Valia Christidou

Lesson #3 Air can give you a ‘headache’

The packaging format can affect a product’s shelf life

My wonderful mum in law’s shortbread recipe

Some recipes can be a “blank canvas”, ready for you to add your personal touch and experiment.

Best Food Films: Haute Cuisine

The best food is simple and authentic and good enough for the highest office.

Happy Halloween 🎃

Remembering loved ones through their recipes

Lesson#2: Birds are not the only ones to migrate.

Moisture migration in composite products can pose challenges

Best food films: 100 Foot Journey

“…200 years is long enough…” or what makes a good product developer !

World Food Day – so what can I do ?

What can I do to help address food inequalities ?

Best food films: Ratatouille

Food has the magical power to bring back wonderful memories

Lesson #1 Shouldn’t always trust your nose

Do you ever have dreams about being on a train, plane or bus and suddenly you are the only one in the compartment ? Sounds like the start of a thriller “…the door to the compartment opens and a dark figure walks in. Takes a deep breath, turns around and RUNS away!”Well this happened toContinue reading “Lesson #1 Shouldn’t always trust your nose”

“It’s only biscuits…”

Stories, lessons learnt, and hopefully a bit of inspiration for product developers and anyone who is passionate about food. I admit that I did not bake the biscuits in the picture, I chose this photo because having worked in the food industry as a food technologist, I have loved every minute of it. I haveContinue reading ““It’s only biscuits…””