2011
21
Mar
Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics, on the pretext of “security”, are considering banning spectators from bringing mobile phones and picnics to Olympics events.Flasks, thermoses and larger quantities of food will all be banned.Liquids of more than …
2009
11
Dec
It seems that the organisers of the London Olympics, with their enthusiasm for McDonald’s and Coke, have neglected to mention London’s largest fresh produce wholesale market (New Spitalfields Market) in food provision proposals. This is somewhat ironic…
2009
8
Dec
London Olympics organisers have promised that food and drink at London’s Olympics will be British, “wherever possible”.However, 20% of that “Britishness” apparently includes products supplied by McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Cadbury.As Chief executive Paul…
2009
3
Nov
BT are planning to reopen their revolving restaurant, at the top of the BT Tower in central London, in time for the London 2012 Olympics.The restaurant has been closed to the public since 1980.Regrettably, instead of looking for a good chef who can coo…
2009
10
Aug
In keeping with the government’s promise that there will be a legacy, once the “hoopla” over the London 2012 Olympics has long since passed away, it can be confirmed that there will at least be “food” and “health” legacy that will doubtless imprint its…
2008
14
Aug
NEWS FLASH!! — China customs sieze package that was intended for the Jamaican Olympic team!! A 200 kilo shipment of suspected PED’s (Performance Enhancing Drugs) addressed to the Jamaican track team at the Olympic Village in Beijing, was siezed by authorites at the Wong Hung Lo docks early this morning. Coming on the heels [...]
2008
11
Jul
Those of you with a penchant for dog, who are hoping to indulge your culinary fantasies in Beijing during the Olympics, are set for a disappointment.The Beijing Tourism Bureau vice director, Xiong Yumei, has stated that if a customer ordered dog meat r…