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Roshni restaurant

Indian restaurant Roshni, in Forsbrook, near Stoke on Trent, evoked memories of an Indian holiday for Louise Elliott and her husband, Martin, when they dined there recently.

Get some Mediterranean sunshine in your diet

Published: Tue 21 May 2013

Healthy cereal with dries fruit and nuts

We may not have the weather to match, but May is International Mediterranean Diet Month and a great opportunity to put some heart-healthy 'sunshine' into your diet.

From local restaurant to Mayor of London

Published: Fri 17 May 2013

Cllr Mick Bowering and Cllr David Whitemore from May 2004

If you are reading this, you're doing so online. Which means you have probably heard of twitter and facebook. In the modern world it is very hard to escape the amount of information hitting us from different

Fruity Friday

Published: Wed 15 May 2013

Woman looking at fruit in a supermarket

This year's Fruity Friday is on 17 May, and a timely reminder of all the reasons why eating a plant based diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables, whole-grains and pulses can protect against heart disease,

What's in a name?

Published: Fri 10 May 2013

The Wheatsheaf pub in Cheadle

Maybe I think about these things too much. Sometimes you see a sign above a restaurant or a pub and it gets you asking questions. What does it mean? Why that name?

Ease up on the red meat this BBQ season

Published: Mon 06 May 2013

Red peppers on a bbq

Meat is a good source of protein, vitamins and minerals, however, eating too much red or processed meat can spell bad news for your arteries and heart.

The critics lot

Published: Fri 03 May 2013

Chef cooking in a kitchen

The question is often asked, "What do restaurateurs feel about critics?". The truth is that it depends on who it is and what they have written. Ask Claude Bossi about bloggers and he will have flashbacks

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