A new paper-strip can test for pesticides in minutes rather than hours by means of an easy-to-read color-change.

Based on a foundation of fresh produce, international culinary techniques and solid nutritional value, Food Secret is trying to position itself as London’s health conscious take-away of choice.

PicTranslator is an iPhone application that has the ability to capture any printed foreign text from a user’s photo and translate it.

Nerdcore points us to a new kit for aspiring chef-scientists looking to try their hand at molecular gastronomy.

An interesting article over on Divine Caroline displays a side by side comparison of how food portions have changed over the past twenty years.

Matchstick Garden is an interesting easy to use gardening solution that could help anyone grow a patch of vegetables with minimal effort.

Cereal maker Kellogg’s is planning to laser etch their logo on individual Corn Flakes in an effort to set themselves apart from imitations and generic brands.

The manufacturers of the Iconic Australian spread Vegemite have recently released a spin-off version of the yeast-based product. To name the new cream cheese-vegemite blend, Kraft ran a competition, with the controversial name officially announced during last weekend’s Australian Football League Grand Final.

Sydney’s International Food Festival kicks off in October 2009. To raise public awareness of the event, Whybin TBWA have recreated the flags of twelve countries using ingredients from their national dishes. Check out a gallery below.

Chef Eric Ripert says that the food industry had sabotaged what we eat and that we need to understand how our diets impact both ourselves and the planet.

Combining the convenience of fast food with the personalization of homemade, a Canadian baker hopes to cash-in on a business that caters to individuals who want their cookies fresh from the oven without the wait.

This is an extract from the draft John Grant’s new book Co-opportunity, contracted for publication with John Wiley & Sons Limited, January 2010. This extract section 3 of the book – Information and Ethical Consumerism.

Slow Food USA is running the “Time for Lunch” campaign, a national effort to improve the country’s school lunch programs by offering healthier food choices.

Though it was a common practice up until the 1950’s, farm stays slowly lost favor in a world of interstates, motels and drive-throughs that transformed the family vacation to a study in modern convenience. But as issues surrounding where and how our food is raised increasingly become important considerations in our lives, city-dwellers and suburbanites alike are beginning to warm to the concept of agritourism once more.

With the economy still in a bad state state, travel across the board is down. Family vacations are losing ground to rediscovering the wonders closer to home, while business trips are increasingly being replaced by remote meetings conducted over webcam and phone. But assuming you still find yourself living out of a suitcase on occasion, there’s no reason you can’t do so on a budget, and without skimping on the finer things in life.
To that end, aptly named British comedian George Egg, shows how a bit of DIY ingenuity can transform your hotel room into an ad hoc kitchen, enabling [...]