Active Pro, a new drink just launched on the market, is a mixture of fruit flavour with taurine, caffeine, guarana and vitamin B complex to give an intense energy boost. Active Pro is ideal for sportsmen as it boosts concentration, metabolism and...
Sainsbury’s has linked up with Google to create a website that gives customers recipe ideas from a list of leftovers in a bid to cut food waste. The interactive Food Rescue tool allows users to input up to nine ingredients languishing in the fridge or...
A signature white chili dish served at Kate Mantilini restaurant. The din of voices haggling over movies and pitching TV series, as familiar as the trademark meatloaf and grilled salmon, has disappeared from Kate Mantilini, the Beverly Hills restaurant...
With Father’s Day only two days away, many people will be looking for a bottle of something special to treat ‘dad’ with; but choosing a bottle of wine as a gift may not be as straightforward as might seem. There are a number of points worth taking into...
Ingredients500g fresh musselschopped leeks and garlic¼ cup white wine4 large ripe tomatoes¼ cup finely chopped mint and basilextra virgin olive oilsliced bread Method Clean shellfish, discarding any broken or open ones. Fill a heavy pan with water.
Ingredients1 chicken breast, cut into strips1½ tbsps fish sauce1 tsp chilli powder2 fresh chilli, thinly sliced2 tbsps lemon juice1½ shallots, thinly slicedHalf cup sweet peppers, choppedHalf cup mint leaves2 red onions, sliced1 lettuce, chopped2...
Ingredients400g strawberriestransparent glaze For 600ml pastry cream600ml milk; 100g sugar; vanilla;grated rind of lemon; 40g cornflour;two egg yolks For 800g sweet pastry300g margarine; 480g plain flour; one egg; 120g sugar; grated rind of a...
The Maltese summer is love at first, and second, bite, says Rachel Baldacchino.
What local summer food do these three Maltese living abroad miss most?
Ingredients150g beef50g bamboo shoots50g mushrooms25g carrots25g green pepper25g onionsPinch of salt and sugar1 litre vegetable oilHalf a teaspoon sesame oil20g soaked cornflour Method Cut the beef into slices. Cut each mushroom into four pieces and...
Serves 4 Ingredients8 fillets of red mullet2 tbsps flour2-3 tbsps of olive oil250g zucchini1 onionHalf a lemonSalt and pepper Method Fillet four mullets or ask the fishmonger to fillet them for you. Place two or three tablespoons of extra virgin olive...
Ed eats Times Gone By14, Sliema Road,GżiraTel 9922 4200 Food: 6/10Service: 9/10Ambience: 5/10Value: 8/10Overall: 7/10 This week is a special one for a certain class of geek. Apple announced their software plans for the year and a big event in gaming...
Quiches are fun to make and even more fun to eat. I was looking for a recipe the other day and found it was included in an article titled ‘Love and quiches’ I’d written nearly 10 years ago. I was flabbergasted because if you had asked me, I’d have said...
The reputation and fame of the Bordeaux 2004 vintage seems to have a life of its own. Stuck in- between the very atypical hot vintage of 2003 and the dream vintage of 2005, the wines of 2004 had to struggle to gain the attention they so truly...
Just like Russia’s vodka, Mexico’s tequila and Scotland’s Scotch, China has its own distilled spirit, baijiu. Baijiu is the world’s biggest-selling spirit category and represents a €16.9 billion market, say research reports by McKinsey & Co. and...
A wine-pairing dinner featuring wines from the extensive Masi Agricolo portfolio was held at Vini e Capricci – Wines & Whims, at the Gozitano Agricultural Village in Xewkija. Masi Agricola export manager Carina Kurttila attended the event. Chef George...
Mevgal’s rice puddings are made using a traditional Greek recipe the brand has maintained over the years. There are three flavours to choose from: vanilla, cocoa and caramel. The Mevgal range of products are imported by Quintano Foods Ltd, a member of...
Kate Gerwin of the US was awarded the prestigious title of Bols Bartending World Champion 2014, following a sensational Bols Around the World grand finale in Amsterdam. The final was webcast live to a global audience for the first time on...
The world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor, has awarded The Palace, Sliema and Temptasian with the 2014 certificate of excellence for the hotel and restaurant’s outstanding reviews and recognition from their guests. The Palace ranked as the number...
The Hotel Phoenicia is promising an unforgettable dining experience on its Phoenix Verandah for Father’s Day. This relaxing lunch will start with free-flowing beer for Dad, and include a wide range of treats from our chef’s tempting luncheon grill. The...
As the tongue-in-cheek saying goes, “It’s a tough job but someone’s got to do it”, and it really does apply to a particular French physicist, who has spent the last 12 years counting how many bubbles there are in a glass of champagne. In a report in...
In a recent interview with The Drinks Business, Charles Spence, an Oxford University professor of experimental psychology, said that the idea that humans can only detect five basic tastes is “outdated” and needs to be revised. “We only talk about five...
There has been some confusion over ‘orange’ wines commonly made in France and Georgia, which take their name from the colour achieved by extended skin contact and wines from the Australian wine region with a registered geographical indication. To...
Ingredients2 fresh lobsters4 tbsps butter, divided1 small white onion, finely chopped2 tbsps all-purpose flour2 tbsps ketchup1 tbsp dijon mustardsplash of dry white wine or dry sherry1/3 cup grated white cheddar200ml prawn bisque2 tbsps Parmesan2 tbsps...
Ingredients500g fresh mussels1 clove garlic50g chopped onions70g cherry tomatoes, halved80ml white wine5ml extra virgin olive oil5g parsley, finely chopped100ml fish stock2 slices Maltese bread50g black olive paste Method Clean and rinse the mussels...
Serves 2 Ingredients42g good quality semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped14g unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped3 tbsps plus 1 tsp unsalted butter, softened3 tbsps sugar1 large egg3 tbsps all-purpose flour¼ tsp baking powder½ tsp unsweetened cocoa...
Ingredients100g vermicelli25g carrots25g green pepper25g onions2 cloves garlic1 egg25g ham20g shrimps20g chicken breast4 tsps vegetable oil Method Leave the vermicelli in warm water (40°C) for half an hour. Meanwhile, cut all the vegetables, ham and...
IngredientsSea bass fillet off the bone For the black olive tapenade100g pitted black olives30g sun-dried tomatoes30g capers1 fillet anchovyExtra virgin olive oil¼ tsp chili1 clove garlic For the risottocarnaroli or arborio rice1 small onion, finely...
Ed eats AssaggiDean HamletTriq il-QalietSt Julian’sTel 2133 6635 Food: 7/10Service: 6/10Ambience: 9/10Value: 6/10Overall: 7/10 Our lives are shaped by stories. The internet, TV and even widespread literacy have only been around for a century, so...
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