How much you enjoy your food at a restaurant depends on the venue’s noise, a study reveals. Acoustic experts at Flinders University investigated a patron’s experience under different background noise types and levels. Relaxing music at 30 decibels increased the liking of food by 60 percent, but playing it at 40 decibels decreased it to … Read more
Why your house is ruining your wine: Experts reveal modern central heating, double glazing and fridges spoil taste of red AND white Central heating and double glazing are spoiling the taste and smell of red wine Modern fridges cool white wines too much, also ruining their taste and smell Temperature ‘can make an enormous difference … Read more
Stuart Wheeler, the multi-millionaire gambler, founder of spread-betting firm IG Index and record-breaking Tory donor (before he swapped first to Ukip and, later, the Vote Leave campaign) is very tall, very slim, with sandy hair, baby-soft skin and an incredibly strong handshake. He is also in the middle of a busy day — he’s just … Read more
Stuart Wheeler, the multi-millionaire gambler, founder of spread-betting firm IG Index and record-breaking Tory donor (before he swapped first to Ukip and, later, the Vote Leave campaign) is very tall, very slim, with sandy hair, baby-soft skin and an incredibly strong handshake. He is also in the middle of a busy day — he’s just … Read more
BIOGRAPHY HOLD THE FRONT PAGE! THE WIT AND WISDOM OF ANNE-SCOTT JAMES by Clare Hastings (Pimpernel £14.99, 207pp) Tall, sophisticated and blessed with dazzling good looks, Anne Scott-James was one of the most famous journalists of her generation. At a time when newspapers were an overwhelmingly male domain, she had her own hugely popular weekly … Read more
The end of corked wine? Secret method being developed by world’s biggest cork-maker eliminates the chemical compound that causes wine to spoil and stink of wet dog Chemical compound TCA destroys wine’s taste and makes it smell of wet dog Made when fungi in cork react with chemicals from winery cleaning products World’s biggest cork maker … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer stormed to victory in the Labour leadership race yesterday only to face an immediate threat from hard-Left activists not to betray Jeremy Corbyn’s legacy. The fervently pro-Corbyn Momentum group reacted to Sir Keir’s overwhelming triumph by vowing to hold the new leader to account ‘and make sure he keeps his promises’. But … Read more