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Spinning a 4PLY yarn
When advising new contributors on what to include in a review, I tend to say the same four things: layout/decor, service, food,...
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Cup North: Legal Highs
'Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug,but unlike many other psychoactive substances, it is legal and unregulated in...
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Wake Me Up Before Your Kokoa
Hands up, I’m a food snob. I’m that person who walks into a café and asks: ‘Do you have almond milk?’ ‘Could I have my brownie warmed up...
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BAKCHICH: A taste of Lebanon
“This isn’t the Middle East, you’re in a restaurant, so take off the sunglasses.” When one enters a restaurant, it’s like entering an...
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The art of telling a story through tea
As I sat down to write this, unsure of where to start and determined not to produce a clichéd, superficial review of the experience I...
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How to make life worth getting up for
Don't despair of the title, this is still a food blog. If you're like me, which I suppose most people are in this aspect of life, you...
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Quite Good
You may base your interpretation of the title above on the story to follow. I have a Turkish friend, Su, without the 'e', who for a long...
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Whipped Coffee Coconut Vegan Cheesecake with Cinnamon Crust
That title looks so delicious I could eat it. But instead I've been eating the real-life version of it, by the spoonful. This morning...
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If the truth be told I'm a sucker for the High Grade/ Move over, Ginger
Salted Honey Peanut & Date Coconut Banana Ice Cream. After my previously mentioned experiences with crack, I was suffering from...
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Peanut Butter Pad Thai
I'm not going to pretend that this is even close to the traditional form of Pad Thai, because I've seen the youtube comments towards...
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