IACP 2018: learning the secrets of the culinary professionals
Julie Lowry The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) gathered for an educational and informative weekend. Since the late 1970s the member-based group is predominantly comprised of chefs, nutritionists, restaurateurs, and artisan food producers. These skilful experts come together to share their knowledge and expertise. What started off as a group to support its members […]
The cover for this year’s Time 100, listing the news magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, goes to Beyoncé. On sale today, the 11th annual edition also features Robert Redford, Mary Barra and Jason Collins on covers within the publication. It also has a number of guest contributors, writing about those […]
Cheryl Cole’s ‘Call My Name’ released, while rumours predict a cameo on Modern Family
Updated April 21, 12.18 p.m. GMT, with YouTube link Cheryl Cole has managed to get herself in the news successfully of late, just prior to the release of her new single, ‘Call My Name’, which made its UK radio début yesterday. The new single has been written and produced by Calvin Harris. Most agree […]
President Obama talks up the Chevrolet Volt
GM’s European arm had Erin O’Connor launch the Opel and Vauxhall Ampera in London. How do you beat that Stateside when it comes to giving the Chevrolet Volt, the car that the Ampera is based on, a publicity boost? You get in the President of the United States. President Obama broke ground on […]
Twitter ratios of the rich, famous or arrogant
[Cross-posted] If a Twitter presence is de rigueur in 2009, then who is using it as a tool for generating dialogue and connecting with stakeholders? A few weeks back, I posted my top 10 reasons for following someone on Twitter. While not everyone agreed with the 10, I dare say that the majority struck […]
Celebrating the US presidential election
It’s no surprise that some celebrities ranging from Peter Fonda to Heidi Montag got out in anticipation of an Obama win in the US presidential elections last night, and US west coast editor Elyse Glickman and correspondent Leyla Messian were out to cover them. While in most elections, people would stay at home, we noted […]
Barack Obama is president-elect: now what?
Earlier this year, I held out great hope for Sen. Barack Obama amongst attacks from Sen. Hillary Clinton. I felt some of the attacks were racist. And in a multicultural United States, there was no room for that. The same motive saw me pointing out that there were elements about the free ride that the […]
Meghan McCain humanizes her Dad’s campaign
One of our team, who hails from Washington state, thinks I remind her of Gov. Sarah Palin when I say, ‘You betcha,’ which I have used as part of my regular speech for around 20 years. A lot of my family is American but it’s not from that, but from a line uttered by Andy […]
Above: Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Sarah Palin. On the experience question, Sen. Obama had it easy with the American media. And no one questioned whether any of the men vying for the top two executive spots in the United States would be a fit father by pursuing his career. It has been fascinating to […]
University of Texas reaches out after broadcasters, Texas Democrats brush off students
National media have been very clear. The Democratic candidates need Texas to secure their party’s nomination. Both parties have gone to the media proclaiming their massive efforts to reach young voters. The Democratic Party needed something big to grab attention (and voters) for the Texas primaries and both the Clinton and Obama campaigns had big […]
