French “gastronomes” are “kicking up a stink” after none of the country’s “famed fromages” made it into the top 10 of the world’s best-rated cheeses, said The Telegraph. Italy was dominant in the top 10 of the 100 best world cheeses on culinary site TasteAtlas, with parmesan in the top spot, followed by burrata and grana padano. “The judges must have been Italian,” a French cheesemonger told rolling TV news channel BFMTV.
Man has a venti nightmare with Starbucks
Health app will ‘bribe’ people to lose weight
People are to be “bribed” to lose weight with the offer of free cinema tickets and shopping vouchers, reported The Times. Under a pilot scheme launched in Wolverhampton today, adults will be encouraged to download a health challenge app which will give them points for completing goals such as eating lots of vegetables, going for a jog or walking 10,000 steps a day. The points can be redeemed for rewards, including cinema tickets or clothes and food vouchers.
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