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<p>The benchmark of greatness – get the Margherita right and the rest follows – just ask the world’s best pizzaiolo</p>
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Michele Pascarella: The world’s best pizza chef on success and burnout

Named the world’s best pizzaiolo, Michele Pascarella has gone from selling pies out of a three-wheeled truck to running two of the most in-demand pizzerias in the capital. But behind the glory, he’s faced pressure, burnout and a fight to redefine what Neapolitan pizza can be. Hannah Twiggs finds out what drives him – and why he thinks London, not Naples, is now the city to watch

<p>Still standing after six decades – just like those unmistakable black and white stripes</p>
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Pizza Express marks its 60th with 1965 prices but do we still love it?

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<p>Rosamund Hall reveals how to enjoy fine wines (without breaking the bank)</p>
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How to enjoy fine wines (without breaking the bank)

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<p>The grand old deli of Circus Road – still standing, still thriving</p>
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How Panzer’s deli has kept London coming back for 80 years

<p>Better than Botox? A slow-simmered broth packed with collagen and, crucially, actual flavour</p>
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Cooking with collagen – get more of this wonder nutrient in your diet

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<p>Where sustainability meets serious winemaking: Journey’s End in Stellenbosch proves South Africa’s fine wine credentials</p>
Wine

South African wine is world-class – so why is it still underrated?

<p>Becky Excell: the queen of gluten-free – and, if Nigella’s to be believed, possibly the afterlife too</p>
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Why is gluten-free food still so expensive?

<p>Rosamund Hall is concerned by Trump’s plans to impose 200 per cent tariffs on EU wines</p>
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Is Trump’s tariff war on European wine a cynical ploy?

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<p>Wholegrains – the secret weapon for gut health, mood and longevity</p>
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Why fibre is a superfood and the exact amount you need in your diet

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<p>This isn’t your standard sashimi. At Juno Omakase, even the classics come with a Latin twist</p>
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Mexican-Japanese fusion? Los Mochis makes it work

<p>The look of a woman who knows she’s onto something good</p>
Features

‘Heinous amounts of butter!’ Poppy O’Toole’s love letter to spuds

<p>A brunch classic, but at what cost? Turns out this plate is doing more damage than you’d think</p>
Features

Greek yoghurt and bananas aren’t the good breakfast you think

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<p>A pizza so simple, it leaves nowhere to hide – Pascarella’s Margherita is a lesson in balance, tradition and why less really is more</p>
Recipes

Michele Pascarella’s essential guide to making great pizza at home

<p>Scotland’s answer to the Croque – and it might just be better</p>
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A haggis toastie that puts the Croque Monsieur to shame

<p>Golden, sticky, and dangerously good – don’t forget the custard</p>
Recipes

Golden syrup cake: A warm hug in dessert form

<p>Smash burger meets mac’n’ cheese – and they live happily ever after</p>
Recipes

Smash burger mac’n’cheese? You need this in your life

<p>Bulgogi beef – but cheaper, and just as sticky, smoky, and delicious</p>
Recipes

Bulgogi beef on a budget? Here’s how

<p>Spring on a plate – three easy, budget-friendly recipes that make the most of the season’s best</p>
Recipes

Three budget-friendly spring recipes you’ll want to make this week

<p>Smash burger meets mac’n’ cheese – and they live happily ever after</p>
Recipes

Smash burger mac’n’cheese? You need this in your life

<p>Bulgogi beef – but cheaper, and just as sticky, smoky, and delicious</p>
Recipes

Bulgogi beef on a budget? Here’s how

<p>Spring on a plate – three easy, budget-friendly recipes that make the most of the season’s best</p>
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Three budget-friendly spring recipes you’ll want to make this week

Budget Bites

<p>Big flavours, tiny shopping list – these 7-ingredient recipes are proof that cooking smart doesn’t mean skimping on taste</p>
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Big flavours, small shopping list: 7-ingredient recipes you’ll love

Recipes

Big flavours, small shopping list: 7-ingredient recipes you’ll love

<p>Big flavours, tiny shopping list – these 7-ingredient recipes are proof that cooking smart doesn’t mean skimping on taste</p>
<p>Fast, flavour-packed and fuss-free: these 30-minute vegan recipes prove you don’t need endless prep time to whip up meals that actually impress</p>
Recipes

