Graduation

The Larder on Goosegate is perched high above the Oxfam shops opposite Baa Bar in the Lace Market: you won’t see it if you’re not looking for it – and that’s a real shame. Renowned for serving beautifully presented dishes of innovative European cooking with very reasonable price tags, it...

It’s about that time of the academic year. Exams are over, results are imminent, and for many students, a departure from university is on the cards, with some unsure of what their next move is. The process of graduating, both in a literal and transitional sense, can easily evoke...

They call him Uncle Sam. The advice giving, suggestion slinging, arm-round-the-shoulder everyman who’s always there for you. Unless he’s too tired that day or too busy or something. He likes helping you help yourselves. He doesn’t like self introductions, lists or irony. “Dear Uncle Sam, I’m in my third...