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Chris Bissmeyer of Montgomery has joined Roger Bacon High School as the Director of Special Events. Formerly the special events coordinator for St. Ursula Academy, Bissmeyer has been a fashion and public relations coordinator for the Cincinnati Stein Mart stores, a wedding consultant and a professional model. She is also the owner of Only the Best, a custom gift basket business in Montgomery, which she has run for 16 years. She will be in charge of the Evening for Excellence dinner auction, Roger Bacon's biggest fundraiser.
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Bourdain's Dream Iron Chef Matchups
Anthony Bourdain, who has taken to guest-blogging for Michael Ruhlman, has already offered his opinions on Top Chef contestants. Now, he's on to bigger and better targets -- the personalities on the Food Network. He admits to watching it, "I find myself riveted by its awfulness, like watching a multi-car accident in slow motion," and has plenty to say about those who grace its airwaves. Emeril: "I STILL find him unwatchable." Giada: "Food Net seems more interested in her enormous head (big head equals big ratings. Really!) and her cleavage--than the fact that she's likeable, knows what she's doing in an Italian kitchen--and makes food you'd actually want to eat." Rachel Ray: "She's a friendly, familiar face who appears regularly on our screens to tell us that '[e]ven your dumb, lazy ass can cook this!'" Sandra Lee: "Pure evil.
Nutrionists dismiss Prince's burger wish
The Prince of Wales believes that banning McDonald's could improve health and fitness levels. But nutritionists tell Health Editor Madeleine Brindley the occasional burger can still be part of a healthy diet. NUTRITIONISTS last night said burgers and other fast foods only become a problem when they are a staple part of a person's diet. And they said that banning foods that have been available for decades was "not practical". The comments come after Prince Charles sparked a row about McDonald's food while on a visit to a diabetes centre in the Middle East. The Prince, who produces his own range of organic foods, was touring the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. .
AgFeed Named Safe Animal Food Supplier In China
AgFeed Industries, a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of animal nutrition products targeting China's vast and growing animal feed market, has been honored as one of China's Top Ten Suppliers of Safe Animal Food. AgFeed won the award in the Safe Agricultural Products category by the China National Agricultural Wholesale Market Association, China's agricultural channel CCTV-7, and China Agricultural Movie & Television Association. Junhong Xiong, CEO of AgFeed, commented, "Safe animal food is essential for healthy animal growth and food safety for humans. As China's standard of living continues to rise, demand for high quality meat product is increasing dramatically. AgFeed is proud to receive this national recognition. As a leader in China's vast animal nutritional food market, AgFeed adopts strict quality-control procedures to ensure product safety.
Andy's got his weight beaten - he's an ironman
Two years ago the 23-year-old weighed 104kg; now he is down to 74kg and was competing in his first Ironman competition in Taupo today. Mr Bedford said he gained the extra kilograms while he was working in bars and clubs in Wellington. A combination of drinking too much, always eating out and not exercising enough meant he was heavy - and low on energy. However, when he moved back to Tauranga he decided enough was enough and a new lifestyle was born. He started by eating better and stopped drinking. He also upped his exercise. .
jojoBAR(TM) to Be Placed in More Than 200 Shaws Supermarkets
SAN DIEGO, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Just a year removed from its international debut at the 2006 Natural Products Expo West trade show, the gourmet organic food bar jojoBAR is set to become available throughout one of the largest supermarket chains in the Northeast, the bar's inventors announced Friday. According to jojoBAR co-founders Justin Hai and Dr. David Barold, the bar will be available in over 200 Shaws supermarkets, a chain located in the New England region, by the spring of 2007. This distribution deal comes less then one year after its introduction. By the spring of 2007 the gourmet organic food bar will be available in over 800 stores, up from 150 in '06. "It's been an amazing year," said Hai. "A year ago we were handing out samples to anyone who would take them.
The spice road
THERE are places which have the power to change our lives for ever. For David Thompson, that place was Thailand, a country that ignited not only his love of the land and its people but also its cuisine. Thompson is now acknowledged as a master in Thai cuisine and is the owner of Nahm restaurant in London, the only Thai restaurant in Europe ever given a Michelin star. "I first visited Thailand 25 years ago and was seduced by the place straight away," he says. Thompson moved there, and under the tutelage of the wife of a high-ranking bureaucrat, he was made privy to the cooking techniques and ingredients that bore little resemblance to his classical French training. While he spent several months with her "pounding pastes with a mortar and pestle, sweating over woks and sneezing over curries", he found himself fascinated by the richness and history of Thai cuisine and began to collect and study "memorial books".
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