Three 30-minute vegan recipes you’ll actually want to cook

<p>These Italian-inspired recipes transform Christmas leftovers into bold, flavourful dishes – perfect for keeping the festive spirit alive in new and exciting ways</p>
Recipes

Italian-inspired recipes for your Christmas leftovers

<p>These warming autumn recipes also minimise on food waste </p>
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Budget Bites: Healthy, hearty soups and stews to keep cosy this autumn

<p>Summery Asian delights: a trio of vibrant dishes that make fish anything but boring</p>
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Bored of fish? These summery Asian recipes will change your mind

<p>Summery Asian delights: a trio of vibrant dishes that make fish anything but boring</p>
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Bored of fish? These summery Asian recipes will change your mind

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Budget Bites: Three recipes to make the most of summer’s best veg

<p>Easy, flavourful traybakes with minimal cleanup</p>
Recipes

One tray summer: Three traybakes to save time and reduce washing up

Restaurants

<p>From burnout to bliss in just 90 minutes – Wildhive’s Callow Hall is proof that escape needn’t be far to feel a world away</p>
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A 24-hour reset at Wildhive’s Callow Hall in Derbyshire

<p>The Isle of Skye in all its untamed glory – a landscape as dramatic as its flavours</p>
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The Misty Isle’s magic: Feasting my way around the Isle of Skye

<p>A scallop worth shouting about and parfait so smooth it should come with a warning</p>
IndyEats

Three Darlings, London: Pink and packed with (almost) too much choice

<p>The Colony offers 1920s New York vibes </p>
IndyEats

The best Sunday roasts in London: Tried, tested and unmissable

Chefs

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Pearl-shaped bubble foods are adding pop to all kinds of menus

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Pearl-shaped bubble foods are adding pop to all kinds of menus

Pearl-Shaped Foods
<p>As appetite-suppressing drugs change the way people eat, restaurants are left wondering: what happens when food is no longer the main event?</p>
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The rise of the Ozempic menu and how it’s changing dining out

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<p>Meghan Markle, effortlessly polished – even her takeaways get the royal treatment</p>
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Meghan Markle’s takeaway trick – and how to make yours better

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<p>Niklas Ekstedt has spent years reviving forgotten Scandinavian cooking methods – now, his London restaurant is setting the city alight</p>
Features

How Swedish chef Niklas Ekstedt brought fire back to fine dining

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This is how to cut back on ultra-processed foods without the stress

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This is how to cut back on ultra-processed foods without the stress

<p>From fine dining in New York to running a Michelin-starred kitchen together, James Knappett and Sandia Chang have built their restaurant – and their relationship – on mutual respect (and, occasionally, fiery debates)</p>
Features

The couples who run restaurants together (and somehow stay together)

<p>Nisha Katona has built a restaurant empire, mastered the art of dahl and now, thanks to her new show, knows more about alpaca poo than she ever expected</p>
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Nisha Katona on lentils, life lessons – and a lot of alpaca poo

Wine

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US wine shops and importers say Trump's threatened 200% tariff on European wines would kill demand

<p>A toast to trailblazers: Five exceptional wines crafted by leading women winemakers, each bottle a testament to talent, innovation, and the changing face of the industry</p>
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Meet the women reshaping the wine world – one glass at a time

<p>Rosamund Hall selects her favourite natural wines</p>
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Natural wines may be incredibly divisive – but please give them a go

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<p>A taste of the Douro: two glasses of Port, centuries of tradition and a valley that’s been making wine long before Britain had a taste for it</p>
IndyEats

Is the Douro ready to step out of Port’s shadow?

<p>Whether you prefer red, white or rosé, there are some great deals to be had</p>
Deals

Best wine deals March 2025, from Whispering Angel to Diablo dark red

<p>Think rosé’s just for summer? Think again – here’s what to drink in winter too...</p>
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Think rosé’s just for summer? Here’s what to drink in winter

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<p>A taste of the Douro: two glasses of Port, centuries of tradition and a valley that’s been making wine long before Britain had a taste for it</p>
IndyEats

Is the Douro ready to step out of Port’s shadow?

