food

London is huge, and whilst you might know your London Eye from Buckingham Palace, here’s the best of London from my end. I grew up in East London and my friends and I have been exploring the city from a young age. Rather self-indulgently, we always used to complain...

It’s Halloween, so you should be thinking of carving a pumpkin! Here are some helpful tips for the process. Pumpkin carving may seem like a bit of an ordeal but as the weather gets colder, the nights draw in, and a decidedly spooky atmosphere fills the air, it may...

For most people, going vegan happens for one, or a combination of, three reasons; to save animals, to help the environment and for personal health. For me, growing up with vegetarian parents, I’d love to say that all three of these factors influenced me from a young age. In...

I’m definitely in a rare bracket when it comes to dietary requirements. I’m a gluten-free vegan. Being vegan is a choice I make for ethical reasons, so I don’t feel irritated at facing the occasional minor obstacle to act upon my ethical beliefs. However, upon finding out from my...

Though I was born across the Pennines in the depths of Yorkshire, for most of my life I (like nearly half a million others) have been proud to call Manchester, the self-appointed capital of the north, my home. Geographically, the city is ideal. It’s a large city with everything...

To those who know me it’s never a shock to see me winding down for bed at a time before many students have even finished their pre-drinks. Whilst part of this is perhaps my tendency to act like an old man, the main reason is that I honestly live...

We hear so much about Italy’s culture associated with food, we hear about France’s in the same way. You can name so many Italian dishes off the top of your head and most of the well known extravagant cooking techniques (as well as many basic ones) have strong French...