Meat is.....

Sep 23, 2018

I never thought I would write one book, let alone two. But somehow I found my passion, and developed a way with words that some people enjoy. Only some people. There are quite a few others who aren’t so keen. Well, lots of people seem to like us. We have even won an award.  Yay. From Men’s Health, which I don’t think anyone expected. Hope we don’t have to do a cover shoot. That would be embarrassing. For them and us. I don’t think we meet their usual standards. It’s a bit weird that one of

Heart of the Problem

Aug 25, 2018

Here is a crazy thought, especially from someone who writes about food and health for a (partial) living. Maybe your diet is not that important after all.  For many years, researchers have been desperately searching for dietary determinants of health within the populations of developed countries. They spend countless hours poring over swathes of data, picking apart minute differences in the macronutrient breakdown of people’s diets. Detailed epidemiological studies are conducted to investigate

One Size Fits All

Jul 06, 2018

Carbs, Carbs, Carbs I am a middle aged man who loves carbs. Yet somehow, I don’t have Type 2 Diabetes or cancer. Strangely however, I do not feel that my diet holds a magical secret. I feel no desire to share the details of it with the world. I do not feel qualified to give anyone dietary advice based on the things that I eat, because I appreciate that I am different to other people. There are a million genetic, lifestyle and physiological factors that mean that what works for me, might not

Thermidor - Part 2

Jun 23, 2018

Welcome back. About time. What you been messing around at? Oh, nothing. Just off in that there London, after being nominated for two prestigious food writing awards. Yeah, you lost them both. Ha. Loser. Thanks. You do know that our book was the only one up for two separate awards, after being chosen out of a list of hundreds by a panel of expert food writers. They said it was ‘startling and important’. Whatevs. Donald Trump becoming US president was startling and important. I’m pretty sure