<p>Whether you prefer red, white or rosé, there are some great deals to be had</p>
Deals

Best wine deals March 2025, from Whispering Angel to Diablo dark red

<p>Think rosé’s just for summer? Think again – here’s what to drink in winter too...</p>
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Think rosé’s just for summer? Here’s what to drink in winter

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<p>From dinosaurs to Marc De Champagne truffles, there’s a chocolate treat to delight everyone this year </p>
Food & Drink

M&S’s Easter egg collection includes a huge chocolate custard creme

Food & Drink

M&S’s Easter egg collection includes a huge chocolate custard creme

<p>From dinosaurs to Marc De Champagne truffles, there’s a chocolate treat to delight everyone this year </p>
<p>We all need vitamin D, even more so in the winter months</p>
Food & Drink

7 best vitamin D supplements to help boost your health and immunity

<p>From pizza to stir-fries and pasta, dinner is served </p>
Food & Drink

This week’s M&S dine-in deals you won’t want to miss

<p>Each gin was tasted to test for botanical influence, G&T capabilities and cocktail potential </p>
Spirits

16 best gins, tested by an expert

<p>There’s no doubt that the aesthetic offers an unusual element to Easter egg hunts </p>
Food & Drink

Waitrose’s viral pistachio Easter egg is back – and it’s even better

<p>There’s no doubt that the aesthetic offers an unusual element to Easter egg hunts </p>
Food & Drink

Waitrose’s viral pistachio Easter egg is back – and it’s even better

<p>Our expert spirits writer has tested some of these tipples </p>
Deals

Best whisky deals to raise a glass to in 2025

<p>We asked experts which collagen supplements they recommend and why </p>
Food & Drink

Best collagen supplement 2025, as recommended by experts

<p>This important mineral helps relieve stress, improve sleep, and supports bones and teeth </p>
Food & Drink

Best magnesium supplements, as recommended by experts

<p>From pistachio to hot cross bun flavours, there’s an ‘eggscellent’ range of treats on offer this Easter </p>
Easter

Best Easter eggs to crack into in 2025, taste-tested by chocoholics

<p>We wanted to get a sense of each neat tequila, as well as how they stood up to other flavours in a cocktail </p>
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Best tequilas for 2025, taste tested by an expert

<p>We considered everything from quality of ingredients to portion size</p>
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Best recipe boxes 2025, tried and tested

<p>Treat yourself to a bottle of the good stuff at discount prices</p>
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Best champagne deals in March 2025

<p>From luxury tipples to whiskeys for naysayers, each of these bottles was taste-tested blind </p>
Spirits

Best Irish whiskeys 2025, taste-tested

<p>A third Sentia flavour launched at the end of last year </p>
Spirits

This alcohol-free spirit actually makes you feel tipsy – here’s how

<p>Kefir contains natural probiotics like lacto and bifido bacterium</p>
Fitness and wellbeing

What is kefir and how does it help gut health?

Food and drink deals

<p>Stock up with your favourite chocolate brands using these Easter egg deals</p>
Easter

Best Easter egg deals 2025: Cadbury, Hotel Chocolat and more

<p>Stock up on your favourite chocolate for less</p>
Deals

Hotel Chocolat discount code 2025: 15% off in March

<p>The Nespresso vertuo evoluo has fallen from £219 to £79 </p>
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How to save 63% on Nespresso coffee machines and pods

<p>Did somebody say Just Eat deals? </p>
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Just Eat discounts March 2025: 40% off takeaways

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<p>The average pint will now set you back £4.79 </p>
Food and Drink

Mapped: The price of a pint across the UK as £5 set to become average

Food and Drink

Mapped: The price of a pint across the UK as £5 set to become average

<p>The average pint will now set you back £4.79 </p>
<p>Foods like lean chicken, salmon, nuts and eggs are high in protein</p>
Food and Drink

