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  • The best food in Cornwall
    Traditionally the autumn time is not usually associated with festivals, but Cornwall has never been one to follow trends. The Falmouth Oyster Festival is testament to that, and over the last 13 years the foodie fest has become one of Cornwall's most significant calendar dates - and one of the region's best celebrations of all things seafood.
  • About Today's Vending Machines: Consider the Choice
    Which office vending machine?
  • Soup - the big 3
    Getting under the skin of our favourite soups
  • The best dessert soups in the world
    Dessert soup is really delicious and an underrated food - find out how to rejuvenate your dinenrs and lunch parties
  • Top coffee producers by region
    The world's best producers of coffee
  • The Birth of Modern Confectionary
    Their products are consumed by millions and available from supermarket shelves, Ye Olde Sweet Shoppe, and in vending machines the world over. But despite its popularity, throughout history the confectionary industry has sometimes been the subject of criticism – from specific business actions, to being blamed for mass obesity.
  • Soup: The Big 3
    Soup has been a popular foodstuff since around 6000BC. However, its longevity doesn’t mean that the nature of soup and the ways it can be stored or consumed has changed considerably throughout history. Here are the backgrounds on what I consider the “Big 3” of soups.
  • Today's Vending Machines: Consider the Choice
    Coffee and drinks vending machines have long been a regular sighting in offices, institutions, hospitals – pretty much anywhere that is visited by lots of people on a regular basis. As vending technology progresses, businesses grow, and competition gets fiercer in the industry, the range and type of machines are becoming more diverse and those considering furnishing their office with a new vending machine are faced with fair amount of decision making.
  • The Top Coffee Producers by Region
    Whether it is from Starbucks, an Aeropress, or the vending machine down the hall, the beans that make your cup of coffee are likely to have come from just a handful of countries. However, the importance of the process by which the beans have been grown, and by whom, have only recently been contemplated by the average westerner in recent years through the rise of fair trade initiatives. What follows is a comprehensive list of the top coffee producers by region.
  • Guide to Vending Machine Sizes
    In the past, vending machine sizes have been a one-size-fits-all affair. This meant that whilst standard size vending machines were regarded as suitable for public spaces where they are visited regularly by many people, owners of smaller offices were usually deterred by the idea of installing a machine because it would not be economically viable.
  • Weight loss, Purification, Health: A Short Guide to Green Tea
    Green tea is no longer a mystical beverage only available in trendy cafes and specialist shops. In fact, today its popularity is so vast that it can be found in abundant variety on supermarket shelves and even alongside cappuccinos in coffee vending machines. So what led to this popularity, and why is green tea’s reputation more squeaky clean than a standard brew?
  • 5 New Coffees to Try
    Like music or cinema, there seem to be two schools of thought when it comes to coffee. Some consider it simply as a refreshment, little more than a caffeine hit to propel you through the next couple of hours, and something that that is available in a small range of disguises from the vending machine. Others, however, consider the consumption of coffee as more of an art form, a reason to be daring and creative with simple and innocuous, but extremely versatile, bean. What follows is a list of interesting coffees for the wannabe coffee connoisseur to try.
  • Coffee Vending Machine Technology: Then and Now
    The technology of coffee vending machines has advanced significantly since the days when 20p could buy you a shot full of pale brown silt-water. As office business grows and companies increasingly find themselves wanting to save money wherever they can, they are constantly trying to offer their employees an obligatory and fair amount of variety. Vending machine makers are competing for this growing custom viciously, and exploring ways to make their machines ever more efficient.
  • Diary of a Vending Machine Man
    A reflection on the daily task of refilling and emptying the office vending machine
  • Birmingham puts a new and improved mark on the culinary landscape.
    Birmingham has gone under a rather publicised facelift in the last few years and being a city of many cultures, the range of food that is available is extensive.
  • Coming out in Brighton – a guide to unconventional eating
    Brighton is not traditionally known for its stand out food which is fascinating because it seems to be known for its stand out everything else. Hotels, fashion, clubs and bars….but what about the food?
  • Manchester’s food is sure to go through your stomach and straight to your heart.
    If it is love that you're looking for then surly the best thing a guide on Manchester can offer you, is a guide on the only way to a man's (or right thinking woman's) heart; Food. Here is the black book list to my favourite eateries in Manchester:

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