Tag Archives: Food and Drink

The hake brought tears to my eyes. Buttery, creamy, and crunchy, I smothered the batter in tartare sauce and doused it in malt vinegar and lemon juice. It was by far the best fish I have ever eaten. “We have to come back,” I repeatedly told my partner as we …

Ever wondered what would happen if you sent yourself a slice of cheese in the post? Well, to be absolutely honest, me neither but I won’t deny I’m definitely intrigued now to find out. Luckily, one bloke has done the bizarre experiment so we don’t have to after posting himself …

A Quedgeley butcher and deli which was forced to close due to rising utility costs and overheads has good news for its customers. Following a conversation with a customer talking about the large customer base and social media following, the owners decided to reopen a smaller and scaled back business …

A Leicester mum who found the perfect outline of an angel on an aubergine has revealed she’s kept it in the freezer for the past 14 years. Maya Rana said the “miracle” discovery is so good that she can’t bear to throw it away. The 54-year-old bus driver cut open …

A pub described as “soulless” by a nearby resident has closed abruptly with all the windows now covered in metal boards. Royal Mail Cart in Pinchbeck, Spalding, is a popular destination for many locals and passers-by with it being en-route in and out of the town centre. Despite its location …

Fast food giant McDonald’s made the headlines earlier this week when it announced it would be raising its prices for the first time in well over a decade. It added that there will be no more 99p cheeseburger, as this will be rocketing to £1.20. The chain’s Chief Executive Office …

The tasty bars have a strawberry flavoured filling in between their crispy layers of biscuit, and are coated in delicious, creamy milk chocolate. And they’re finally available in the UK, thanks to confectionary website, GB Gifts. The chocolate bar was launched in India (Credit: Nestle) The chocolate bars were originally …

I was working in a London restaurant called The Fire Station at Waterloo in the 1990s when I first became aware of strange nocturnal goings-on in the shellfish trade. I worked on the starter section, or “larder” as it is quaintly known, and one of our main dishes was chargrilled …

Irn Bru’s new, limited edition 1901 recipe was released yesterday, but seems to be selling out fast as a lot of Edinburgh Live readers have reported struggling to find the original recipe, full sugar ‘Bru in the capital. Barr announced their plans to launch an ‘old and unimproved’ version of …