You need much more protein than you think. Here’s how to get it

<p>Pizza the action: Julia Roberts slices it up in 'Eat Pray Love'</p>
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How the supermarket pizza went luxe – and drained our wallets

<p>The Cheesecake Factory restaurant</p>
Food and Drink

The Cheesecake Factory ditches 13 items in shakeup of its massive menu

<p>Dating back more than 2,000 years, kombucha is the original gut health drink</p>
Fitness and wellbeing

Drinking kombucha has transformed my gut health – here’s how

<p>Dating back more than 2,000 years, kombucha is the original gut health drink</p>
Fitness and wellbeing

Drinking kombucha has transformed my gut health – here’s how

<p>No injuries have been reported over the glass bottles</p>
Food and Drink

Bottled sparkling water recalled over ‘laceration hazard’

<p>The recall was declared Class II on Wednesday</p>
Food and Drink

Popular coffee creamer recalled due to illness and spoilage complaints

<p>A poke bowl that’s as colourful as it is satisfying</p>
Recipes

A rainbow poke bowl with smoked salmon and grains

<p>All the best bits of nachos – just with better crunch</p>
Recipes

Smashed potato nachos? Poppy O’Toole’s take is pure genius

<p>Like the best bits at the bottom of a chip cone – but better</p>
Recipes

Poppy O’Toole’s salt and vinegar crispy cubes are next-level

<p>Like a po’ boy and a baked potato had a very delicious baby</p>
Recipes

Poppy O’Toole’s shrimp po’ boy jacket is a next-level spud

<p>Bold flavours, glossy sauce and just the right amount of heat – Korean cooking at its best</p>
Recipes

Korean food is on the rise – here’s how to cook it at home

<p>Meghan Markle has long been associated with avo on toast</p>
Lifestyle

People are still blaming avocados for everything and it needs to stop

<p>The television gardener has joined a growing number of names to shun avocado toast</p>
Food and Drink

Eco-friendly brunch options as Alan Titchmarsh calls out avocado toast

<p>A dish that looks like it belongs in a Parisian bistro but costs less than your lunchtime meal deal</p>
Recipes

How to eat well with diabetes – and save money doing it

<p>Three of Borough Market’s finest. The food is great – but the stories are even better</p>
Features

Meet the women behind some of Borough Market’s most-loved stalls

<p>Stem ginger and dark choc cookies will give you a zing this spring</p>
Food and Drink

These three anti-inflammatory recipes will give you a spring boost

<p>The number of McDonald’s restaurants all over the world is around 41,800</p>
Food and Drink

McDonald’s dethroned as world’s largest fast food chain

<p>Sales of stronger types of cheddar have increased according to market analysts </p>
Food and Drink

Britain’s taste for cheese is maturing – mild is no longer favourite

<p>Top up your veg levels fast with this super greens soup</p>
Recipes

A super-green soup that doubles as a pasta sauce

<p>All the flavour of a slow-cooked Sunday dinner, without the hours in the kitchen</p>
Recipes

Herby chicken, leek and mushroom casserole – a no-fuss Sunday dinner

<p>Grab a spoon and dig into this one-dish pudding</p>
Recipes

White chocolate, raspberry cookie dough – the ultimate skillet treat

<p>She’s written multiple cookbooks, but don’t ask her to cook on a Tuesday</p>
Features

The woman who hates cooking – but wrote a hit cookbook anyway

2018 is the year of pancakes
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IHOP is giving away free pancakes today — here’s how to get them

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When is Pancake Day this year?

<p>Whether you're in the mood for savoury crunch or fluffy sweetness, these pancakes prove there’s more to Shrove Tuesday than batter and sugar</p>
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Flipping the script: Two new pancake recipes for Shrove Tuesday

Recipes

18 of the best pancakes recipes for Shrove Tuesday

<p>Golden, crisp and exactly how Roberta Hall McCarron intended – because no one should suffer through a soggy bottom</p>
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Roberta Hall McCarron on perfect pies – and avoiding soggy bottoms

<p>A pie with more beef than a butcher’s block and a crust that means business – best served with a pint, a nap and no regrets</p>
Recipes

