Colin D Gordon

“Each year, it seems like the festive season starts earlier”. When the consumer specialist and commentator, Kate Hardcastle, made this observation in the US business magazine Forbes on 5th November, she also contended that this is mainly due to retailers and brands responding to public demand. For many people, she noted, the traditions associated with […]

Hospital Food: The Continuing Need For Intensive Care: “It’s a recipe for disaster, a complete disgrace”. It was with these few succinct words that the South African-British cookery writer, Prue Leith, in an article for the Guardian in June 2018 (reported at the time on this website) excoriated the standard of the meals being provided […]