Green tea yet again gets the thumbs up on its health benefits.

BBC News item on green tea blocking lung cancer.

I went to Maru Korean restaurant in Charminster for the second time. I have enjoyed trying different dishes yet again, and their big casseroles look interesting as well.

Spotted this blog that shows a 12 course Korean dinner at a restaurant in Atlanta, USA.Take Thou Food blog.

An interesting programme has started on Channel 4. It marks the return of The Family which films a household through their daily life and dramas.

The first episode stars with the Grewals facing the a little bit of an issue of the wedding of their son to his fiance. She moved in abut 5 years previous and had a falling out with her mother. A case of parental expectations and the caste system.

This seems very interesting already and the family are a bunch of characters, as they would have to be for a TV show otherwise it would be pretty boring wouldn't it.

Why can't I find the perfect al dente non-gloopy sauce Spaghetti Carbonara anywhere?

I found it once but have never seen it again: Batastini's Cafe, Bournemouth

There must be one Italian restaurant in the Dorset area that can do it like mamma makes it.

Let's raise a glass of wine to trail blazer and hell raiser.

Straight talking to the end. The recent Keith meets Keith programme was probably a fitting tribute.

He did a lot to bring international cuisine to our TVs in a very authentic way.

One of our contributors, Gordon Fong, has been offered a complimentary meal for two at the Highcliffe Grill in the Marriot Hotel, Bournemouth.

The nice marketing person e-mailed with the offer in return for a review.

That's what we like here at efnic.co.uk