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Continue reading →: Product Review – Boadicea GinBoadicea Gin is the latest drink to be produced by the husband and wife team of Founding Drinks – also responsible for the stunning Wild Knight Vodka and Nelsons Gold which I have written about here. Founding drinks are a Norfolk based company and were set up after Matt and…
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Continue reading →: Product Review:- Klean KanteenOver the last year, I like so many of us, have begun to be so much more aware of single use plastics and how bad they can be for our planet. As such I have tried to choose the things I buy more carefully, such as loose fruit and veg…
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Continue reading →: Kefalonia – The Greek TreasureYou may well have heard of Kefalonia, the Greek Island which is the setting for the film Captain Corelli. It is the lesser visited Island in the Ionian Chain, located South of Corfu and North of Zante. Kefalonia receives gorgeous weather throughout the summer, whilst receiving a good amount of…
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Continue reading →: Product Review @LoveSquig Square SausageThis week I was sent a new product to try and review by Squig. Squig is a portmanteau or Square Pig, so as this suggests, Squig produces Square Sausages. Now whilst I have tried a fair few of these whilst working in Scotland, Squig is the first Square Sausage that…
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Continue reading →: International Cheese Awards – Nantwich
Cheese, Chocolate and Red Wine pretty much rule my diet, so when I was asked to attend the International Cheese Awards it took me all of a micro second to accept. The International Cheese Awards takes place in Nantwich as part of the Nantwich Show I headed down on…
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Continue reading →: New Brunch Menu – Gusto Restaurant
I’ll never forget, way back in 1999 when holidaying in New Zealand with my then Girlfriend, who was a vegetarian. The problems we had finding a restaurant that would cater to her needs were huge, you would think she had some kind of special dietary needs that couldn’t be catered…
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Continue reading →: New Opening – The AnthologistThe constant new openings in Manchester never cease to amaze me. Of course not everything succeeds and we’ve seen a few openings and closures over the last year or so. One of those previously openings came in the shape of The Refinery. Located in Spinningfields, it was the first Drake…
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Continue reading →: My Favourite Dishes Around The World
As somebody who has lived and worked in a number of countries, I am always amazed at some restaurants production of ‘Authentic’ food from another country, quite often left disappointed by the lack of authenticity they show. So I have tried to put together a list of some of…
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Continue reading →: A Holiday Reps Life – The Real StoryMany of you have heard me mention my times living abroad – well it all started off by deciding to be a Holiday Rep. This continued for a few years – despite it initially only meant to be for 6 months. I then moved into Tour Leading, Airport Supervisor, Financial…
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Continue reading →: The Weekend Traveller – City Break to AthensI have been lucky enough to have travelled extensively over the years, but since moving back to the UK, most of my trips now tend to be the odd holiday or weekend/mid-week getaways. This hasn’t stopped me from wanting to get the most out of every trip that I do…
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Continue reading →: Food Tourist – Honey Restaurant – Hotel GothamThe impressive building that houses the much talked about Hotel Gotham fits the hotel name perfectly. The former Midland Bank building, located at 100 King Street has the most stunning Art-Deco architecture. I’ve walked past and admired it on many occasions. That however has been the problem, I walk past…
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Continue reading →: Foodies Festival – Tatton Park
If you’re lucky enough to be in the Manchester Region over the weekend of 13-15th July, then you’re in for a treat. One of the amazing days out happening over that weekend, is the return of Foodies Festival to Tatton Park, Cheshire. The Foodies Festival has become a regular foodies…
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Continue reading →: Tried and Tested – Edible Cocktails
Once again, those at tried and tested have gone and delivered yet another new and interesting product for me to try and review. An edible cocktail by Smith and Sinclair, which is basically basically a giant Haribo sweet for adults. It ran through my mind as to the purpose of…
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Continue reading →: Travel Coffee Solutions – Pt 3
In my quest to find a solution for getting good coffee when working away, or on travels, I have so far tested Rombouts One Cup Filters in Part 1 and Lyons Coffee Bag’s in Part 2. Here in the third and final part, I have been testing a reusable one…
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Continue reading →: Food Tourist – Manchester House – RestaurantRestaurant Wars featured two of Manchester’s Restaurants with Aiden Byrne and Simon Rogan, slugging it out in search for a Michelin Star, neither did, but both restaurants have gone on to be very successful and are still popular a few years on. I’ve been meaning to book into Manchester House…
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Continue reading →: Tried and Tested – Chic P HummusHummus always takes me back to my time living in the Middle East – Smothered on bread, it was served with every meal and can be a pure delight. I was therefore very happy to test some new hummus out. Chic P are a UK Company that are helping to…
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Continue reading →: Tried and Tested – Pinkster GinHere we are again reviewing another gin… as mentioned in my English Drinks Co. Gin Review, its a drink that I have grown to love more and more as I get older. Being able to appreciate the subtle botanical’s which really make or break a Gin, is on par to…
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Continue reading →: Travel Coffee Solutions Pt 2 – Coffee Bags
A week ago I wrote about using One Cup Filters, an option for real coffee whilst away from home, either with work or travel. You can read about that in Travel Coffee Solutions – Part 1 This week we look at another alternative – Coffee Bags My first experience with…
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Continue reading →: Festa Feasts – Festa Italiana
As previously mentioned, Festa Italiana is returning to Manchester’s Cathedral Gardens on the 13th-15th July. This year however, they are stepping it up a gear and are launching two FESTA FEASTS. The first ‘feast’ will take place on Friday 13th July. Using the combined forces of Italian master’s Salvi’s, San…
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Continue reading →: Pasta Making Classes – Salvi’s
As well as being a great place to eat authentic Italian food, Salvi’s in Manchester also hosts some amazing Pasta Making Classes which help you to recreate this Italian staple in your own home. I went along to experience one of their recent classes, which was being taught by…
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Continue reading →: St Ewes Eggs – Frittata ChallengeEggs are a staple in our house, and I always buy free range. Even better if I know exactly where they came from, so when I was sent some eggs from St Ewes to compete in a Frittata Challenge, I was more than happy to give them a try. St…
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Continue reading →: Food Tourist – Benito Lounge – ChorltonIt’s not only Manchester City Centre that is seeing new ventures opening on what seems to be a weekly basis. Chorlton has also been a hive of activity when it comes to new openings. In the same week that saw the opening of The Creameries, another eatery was also opening…
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Continue reading →: Travel Coffee Solutions Pt 1 – One Cup Filters
I recently wrote a piece about my love for real coffee. I compared my old espresso machine with a quicker and simplier to use ‘Nespresso’ – You can read more on that here My new trouble though, is that I am not always at home. My work takes me to different…
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Continue reading →: Out and About – Festa Feast’s
As previously mentioned, Festa Italiana is returning to Manchester’s Cathedral Gardens on the 13th-15th July. This year however, they are stepping it up a gear and are launching two FESTA FEASTS. The first ‘feast’ will take place on Friday 13th July. Using the combined forces of Italian master’s Salvi’s, San…
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Continue reading →: The Weekend Traveller – The Netherlands – Its Not ALL AmsterdamI find it amusing that whenever you tell someone that you’re going to Holland or The Netherlands for a few days, they immediately assume that you’re off to Amsterdam. Having visited The Netherlands a few times in the lasts few years, only one of these has actually included Amsterdam itself,…
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