{"id":814,"date":"2013-08-25T14:41:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-25T14:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=814"},"modified":"2024-07-10T15:38:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T15:38:40","slug":"too-many-cooks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=814","title":{"rendered":"Too Many Cooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A report in todays <a title=\"Mail Online report by Ruth Styles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-2394629\/Definitely-cooks-Bossy-messy-men-make-womens-blood-boil-kitchen.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mail Online <\/a>confirms that having\u00a0too many cooks in the kitchen at once\u00a0leads tempers to\u00a0reach boiling point. In a poll, conducted by Wren Kitchens &amp;\u00a0 Bedrooms, respondents said they were annoyed by men\u00a0attempting to help but ending\u00a0 up making a mess, and by people persistently interfering with the preparations for dinner, including adding ingredients and\u00a0 stirring the pan without being asked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/food-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-801 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/food-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"FOOD 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Another place where emotions are boiling over is\u00a0 the fictitious British Good Food Awards.<\/h4>\n<p>This is the setting for a\u00a0murder mystery where Too Many Cooks\u00a0spoil more than the broth.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/invitation2events.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/07\/tmccovs1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/invitation2events.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/07\/tmccovs1.gif\" alt=\"Too Many cooks\" width=\"93\" height=\"142\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>This 8 Player game\u00a0opens at the highlight of the culinary year, the annual British Good Food Awards dinner. But before the prizes can be awarded, Veronica Hacker, the investigative journalist, is found dead in her suite. Was she the victim of revenge, or another dish best served cold&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>Who could have done it?<\/h4>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Possibly Annabel Sloane-Ranger, the Roedean educated girl who now runs a successful catering business with a couple of school-chums. Or maybe Fay Rocher, who moved to Britain from Switzerland at the age of 21, bringing the tradition of fine chocolate making with her. Or how about her business partner, Sandi Beech. Then there is Doug Meadows, the American tycoon who has recently introduced US-style cookies to Britain. And who can forget life-style guru Trisha Branflake?<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>And what of the other suspects?<\/h4>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>Peter Savoury enjoys fast cars and living dangerously. Did Peter do something too dangerous? Everyone knows Bill Wordsworth bakes exceedingly good cakes, and is an excellent employer who looks after his staff well&#8230;..but did he take care of Veronica? Rudi Emmental is a reclusive Swiss cheese maker. He rarely leaves his hideaway in rural Devon. Did he have an ulterior motive for coming here?<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The only way to find out is to order the Too Many Cooks &#8211; Murder Mystery. Available from ITM Games<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>And have a look at other games availabe from ITM Games\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itmgames.co.uk\">www.itmgames.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Like us at our facebook page at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/invitation2events\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/invitation2events<\/a><\/li>\n<li>And don&#8217;t forget to share\u00a0this blog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report in todays Mail Online confirms that having\u00a0too many cooks in the kitchen at once\u00a0leads tempers to\u00a0reach boiling point. 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