Author Archives: Martin Isark

An extra sip in the right direction for UK drinkers

Chancellor George Osborne has listened to the drink industry, and cancelled alcohol duty rises and cut beer by 1p a pint, an extra sip in the right direction for UK drinkers. Unfortunately Chancellor,  this won’t be enough to stop the duty-free booze-cruisers or to fill our empty pubs, you’ll need to slash duty far more than mere sipContinue reading “An extra sip in the right direction for UK drinkers”

The Supermarkets and how they rate for their nutritional labelling

The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and his shadow, Andy Burnham, are considering introducing new laws to limit the amount of salt, sugar and saturated fat in our processed foods. About time too!  But, that’s not much help if you are the shopper, and you are responsible for ensuring that your family eat healthily and youContinue reading “The Supermarkets and how they rate for their nutritional labelling”

Products that have nutritional labelling that’s not helpful for the shopper

You want to shop healthy on your supermarket trolley trundle, but that’s easier said than done when it comes to making an informed choice on the content of Salt, Saturated Fat & Sugar in pre-packed food on our supermarket shelves. At worst, nutritional values are not there at all! Some are only half there, and others appear not to be there,Continue reading “Products that have nutritional labelling that’s not helpful for the shopper”

Two Bloody Mary recipes that will wake up your tastebuds

A Bloody Mary cocktail is so easy to make, but can disappoint if the bar staff don’t  add or have those extra twist, shake and spicy ingredients.  Below is the Classic Bloody Mary and if you’re feeling adventurous you can try your hand at the impressive ‘Mary & The Soldiers’, invented by  Marco Piroli’s  ofContinue reading “Two Bloody Mary recipes that will wake up your tastebuds”

The Speyside & Highland Drams are Perfect for Burns Night

With good reason, most Scottish distilleries lie in the Speyside area or in the surrounding Highlands. The cleanly flowing rivers, peat and easy access to high-quality barley mean that the distilleries there always have an economical edge over those on the islands, where higher production and transport costs have led to the closure of soContinue reading “The Speyside & Highland Drams are Perfect for Burns Night”