All articles by Liz Hamson
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Comment & OpinionJamie's Money Saving Meals: eminently watchable
He may be heavier of jowl, gruffer of voice… quiffier of hair, but Jamie Oliver still knows how to give good food TV…
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Comment & OpinionTesco mustn't be distracted from the big task in hand
A big push on price leaves Tesco in danger of neglecting its turnaround strategy.
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Comment & OpinionFood Prices - The Shocking Truth: 'surprisingly intelligent'
The Channel 4 documentary showed a willingness to investigate the issues in a thorough and rigorous fashion…
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Comment & OpinionMichel Roux Jr's lame attempts to bring back family dining fail
Remember the days when the whole family would sit together at the dining table sharing a delicious meal…
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Comment & OpinionPound Shop Wars: Poundworld resorts to a "breast seller"
Pound shops may have proliferated in the downturn, but unlike the Aldis and Lidls of this world, not all have prospered…
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Comment & OpinionDispatches doesn't let facts about sugar obscure a good story
Stop with all the sugar bashing! It’s making me eat the stuff!…
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Comment & OpinionTom Kerridge reinvents Christmas food
Bored with the prospect of turkey and all the trimmings? Fear not….
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Analysis & FeaturesPetfood sales increase sets tails wagging
The dogs had their dinner and the cats got their cream – as sales in the category returned to value and volume growth…
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Comment & OpinionGregg Wallace engages with Autumn Supermarket Secrets
I’ve lost count of the number of programmes promising to reveal the ‘secrets of the supermarkets’…
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Comment & OpinionPanorama documentary reveals the human cost of cheap clothes
Panorama’s investigation into the Bangladeshi garment trade underscored the scale of the ethical sourcing challenge…
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Comment & OpinionRobert Peston Goes Shopping... and reveals supermarket secrets
Ever wondered how we transformed from spend-within-your-means types to the debt-ridden, shopaholic society of today?…
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Comment & OpinionThrowaway History: Opie's search makes wistful brand watching
Consumer historian Robert Opie’s new DVD explores the history of all our favourite brands…
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Comment & OpinionGloria Hunniford helms the latest rip into rip-off tactics
The recent absence of ‘Rip Off…’ programmes from the schedules had me wondering if programme makers had let Rip Off RIP…
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Comment & OpinionSuperScrimpers offered excellent advice to an undeserving lot
I was awaiting SuperScrimpers: Deals on Meals with anticipation…
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Rick Stein curries favour with sweaty travelogue from India
Having had a bash at some recipes from his latest cookery book, Rick Stein’s India, I had high hopes for the TV series…
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Food Unwrapped's 'bombshell revelations' fail to impress
Oh, the self-sacrifice. Jimmy Doherty and his team are once again travelling the world to find out what’s in our food…
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Let the cameras in, says Portas, or another town gets it
The people of Margate awaited this week’s Mary Queen of the High Street (14 May, 9pm, C4) with some trepidation…
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The Apprentice is back - and it's more dim-witted than ever
I was going to cast my critical eye over Mary Queen of the High Street this week…
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Sky documentary on Greggs shows baker has its work cut out
As timing goes, it doesn’t get much worse than issuing a profit warning on the very day a new series about you starts…
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Why ITV1's Food Glorious Food leaves a bad taste
Why Food Glorious Food leaves a bad taste, despite charming contestants and not unglorious food…