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Ace Cafe on London's North Circular Road has been serving bikers since 1938.  Hattie Garlick visited recently and learnt how, after being destroyed in an air-raid in 1940,  it became the world famous haunt it is today getting through an astonishing 7 tons of sausages a year.

But how does a vegan survive in this world of leathers and bacon sandwiches?  Hattie tracked down Vegan Biker Boy for some answers.

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There are 3 million oysters in Loch Fyne. That's a fact. At least that's what Andy Lynes was told when he travelled to the Highlands to find out exactly what lies below the crystal clear waters of Scotland's largest sea loch...

Katie Derham speaks to Lord Peter Melchett, policy director of the Soil Association about the organisations recent consultation on whether air-freighted organic food should be banned from carrying the SA's organic food logo. Listen in to discover Lord Melchett's opinions on subjects ranging from food miles and the African economy to GM contamination in organic food ...   

REZA MAHAMMAD, owner of the famed Star Of India in Kensington, TV celebrity and much loved personality, talks about his father’s early struggles when he arrived as a stowaway in 1937. He and a handful of friends attempted to establish Indian cuisine in England and eventually succeeded in changing the eating habits of a nation.

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Ever wished that you could cut down on your food bills? Artist and activist Spring Exprit (Eugenia Beirer) may have the answer. Call it Dumpster Diving, Skipping or even Freeganism - on the face of it “food salvage” is simply the practice of retrieving and eating food that others have thrown away. But it goes much deeper than that, calling in to question the workings of the entire capitalist economy. Oh, and it’s a heck of a lot of fun too. 
Hattie Garlick visited New Covent Garden Market with a group of novice scavengers to learn the tricks of the dumpster diving trade. Click More below to watch her video. 

As a nation, the British are comfortable with food from around the world. But we are far less in touch with our own culinary identity. So it’s not before time that acclaimed chef Mark Hix of London’s The Ivy and Le Caprice restaurants should undertake a journey to discover the current state of British regional food...

Supermarket shopping bags are bulging like never before, and not just with food. Whether its meat encased in plastic boxes or pots of yoghurt gussied up in decorative cardboard sleeves, it seems you can’t avoid bringing excess packaging home along with your supper. High-profile campaigns from the WI and Independent newspaper has helped to bring the issue to the top of the agenda...