We've seen a number of genius uses for bacon throughout 2012 but this soap created using leftover bacon grease.
The soap, which smells ginger and citrus, was created by the Flint Crepe Co restaurant in Michigan.
It costs $4.50 a bar and is made by a farmer who also sells the restaurant many of its vegetables. Unfortunately for the true bacon lovers this soap won't give you a scent of bacon but it is a great use for a bacon by product.
From pampered pooches to a man who ate a full English breakfast every day, chef Harriet Mansell's stories about life as a chef on board superyachts are jaw-dropping. But the gig enabled the ex-Noma chef to save enough money to open her own restaurant. Read her amazing story here.
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This year La Liste recognises the chefs and restaurants that have demonstrated a commitment to change and innovation during the pandemic, building the gastronomy of tomorrow.
The EU Food Safety Agency has approved the yellow mealworm as safe for consumption paving the way for a whole new insect food sector across its member states.
