• Meet the Team and Their Pancake Toppings

    Pancake Day is undoubtedly the most sacred day of the year – pancakes are so flippin’ good. Some of the team at Impact  have shared their favourite pancake toppings.  Name: Inga Becker-Hansen Position: Science Editor  Pancake Topping: Mushrooms, spinach and pancetta A speciality of my household are savoury pancakes as they are...
  • Rosa’s Recommendation of the Week: Dolce

    Going out for a meal to celebrate a friend’s birthday, this hidden gem of a small, family-run Italian restaurant, located right opposite the Broadway cinema in the Hockley area of the city centre, was a great experience. The staff were warm and welcoming, the atmosphere intimate and enchanting, the...
  • Slaughter-free meat: a sci-fi nightmare or an innovative solution?

    Food technology is rapidly evolving, as is our relationship to the food we eat and its impact on our bodies and on the planet. Slaughter-free meat might just be the solution we’re waiting for, but what is it, and what does it entail? ‘Slaughter-free meat’ first appeared in headlines...
  • Best Pancake Toppings

    I love the traditional pancake with sugar and lemon just as much as the next person, but realistically, after well over a decade of repeating the same toppings, I think 2019 is signalling the time for a change. With endless toppings available, you can take your pancakes from average...
  • What To Give Up For Lent

    Now I’m not saying that it’s possible to live a wholly positive and fruitful life- human nature means that we all have our bad days. With Lent beginning on 6th March this year, that gives us all a little bit of time to cut out something toxic out of our...
  • What Does your Library Coffee Order Say About You?

    Coffee is a highly personal affair, and everyone defends their own order to their deathbed. Yet with so many different types out there, what does your library coffee order say about you? Espresso – The only people who like espressos are those who mean business. You’re a real go-getter and...
  • Rosa’s Recommendation of the Week: Homeboys

    So upon hearing of the arrival of the Nottingham Street Food Club in the Victoria Centre, I endeavoured to find what yummy treats they would be serving way back in December and heard of the company called Homeboys. Sadly the weekend I was planning on going to visit and...