The BBC caught wind of the study profiled here on Wednesday and interviewed the researcher and a TV chef, posing the slightly sensationalistic question: Do Celebrity Chefs Cause More Waste?
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“Were you eating this apple†he asked a moment later. Yup, he was pointing to my apple. I nodded.
“Come on down, pick it up and finish it,†he said.
The above exchange comes from a neat piece on the impact of food waste. It focuses on Canada, where we learn that that overall waste rate is 40% (just like their southern neighbors)!
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Gotta love this waste avoiding idea: an Oreo crumb tea bag to recreate that delicious post-cookie milk. Then again, whenever I’m faced with those black crumbs, they go straight atop some ice cream.
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The average Irish family discards 30% of the food they buy, at a cost of roughly€1000 euros per year. And in other news, I just learned where to find the Euro symbol.
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Finally, are you afraid of the odd bit?
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3 responses to “Friday Buffet”
Thanks for all these great links! I can’t seem to open the one from the Guelph Mercury, though. Is there a problem with the hyperlink?
And oh – I love the term ‘odd bits’ – that in itself might inspire me to try more of the things described in that article.
Thanks for the heads up, Jennifer. I’ve fixed the Guelph link.
Yes, lots of fun to be had with the term ‘odd bits.’ Glad you’re inspired!
Thank you for your book. It has changed so much of my thinking about food waste and made such a difference in my kitchen.
As I can’t find a way to contact you personally, I hope you don’t mind me asking an off-topic question here. I have been trying more home-made face products, eg. washing with honey, oatmeal scrub, etc. I’m having a little anxiety about it all going down the drain when I rinse it off. If I keep it up, I will eventually be putting literally jars and boxes of (uneaten) food in the sewer. Any thoughts?