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h e a lt h f o o d Win Healthy food for busy people Welcome to the first in a series of Pharmacy Professional features in which we ask top chefs to come up with a healthy yet easy to prepare recipe a riser recliner in luxury leather Following a period working in the private sector, for both Lord Lloyd Webber and the Bamford family, where he helped Lady Bamford develop a range of organic products for Daylesford Farm Organic Shop and Wootton Organic, he opened Tom Aikens Restaurant in Chelsea in 2003 and a second restaurant, Tom’s Kitchen, an informal all day dining restaurant serving home-style brasserie food, in 2006. n 100 runner up prizes too! £150 trade in for your old chair! Plus 35% discount † 6 Models available Huge range of colours & fabrics 5-point massage therapy systems Free expert installation and delivery Free 3 year parts & labour guarantee To enter our FREE PRIZE DRAW call 0800 854 330 or post the freepost coupon Closing date 2nd October 2009 TERMS & CONDITIONS: Your chances of winning are based on the number of entries received, no purchase is necessary. †The 35% discount applies to our retail price list and only applies to electrically powered lift and recliner chairs. For a copy of the official rules, please send a stamped self-addressed envelope to the address in the coupon. All entries received before 2nd October 2009 will be placed into our monthly draw and the winner will receive a leather upholstered recliner from our range. Entry is limited to one per household. No cash equivalent available. “ My aches and pains have lessened and the stress has gone out of my life, I feel so restful.” E N, London – Willowbrook customer Rise to your feet effortlessly in this elegant and stylish custom built piece of furniture. Combined with the optional built-in, 5-point massage therapy system, this luxury recliner really should be experienced by people who have ailments such as stress, back pain and arthritic pains. But don’t just take our word for it – our recliners are endorsed by a Harley Street Orthopaedic Consultant. Mr/Mrs/Ms Please complete your telephone number so we can contact you if you’re a lucky winner. Daytime Tel Address Postcode ***AVANT/04/09/09/c Please enter me in your prize draw to win a Willowbrook riser recliner and send me a free colour brochure. Post to: Willowbrook Recliners FREEPOST SWC2458, Droitwich WR9 0BR Please tick if you would prefer NOT to receive product/service information This month the spotlight is on Tom Aikens, one of the most exciting chefs working in the UK today. Although he has been cooking since the age of 16, it was when he launched his own eponymous restaurant in London in April 2003 that Tom Aikens sealed his culinary reputation. Born in 1970 in Norwich, Tom’s early exposure to food and wine came from his father and grandfather who were both wine merchants, and the family regularly travelled throughout France and sampled fine regional French cuisine. Aged just 22, Tom worked as Chef de Partie with Pierre Koffman at the famous London restaurant La Tante Claire during the period when it earned its third Michelin star. In 1993 he was appointed Sous Chef at another top London restaurant, Pied à Terre. He then took a year off to work in France to gain more Michelin experience at the threestar level with Joël Robuchon in Paris and Gérard Boyer in Les Crayères in Reims. l Tom Aikens lives in London with his wife, Amber. His first cookbook “Tom Aikens: Cooking” – was published by Ebury in October 2006. His second cookbook FISH was published in November 2008, again by Ebury. Butternut Squash and Polenta Gratin Serves 4 For the polenta 3 cups chicken stock 3.5 cups milk 1.5 cups polenta 3oz butter 1.5 tbsp truffle oil 1 cup Parmesan cheese 2 tbsp thyme and sage 2 cloves minced garlic 1 tsp nutmeg Salt and pepper For the Squash 1 large butternut squash peeled, de-seeded and cut in half at the bulb • Cut the bottom half of the squash in half, sprinkle with honey, salt and pepper. Bake in the oven at 180ºc for 30 minutes until slightly tender. Once cooked, coarsely purée the squash with a fork, or in a food processor and leave to one side. • Slice the top half of the squash into 1/2 cm slices and season with salt, pepper, nutmeg, brush with butter and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 180ºc until tender. • Mix together the polenta, chicken stock, milk, squash purée and other remaining ingredients and pour into a ceramic dish. Arrange the squash slices over the top, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and drizzle with butter. Bake at 170ºc for 40 minutes. November 2009 | Pharmacy Professional 49
