• Christmas + Cold Weather = Cinnamon

    Cinnamon has seen-a-man or two in history (sorry)… Impact writer Sarvenaz Hosseini takes a look at the background and uses of the glorious spice cinnamon. With its earliest use being from around 2000 B.C for the embalming process, cinnamon is a spice that has always been used by humans....
  • A marriage of cuisines: The art of fusion cooking

    Have you ever come across two completely different types of food that shouldn’t work together but just do? Take peanut butter and jam for example, who would have thought they go so well in hand together? Or the good ol’ chips and curry sauce that just seems to work...
  • This Little Piggy Went to (a Vegan) Market…

    As part of my current attempt to go vegan (watch this space!), I visited Nottingham’s very own vegan market in Sneinton. It is held on the first Saturday of every month from 11am until 3pm and aims to support the vegan community – producers, traders and customers. My first...
  • Man, have I got a scoop for you!

    As students, most of us are on a tight budget when it comes to food (alcohol is a different story, but let’s ignore that). Despite this, we are a generation who appear to be caring more and more about the quality of our food and where it comes from,...
  • A foodie’s experience in Palma, Majorca: Where to eat

    A few weeks ago I paid a visit to the beautiful island of Majorca. However, it was a different kind of visit to my previous one, which could be described as a massive drunken haze. Last time, a miasma of Rushkinoff vodka, loud chart music and inappropriate people doing...
  • Inferno Competition: The Hall Of Flames

    How much would you pay for the best pizza of your life? At Inferno, you only pay £7.95. Since opening its first (and only) location in Nottingham last year, Inferno’s done a brilliant job at combining the speed of fast-food with the quality of casual dining, to bring something...
  • Review: Belgo’s Big Debut

    Preceding April all 5 UK Belgo restaurants used to be selfishly hogged by London, but now? The Belgian gem has opened a branch in our very own Lace Market. For those not in the know: Belgo is a bar/restaurant that specialises in moules, frites, and bieres or: mussels, fries and beers...