British Pie Week: The best beef pie recipe for meat lovers

<p>Almost a third of online grocery shoppers said they received a substitution in their most recent order</p>
Food and Drink

The strangest substitutions made in online supermarket orders

<p>The white stuff, straight from the source. Turns out, it never really went out of style</p>
Features

Full-fat milk is back and it could be healthier than oat and low-fat

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<p>Slow-braised in honeyed milk, crisped under the grill – this pork belly is all about bold flavours and melt-in-your-mouth texture </p>
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Milk and honey-braised pork belly with crispy finish

<p>The magic of claypot rice? That golden, crispy base – soak up the rich beef juices, crack in an egg and let tradition do the rest</p>
Recipes

Amy Poon’s Chinese claypot rice with beef and egg

<p>Paying the bill – or putting down a deposit for the privilege of ordering? London’s latest dining trend makes even booking a table a financial commitment</p>
Features

Want a table? That’ll be £100 per head before you even order

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<p>The trend of vegetables in puddings isn’t going anywhere</p>
Recipes

Why Niklas Ekstedt puts mushrooms in dessert – and why it works

<p>Elevate humble British veg with restaurant-standard serving</p>
Recipes

Niklas Ekstedt’s grilled asparagus – fire-kissed and full of flavour

<p>Consider this for your Easter lamb</p>
Recipes

Niklas Ekstedt’s lamb saddle – smoky, rich and perfect for spring

<p>Lazy Sundays call for low-effort, high-reward cooking – and these slow-braised short ribs are exactly that</p>
Recipes

Slow-braised beef short ribs with beetroot and blackberry

<p>Inside an existing Lindt store </p>
Food and Drink

Chocolate giant to open new ‘paradise’ flagship London store

<p>Organic farmer Nicolas Netien feeds retired farm hens with scraps of leftover food at a farm, where hens are used to fertilise and mow olive groves in a pilot project, which has boosted crop yields and helped combat disease</p>
Food and Drink

Why hens have become an unlikely ally in restoring olive groves

<p>Piled-high pasta, rich sauces and a whole lot of cheese – Italian food done the Big Mamma way</p>
Recipes

Five knockout Italian dishes in under 30 minutes

<p>A midweek meal that looks like a weekend treat</p>
Recipes

Joe Wicks’ best midweek meals for easy, budget-friendly cooking

<p>Golden, caramelised, and custard-soaked - this bread and butter pudding is comfort food at its finest</p>
Recipes

Bread and butter pudding: The ultimate comfort dessert

<p>Our diets are often neglected –it’s time we changed that, regardless of age</p>
Features

How to get good health in your 20s, 30s and 40s

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<p>Will we soon see the rise of the £10 sandwich?</p>
Features

The rise of the ludicrously expensive sandwich

<p>A carbonara with a British accent – Old Winchester and pepper dulse bring a bold twist to this Italian classic</p>
Recipes

English carbonara: A British twist on an Italian favourite

<p>Proof that some classics never go out of style</p>
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Steak frites with sauce Diane: A French bistro classic

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KFC ditches it old Kentucky home and heads to the Lone Star state

<p>Unless action is taken, Britain is staring down the barrel of a food security crisis</p>
Features

Why Britain’s food shortages are only going to get worse

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<p>This dinner will be on the table in moments</p>
Recipes

Nisha Katona’s ginger beer pork is fast, fiery and full of flavour

<p>Sweetcorn can be a major showstopper</p>
Recipes

Nisha Katona’s street-hawker sweetcorn is smoky, spicy and simple

<p>Take fish fingers to the next level</p>
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Nisha Katona’s fish finger sandwich gets an Indian street-food twist

<p>Wendy’s customers bitter over ‘garbage’ decision to employ AI bots - but some are relieved</p>
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Wendy’s customers have mixed feelings about new AI-powered drive-thrus

<p>Coca-Cola hits back at healthy soda trend with new product</p>
Food and Drink

Coca-Cola responds to healthy soda trend with new product

<p>The co-founder and CEO of Gail’s has revealed that his bakery chain uses a computer algorithm to choose locations for new branches</p>
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Gail’s algorithm ‘learns on its own’ to choose new bakery locations

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