t r A N s p o r t c a r s 1 2 Alternative therapy Matt Guarente picks five new cars that offer something a little different from the same old front-runners – and they’re still good economic options NO-ONE, the old adage goes, ever got fired for buying an IBM. Nor for wearing a grey suit or sensible shoes, either. And when it comes to buying a new car, most of the advice you’ll get will be based on the tried, trusted – and frankly boring. Some of the most iconic, and sought-after, cars of recent years have been those which set out to be a bit different from the mass market offerings. Nissan’s Figaro is one example, a retrochic anomaly that still turns heads. The Smart (two-door that is, not the pointless ForFour) is still a one-of-a-kind, arguably the ultimate city car with a reinvent-the-rulebook design. Fiat’s Multipla launched with decidedly odd looks, but anyone who drove one raved about its flexibility and three-up-front seating. It was restyled in 2004 and its appeal is even wider. Of course, some would say there are some solid reasons for sticking to the big companies and their most popular cars. Availability of replacement parts, cheaper servicing and a wide network of dealers is one. But consider that you service your car once a year (and even on the most idiosyncratic car listed here, the engine is based on the proven and widelyused block used in the Peugeot 206 GTi) and you’ll see these issues are not much of a problem. If you are concerned about the financial futures of any of these smaller companies, bear in mind that the biggest – GM, which owns Vauxhall, and Ford – have been near collapse themselves in recent months. However, in the European markets these two giants have produced some very fine cars indeed. Ford’s new Fiesta is 3 excellent, and its Kuga is worth a look for anyone who wants a compact, relatively environment-friendly SUV – itself a good alternative to a larger hatchback. Vauxhall’s smaller hatches are also very good and its new workhorse saloon, the Insignia, wins plaudits on style and value. Overall, carmakers are still going through a torrid time and buyers are able to strike some effective deals. It’s worth having a look at some of the car publications’ ‘target prices’ because the dealers will be aware of them and expect buyers to pitch at, or below, those levels. Green goddess 1 Mercifully, Toyota has unveiled a new Prius (called the Pious by come uncharitable souls) which goes some way to improving the slab-sided dullness of the original eco-chariot of celebrities. But dig a little deeper and you’ll find that new technologies do as much, if not more, to make your motoring green. First, why have two engines, which hybrids do? How is that ‘green’? Stop-start technologies and super-efficient turbodiesels on new cars mean some of the emissions and MPG numbers from the hybrids look a bit high. The Volvo V50 1.6 DRIVe has 104g/km emissions and does 72 mpg, for example, in a far better overall car than the Prius; What Car? called it ‘hugely impressive’. In a couple of months Mini will launch its electric version, and in a couple of years hybrids will be overtaken by both battery and conventional technology. Not a Golf 2 The Golf almost deserves to have a category in its own right, and it’s a fine car (you can feel the ‘but’ coming up, can’t you?). But… we feel that there’s so much more excitement to be had than plumping for another conservative, tick-the-boxes model in the long line from Wolfsburg. Car makers are working to break down the classic car ‘styles’ and offer variations, and a good example is the Nissan Quashqai. Leaving aside its rather annoying name, not to mention the TV ads where the city appears to totally have it in for the car, the point of this Nissan is to use some of the best ideas of a 4x4, like a high driving position and rugged looks, and apply them to a medium-sized car from a more enjoyable drive. The cabin is very roomy, and build quality is great. Also, even on the base models target price from around £13,500, the level of kit is very impressive – all-round electric windows, aircon, and satnav. City car 3 In August this year, Hyundai became Britain’s favourite car, selling more than any other manufacturer. And star of that performance is the little i10, which outsold nearest rivals two-to-one. It’s a belting alternative to the rather stodgy, and pricey, Ford Ka, even in its newest guise. It’s nippy, incredibly good value and cheap to run, The i10 is a great city car but with a list price of £7,200, you can’t expect it to do everything well – and in this model’s case the problem is that it doesn’t excel in racking up motorway miles. Our ‘alternative alternative’ is the Toyota iQ. Funky looks, packed with technology, and a city car that WILL cruise on the motorway without complaining too much (it’s still only a one litre engine, so don’t expect too much), this does a lot more that the i10 but at a £2,000 premium. 4 Something for the weekend 4 While Audi makes a fine car, in some parts of the country its TT roadsters are more common than speed cameras. And don’t start us on Porsche Boxsters. We’ve long liked the retrostyled PGO, based on the beautiful Porsche 356 Speedster of the 1950s, and were rather surprised to see one pop up on Coronation Street. Don’t let that put you off; this highly individual, classically beautiful car with all mod cons is made by hand in France and its drivetrain is based on readilyavailable parts. Performance is similar to mid-range TT models even though it’s a fraction more pricey at £31,000. Bored with Beemers? 5 No-one would say no to a nice new 3 Series, arguably the prettiest of the long-lived line of executive saloons. But therein is one of the problems; it’s had so many facelifts that it has somewhat lost direction, even if it does still win awards. Not unlike Mickey Rourke. Our preference would be the sleek, muscular and very attractive indeed Audi A5, which comes in a number of guises each one matching BMW for style and performance, right up to the frankly terrifying S5 version. To make the range even more complete there’s the new four-door Sportback, which makes the decision even harder to make. n 5 50 Pharmacy Professional | November 2009 November 2009 | Pharmacy Professional 51
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