• How $%*£$£ stupid are numbered reviews: posh restaurant, not posh me

    Recently, I passed the 21st anniversary of my birth (woohoo! Survival! Major milestone! etc. etc.). In order to celebrate this I went for a lovely lunch with my family to a restaurant that by rights I shouldn’t have been allowed within 100 metres of (Auberge du lac). I say...
  • 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...
  • “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...
  • 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...