Kitchen Sync | Talk Show: 009

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The BBC went to Assam to learn the bitter story behind the UK's national drink. Looks like the auditors need to be audited. Tea brands have vowed to improve conditions according to The Caterer. If only they'd done it after this Telegraph article in Feb 2014, or this blog about abuse in March 2014, or even this human rights report in August 2014.Want delicious ethically-grown, organic leaf tea from entrepreneurial farmers toiling in the wake of an earthquake? Then get in touch with with my brother-in-law Bhushan Subba who grows, sources and ships some of the best tea in the world through Tea Direct. Here's the Code of Conduct he instigated in Nepal.“No half decent pub chef is paid enough” according to a couple of ex-chefs in the Morning Advertiser. Sour grapes or sad reality? The latter, I suspect.Meanwhile, Heston is launching a new 'Food and Nutrition GCSE' as reported by the Caterer. W