Food and Drink
Battle for Christmas food market kicks off this weekend
The battle to win this year's high street Christmas food market is being fought on the party snacks front and will officially kick off this weekend.
Christmas party calamities could cost businesses £216m
With the workplace Christmas party season in full swing, UK businesses could be losing over £216 million in ‘sick days', according to new figures.
Barclays predicts record Christmas spending
Shoppers are expected to shun the economic downturn in favour of festive cheer this December with record amounts set to be spent on the UK's high streets.
Don’t be a victim of card fraud this Christmas
With Christmas just around the corner, many people will be out and about using their credit and debit cards in stores, restaurants or cash machines. But fraudsters are also likely to be active at this time of year.
New Lufthansa offering pleases coffee connoisseurs
Coffee connoisseurs can now pick and choose from a wider choice of their favorite hot beverage on Lufthansa flights out of Frankfurt and Munich to German domestic and most European destinations (Schengen Area).
Don’t leave Christmas shopping on car back seat
New research suggests motorists are becoming complacent about car crime, revealing fewer motorists are worried about their car being stolen or broken into than they were last year.
Christmas Day lunch at The Ebury
This year, the Sloane Square brasserie The Ebury will be serving lunch on Christmas Day. While the rest of the country are going mad cooking all day long, this welcoming restaurant is encouraging Londoners to have the pressure taken out of the most special day of the year by allowing others to cook.
Sainsbury's launches world's largest electric van fleet
Sainsbury's has announced it is to purchase 50 electric vans for its online grocery delivery service. When added to the existing fleet of 20, the supermarket will have the largest fleet of electric vans in the world according to UK manufacturer, Smith Electric Vehicles.
Fiat Marylebone sponsors restaurant’s golden anniversary
Fiat Marylebone, Fiat UK’s flagship dealer, has been helping one of London’s best-known restaurants celebrate its golden anniversary.
Crafty caravanners make their cake
Practical Caravan in association with Lakeland are pleased to announce the winners of their inaugural caravan cake making competition. The competition was launched in the September issue with a feature on how to make the perfect caravan cake.
The Granville at Barford to host charity Abba party
'The Granville @ Barford' will be celebrating New Years Eve with a special 70s evening Abba party which will also raise money for charity. Money from each ticket sold will be donated to 'Lupus', the charity for people with the incurable immune system illness.
Marvellous Mother’s Day
There is never enough time to say thank you to one of the most special women in your life: your mother. Show her just how much you love her with a rich and decadent breakfast this Mother’s day courtesy of John Lewis.
Yorkshire chef cooks up a Joyeux Noël
They crumble and crunch, melt in the mouth and taste of vanilla, cinnamon, chocolate and Christmas! What are they? Bredele – special continental cookies which offer a flavour of heaven almost unknown in Britain.
How to enjoy tasty turkey leftovers
After the stresses of preparing Christmas lunch, turkey leftovers are a real reward for cooks – they can be transformed into quick and easy lunches and suppers for all the family, so you don’t need to spend the rest of the festive holidays in the kitchen.
Lord Mayor opens brand new cookery school in York
The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor John Galvin, was the guest of honour at the official opening and launch of The Cooking Rooms, the brand new state of the art cookery school at the Eco Business Centre in Clifton Moor, York.