http://www.planetmona.com/ http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3610-malta-a-real-restaurant-story http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3610-malta-a-real-restaurant-story To open a restaurant in Malta there is a slew of legislation you need to follow: MEPA, Food Health and ARMS all make an appearance. But nobody will check if... ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:31:00 -0500 3610 2011-08-22 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3610_Screen shot 2011-08-22 at 20.29.06_1314037902.png http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3585-restaurant-customer-service-in-malta-still-as-shocking-as-ever http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3585-restaurant-customer-service-in-malta-still-as-shocking-as-ever Did you think this country had made some kind of improvement when it comes to restaurant service? It hasn't. Here is a shocking excerpt sent to us by a reader... ]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:36:00 -0500 3585 2011-06-24 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3585_basilfawlty_1308911816.png http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3358-d-day-mona-farrugias-low-carb-diet-starts-today http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3358-d-day-mona-farrugias-low-carb-diet-starts-today Mona Farrugia goes back to her low-carb regime. Only she doesn't want to call it a 'regime' as she may find herself sliding back to a plate of pasta. ]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 12:21:00 -0600 3358 2011-01-02 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3358_omelettebymonafarrugiaplanetmona_1293970879.jpg http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3316-who-is-to-blame-for-our-fat-children http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3316-who-is-to-blame-for-our-fat-children Mona Farrugia has spent the entire week following Minister George Pullicino in Cancun, Mexico as he gave away her tax money and told other countries how clean Malta is. Oh... ]]> Sat, 11 Dec 2010 08:49:00 -0600 3316 2010-12-11 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3316_monafarrugiafoodpoliticsfatmalta_1292057369.png http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3316_monafarrugiaplanetmonafastfoodmalta_1292059281.png http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3270-hu-bajda-ode-to-the-egg http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3270-hu-bajda-ode-to-the-egg Eggs are a perfect food, says Mona Farrugia so why are we still arguing about them as if they were the devil's spawn? ]]> Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:00:00 -0500 3270 2010-11-05 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3270_eggs_1288947320.JPG http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3255-exercise-wont-make-you-thinner http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3255-exercise-wont-make-you-thinner As health professionals - real ones, rather than self-proclaimed - publish more evidence that exercise does not make you thin, Mona Farrugia finds that the biggest issue here is not... ]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:44:00 -0500 3255 2010-10-14 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3255_Screen shot 2010-10-14 at 09.49.01_1287042695.png http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3255_Screen shot 2010-10-14 at 09.50.21_1287042718.png http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3228-having-a-happy-period-at-the-confectioners http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3228-having-a-happy-period-at-the-confectioners Mona Farrugia thinks that her village confectioner stocking everything and the kitchen sink is a good. Not everybody does. ]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:37:00 -0500 3228 2010-09-20 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3228_Screen shot 2010-09-20 at 21.06.46_1285009673.png http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3217-the-lidl-generation-restaurants-in-malta-in-2010 http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3217-the-lidl-generation-restaurants-in-malta-in-2010 Mona Farrugia has been reviewing restaurants for ten years. As less restaurants open and more restaurants continue to serve us Lidl-bought ingredients, she wonders what the point is exactly and... ]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:49:00 -0500 3217 2010-09-14 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3217_cheffinger_1284470679.PNG http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3041-there-is-no-such-thing-as-cheap-food-jeanette-winterson-on-the-politics-of-food-shopping http://www.planetmona.com/food-on-planetmona/67-politics/3041-there-is-no-such-thing-as-cheap-food-jeanette-winterson-on-the-politics-of-food-shopping In 2005, Jeanette Winterson was targeted by a coffee chain that wanted to open a store in her restored Georgian townhouse in Spitalfields, east London. But rather than selling out,... ]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:36:00 -0500 3041 2010-06-29 http://www.planetmona.com/images/stories/jreviews/3041_Screen shot 2010-06-29 at 11.33.39_1277804168.png