Eddy's Good News: Movement of mama's and dolphins medicate their skin like us?!

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25 May 2022, 09:09

Every day during his show on Virgin Radio, Eddy Temple-Morris brings you Good News stories from around the world, to help inject a bit of positivity into your day!Be sure to listen each day between 10am and 1pm (Monday - Friday) to hear Eddy's Good News stories (amongst the finest music of course), but if you miss any of them you can catch up on the transcripts of Eddy's most recent stories below:Wednesday 25th May 2022

Great news from London as an Italian restaurateur homesick for his mum’s cooking, decides to hire her as his chef and starts a movement of Mamas!

Say bongiorno to Peppe Corsaro, who’s originally from Sicily and when missing his regions flavours and the way his mum puts them together, he had a brilliant idea: In 2018, instead of hiring people from cooking schools, he persuaded his mum to come over and cook in the professional kitchen for three months, then hand over her apron to another Mama, from a different region. Now ‘La Mia Mamma’ has spread to two restaurants and a deli and all work the same way, a three month residency for Mamas to come over from Italy and showcase their recipes, which can vary wildly from region to region.

A simple pesto, for example, will be completely different in Calabria as it is in Genoa. This idea really makes people appreciate the variety of regional variation in Italian food. Most of Peppe’s Mamas are over sixty: “We’re not looking for professional chefs” he says “just housewives who cook for their families”. He flies them over, sets them up with accommodation, travel and a sous-chef’s salary. They cook their hearts out for three months and experience living and working in London.

Via: goodnewsnetwork.org

Amazing news from under the waves and a study that shows dolphins medicate their skin in a similar way that we do. 

Say hello to Dr Angela Ziltener, a marine biologist at the University of Zurich, who’s been studying dolphins for over thirteen years, gaining their trust and observing them closely. She noticed the pod she was observing in the red sea were rubbing themselves against certain types of coral, so she wanted to find out why. A study of the coral revealed it was coated in mucus which had antibacterial, antioxidative and hormonal properties, just like the cream a doctor or pharmacist might prescribe for you if you had something wrong with your skin.The importance of coral reefs has come more and more into focus in recent times, even more so now we’re learning a reef is not just a home, a community, an open all hours restaurant, but more like a supermarket with a really good pharmacy in it.

Via: goodsnewsnetwork.org