An Italian winery, which was flooded in Campania following heavy rains on October 15, has managed to sell all its 'damaged' wine bottles thanks to a clever campaign on social media. The campaign was called, Prendici cosi! Siamo #SporcheMaBuone (Take us how we are, we are dirty but good) was launched by the winery Cantina di Solopaca. It aimed to sell over 60,000 bottles that … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
Too cheap to be true: One out of three fish bought in Brussels is not what consumers have paid for
DNA tests carried out by Oceana have found that 31.8% of all fish served in Brussels has been mislabelled. But the figure reaches a shocking 95% for bluefin tuna. Oceana carried out DNA testing on 280 fish samples collected from major restaurants and EU institution canteens in Brussels. Tests focused on commonly served fish species like cod, sole and bluefin tuna. The … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #55
This week's main news in the restaurant world was the ease with which René Redzepi of Noma Restaurant sold out all covers of a 10 week pop-up in Australia in less than two minutes. If you've missed the news, you may want to read about it here. Foodiva has an interview with chef Yannick Alleno. The French chef explains the reason why he never cooks anything above 88C. He says … [Read more...]
