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I called my recipe book Sabzi – vegetables. But the name was trademarked. And my legal ordeal began

The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial grab. It’s time to realise we share what we cook, and what we call it Vegetables, in my experience,…
https://www.theguardian.com/food/commentisfree/2025/dec/04/recipe-book-sabzi-vegetables-yasmin-khan-trademark

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I called my recipe book Sabzi – vegetables. But the name was trademarked. And my legal ordeal began

The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial grab. It’s time to realise we share what we cook, and what we call it

The Guardian

Lifestyle | The Guardian US May 2

Torte law: bakers are in a food fight over allegations of plagiarism – but who really owns a recipe? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/02/torte-law-bakers-plagiarism-allegations-recipes-ntwnfb #Australianfoodanddrink #Australianlifestyle #Foodanddrinkbooks #Law(Australia) #Lifeandstyle #Culture #Books #Food

Torte law: bakers are in a food fight over allegations of plagiarism – but who really owns a recipe?

Bestselling Australian cookbook author Brooke Bellamy is under fire from Nagi Maehashi and Sally McKenney for copying recipes, allegations she denies. In a precise art like baking, how close is too close?

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Lifestyle | The Guardian US Apr 29

RecipeTin Eats founder accuses Brooki Bakehouse of plagiarising recipes in popular cookbook https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/29/recipetin-eats-founder-accuses-brooki-bakehouse-of-plagiarising-recipes-in-popular-cookbook #Australianfoodanddrink #Australianlifestyle #Foodanddrinkbooks #Australianbooks #Australianews #Lifeandstyle #Food

RecipeTin Eats founder accuses Brooki Bakehouse of plagiarising recipes in popular cookbook

Brooke Bellamy denies taking recipes from fellow cookbook author Nagi Maehashi, who said it felt like ‘blatant exploitation’

The Guardian

Lifestyle | The Guardian US Apr 5

‘Too sticky. Too saucy. Too weird’: could I persuade my son to eat the food of my heritage? https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/apr/05/too-sticky-too-saucy-too-weird-could-i-persuade-my-son-to-eat-the-food-of-my-heritage #MiddleEasternfoodanddrink #Parentsandparenting #Foodanddrinkbooks #Lifeandstyle #Culture #Family #Books #Food #Iraq

‘Too sticky. Too saucy. Too weird’: could I persuade my son to eat the food of my heritage?

Before she became a mother, Samantha Ellis secretly judged other parents who let their children subsist on white bread and pesto-pasta. And when her son was born she couldn’t wait to share the Iraqi Jewish food of her ancestors. Unfortunately, he had other ideas …

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Lifestyle | The Guardian US Jan 26

Salt ’n’ pepper chips, hash brown bhaji, hot honey and bacon mash – Poppy O’Toole’s potato recipes https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/jan/26/salt-n-pepper-chips-hash-brown-bhaji-hot-honey-and-bacon-mash-poppy-otooles-potato-recipes #Foodanddrinkbooks #Lifeandstyle #Potatoes #TikTok #Food

Salt ’n’ pepper chips, hash brown bhaji, hot honey and bacon mash – Poppy O’Toole’s potato recipes

From chef to social-media sensation, the queen of spuds celebrates ‘the glory’ of the humble potato

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Lifestyle | The Guardian US Apr 21, 2024

Right up your street: favourite local shops in the UK, chosen by chefs and food writers https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/21/right-up-your-street-favourite-local-shops-in-the-uk-chosen-by-chefs-and-food-writers #Foodanddrinkbooks #Shopsandshopping #Lifeandstyle #Chefs #Food

Right up your street: favourite local shops in the UK, chosen by chefs and food writers

Fuchsia Dunlop, Dan Smith and Melissa Thompson tell us where they buy Chinese vegetables in London, heritage produce in Kent, and the best chicken you’ll ever eat

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