February 23, 2008
- Is your coffee supplier ethical? Why a ‘fair trade’ label is no guarantee
Although it doesn’t happen too often, we do occasionally get asked about our coffee and especially is it ‘fair trade’?
We buy our coffee from Illy for several reasons. The first is that they have some of the best 100% arabica beans on the market. The second is that the reason they are able to achieve [...]
February 12, 2008
- Behind the scenes of ‘Cooking the books’
Towards the end of last year I was contacted by Talkback, the TV production company. They had seen my blog and wanted to invite me to appear on a forthcoming TV food show they were making called ‘Cooking the Books’, which was due to run on consecutive evenings on Channel 5.
First of all I was [...]
January 16, 2008
- ‘Fresh from our kitchen’ - the Del Sole Newsletter
The January edition of the new Del Sole ‘Fresh from our kitchen’ Newsletter has just been delivered to the inboxes of our subscribers.
Inevitably at the start of a new year the focus is on healthy eating, but who says eating healthily has to be boring? Our yoghurt and granola pots, and fresh daily salads are [...]
May 23, 2007
- Supermarkets and the high cost of low price
The BBC has just posted an article about an episode of its Whistleblower TV series (Tuesday, BBC1 9pm) concerning the reality of food hygiene standards in UK supermarkets.
Is anybody really surprised to learn that such huge organisations - obsessed with maximising profits, squeezing suppliers and cutting costs - are run in this way?
Perhaps the [...]
February 17, 2007
- MIA fiera Part 2 - 4th International Artistic Chef Contest
After leaving the Illy stand there was quite a commotion where the Artistica 4th International Artistic Chef Contest was being held. The MIA web site describes it thus: "Organized in collaboration with the FIC (Federation of Italian Chefs) [and] with the sponsorship of the WACS World Association of Cooks´ Societies.
An artistic competition for Italian [...]
February 16, 2007
- Illy stand at MIA trade fair Rimini, Feb 10-13 2007
Last weekend we were able to squeeze in a lightning quick trip to Italy to visit the MIA trade fair in Rimini.
On a gloriously sunny Italian Sunday there was typical chaos on the door trying to get in. One thing Italians never do of course is queuing…
With so much to see, [...]
September 29, 2006
- Welcome to the Del Sole Blog!
Hopefully you’ve already had the chance to have a look around the Del Sole website. If so, we also hope has helped give you an idea of what Del Sole is all about i.e. authentic, inspirational Italian food available to the people of Bath via our Deli on Moorland Road.
With the Del Sole [...]
