• Can we trust food influencers?

    In recent years, food content creators have steadily been rising in popularity. From showcasing new places to eat, to sampling new dishes on the menu, they have proven to be the key to many aspiring restaurant owners’ successes. But what happens when these content creators are paid to create...
  • Five Fascinating Easter Traditions from Around the World

    Emily Culf  For the average Nottingham student, Easter is a time where we slam our laptops shut and get some long-needed rest. Whilst indulging in all the hot cross buns and chocolate eggs Portland Building SPAR has on offer. Emily Culf explores what Easter means for certain communities around...
  • Tried and Tested: New Spots in Notts #3 – Raymond’s

    This evening, we’re at Raymond’s Restaurant and Wine Bar on Stoney Street, which has already earned a place in the 2025 Michelin Guide, after just 6 months on the scene. 
    For a restaurant which doubles as a wine bar, I was surprised by the lack of visible bottles. Typically, I’d...
  • Why I roast a chicken every week (and you should too!)

    Many of us are lucky to come from families where a roast dinner on a Sunday is a sacred ritual, particularly in the autumn and winter months. At university, this habit often fades away - aside from the obligatory pre-Christmas roast with friends and maybe the odd Sunday roast...
  • Gut health or gut wealth? Unpacking the stress around gut-focused diet trends

    India Harridge The gut microbiome is taking the dieting world by storm. Containing trillions of tiny organisms called microbes which are made up of bacteria, viruses and fungi, the microbiome is crucial to digestive, and overall health. So how does the microbiome work? As your body breaks down the...
  • Tried and Tested: New Spots in Notts #2 – Public 

    Laura Ross Russell The qualified foodie Laura Ross Russell is back with an instalment of ‘Tried and Tested’, helping us better know our city and its tasty food scene. Having already shown the city’s fancier evening offerings, this time, she takes us through the relatively new ‘Public’ café, bakery...
  • Tried and Tested: New Spots in Notts #1 – Piccalilli

    Laura Ross Russell Food connoisseur Laura Ross Russell takes us on a journey through some of the hottest spots in Nottingham at the moment, as well as the new kids on the block in the restaurant world in the first instalment of her ‘Tried and Tested’ series. This time,...