• Planning your Pre’s: 5 best and worst Fresher Drinks

    It’s well into your freshers’ week and you’ve probably grasped that your liver won’t be leaving this experience unscathed (unless you don’t drink, in which case, strong effort). Your biochemical balance may be fucked but your taste buds don’t need to be. Now, let’s ditch the beer goggles and...
  • Hungover and Hungry: New Potato and Bacon Salad

    Fresher’s week is hard for us foodies. Having to deal with ‘Fresher’s Flu’, meeting loads of new people, a big move into (not always nice) accommodation, multiple drunken nights out… well it doesn’t leave us with much energy to cook. Unfortunately, when you’re hungover, a nice meal is sometimes...
  • A Cake Fit For Queen Victoria

    Ah… the Victoria sponge cake. It is universally agreed as a timeless classic with its simple butter-and-vanilla flavour, and yet it can be surprisingly difficult to make (to a Queen Vic-standard anyway). If you are one of those poor, unfortunate bakers who, try as they might, end up with...
  • A Foodie Abroad

    I was very excited to go on my first holiday in two years, to visit the Costa Del Sol in Southern Spain and enjoy the hot weather. But let’s be honest, I was mostly excited about the food. Here are the food highlights of my trip; all traditional cuisine available...
  • “You’re welcome”: A decadent white chocolate and PB cheesecake

    So here, my friends, is my recipe for a dessert that my dad made for me over the Easter. I say “my recipe” because: A) I’m writing it out and B) I forgot the actual specifics of the recipe as soon as he’d told me, and didn’t write it down....
  • Omelettes, omelettes for days! Shake up your lunch

    For the past year, 70% of my lunches have been omelettes. Whether they’ve been from Coates Café near my lectures or in my kitchen, in my underwear, chances are I’ve just woken up. Omelettes are a fantastic lunch because they contain plenty of protein, they’re cheap and they’re versatile, yet...
  • The new quick menu for a delicious lunch at Rub’s

    Rub’s new ‘quickie’ lunchtime menu is all about ease and speed without compromising on flavour or some of the highlights of the main menu. Served 11-5pm Monday to Friday, the concept is simple: choose from one of five reasonably priced dishes for just £4.95, and then make them your own...