, “Beetroot and Galangal”, “Candied Cranberries and Ceps” and “Lemon Polenta”, [...] Read more:Dairy
, Hershey
, Dairy Milk
Coffee Clear-Up 2008-07-22 03:41:13 InterWined received a response from Matt Hart at EAT regarding our coffee tantrum last week.
As some of you may know, we at InterWined.com operate a policy of full disclosure…even at the expense of our own pride, at times.
Luckily this isn’t one of those moments, but rather a success story for which we feel oddly proud:
[Dear [...] Read more:Coffee
, Clear
Loud music can make you drink more, in less time, in a bar 2008-07-19 11:37:39 Commercial venues are very aware of the effects that the environment — in this case, music — can have on in-store traffic flow, sales volumes, product choices, and consumer time spent in the immediate vicinity. A study of the effects of music levels on drinking in a bar setting has found that loud music leads [...]
Coffee Confusion 2008-07-17 08:59:05 Is it time to switch to tea?
InterWined is feeling pretty fed up with living in a non-coffee culture. In fact, one trip to the food mechant EAT (and immediately after the same thing happened in Pret), highlights the frustrations.
The incident inspired us to write to Matt Hart, a Customer Services Manager at EAT, who once [...] Read more:Coffee
Camp Wine 2008-07-15 19:57:48 Lucky for InterWined that we had a bottle of McGuigan Hand Made Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2006 when we went camping on the cliffs between Folkstone and Dover this weekend.
Lucky, because we forgot to bring just about everything else… and had to rely on others to provide the necessities for survival. And just when everyone thought [...]
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