Noodles with your I-phone sir?

It was going to happen sooner rather than later.Now there is a I-phone app where you can order your noodles.

Wagamama,reports Brand Republic,has introduced an app that

allows users to place an order for take-out directly from the handset.
The app also enables users to locate their nearest branch of Wagamama and browse the menu to place their order.
The order is then sent straight to the kitchen in a similar way to the wireless hand-held devices used by Wagamama restaurant staff. Users can state a preferred collection time and pay for the order via the app.

Blanc accuses TV of sensationalising food

Celebrity Chef Raymond Blanc is not happy with the way that food is portrayed on the small screen.

According to the Independent he criticised the TV industry for "sensationalising" food.

"I don't want to be remembered as a prima ballerina; nor do I want to beat people around the head. That's not cuisine - it's sensationalism!"

Now whose TV food programme started last night? accuses

Why have a recipe magazine when you have a laptop?

The death of gourmet magazine may well have been down to the laptop computer.

That is the conclusion of Susan Currie Sivek writing over at Media Shift.

For foodies, the attraction of thousands of food websites is powerful. Many home cooks now carefully position a laptop in the kitchen, keeping it safe from crumbs and splashes, instead of a magazine recipe. The loss of Gourmet, which was seen as a prestigious title, means that other food magazines may now feel a greater sense of insecurity.

But actually it is a bit more than that.It is time to blame the food bloggers

There's a food blogger for every ethnic specialty, dietary concern or locality. Bloggers offer personal connections, unique voices, and a passion for their subject that print magazines may not provide. Narrow expectations from readers and advertisers can limit print magazine content, while bloggers are more free to explore topics in frequent posts.

Now we can blog on food

The latest blog to take to cyberspace on the Guardian unlimited site is the food blog.


Launched on the 23rd May on the back of the Observer's monthly food magazine,the following topics are being aired.

1. How food aid can do more harm than good


2. Marco Pierre White's autobiography


3. Fairtrade


4. Do farmer's markets really work


5. Blur's Alex James on cheese

Amongst others