According to the powers that be at Coca-Cola, "Great Taste Has Its Benefits." Lucky for us, we can now swig back Diet Coke with a clear conscience that we'll be getting some good vits as well as a caffeine fix, thanks to Coca-Cola's latest drink, Diet Coke Plus...

Celebrity chefs have certainly become increasingly vocal in recent times and using their favourite medium of television to convey their message is certainly not uncommon. The latest chef in the UK to take up the mantle of food-saviour is Heston Blumenthal who has been busy transforming one branch of the Little Chef chain of roadside cafés...

In the States, tipping is a cultural norm which is practiced almost everywhere, where a service is being offered. However, in these tumultuous economic times, the humble (or, generous) tip is drying up and some customers are feeling quite at sea when it comes to deciding how much of their precious money to give in gratuities...

Forget trying to rustle up the latest take on duck à l'orange – the newest trend of 2008/2009 eating is cheap comfort food, and lots of it! As restaurant profits take a plunge, people are opting to eat at home both in Europe and Stateside...

If that Christmas hangover is still lingering and you're dreading what kind of headaches New Year's Day will bring, fear not...

Scientists in Denmark have found that dark chocolate, as well as supposedly being heart-healthy, can also fill you up for longer, according to a study published this week...

This week a journalist from the New York Times decided to get on his soap box and pronounce the food in the UK soggy, unfresh and overpriced. The backlash from commentators on Stephen J. Dubner's blog

Soon we will be able to buy the world's healthiest wine, according to its inventor, Australian doctor Philip Norrie. Norrie has discovered a way of augmenting the antioxidant power of the humble grape...

Blessed are the cheesemakers! ...and indeed they are after the Italian government has pledged to bailout parmesan producers, a third of whom are facing bankruptcy due to a huge fall business...

Anyone hoping to invest in an historic moment of British history may want to jog along to Bonhams auctioneers in London on 20^th January...

A new appointment to the post of editor-in-chief of the French edition of the Guide Michelin has sent shock waves through the restaurant industry this week. The new editor is in fact a German woman by the name of Juliane Caspar...

Move over Chanel no.5, there's a new fragrance storming the market just in time for Christmas. The lucky man of the house can now smell like...wait for it...

The intangible factor that makes a restaurant popular is surely what every chef aims to discover hidden in the griddle pan. Spring in Paris, the tiny 16-seater gastro-bistro, has found the perfect combination of simple and exquisite to excite just about all Parisian restaurant reviewers from Le Figaro to Michelin...

Your Christmas tipple – provided it is wine – may be the key to boosting your omega-3 fatty acid count. This European study examined the dietary habits of participants in three areas...