American food site goes viral after confusing mince for mincemeat in festive recipe Sean Murphy December 10, 2019 Food, In the News The website thespruceeats.com posted a submission from renowned British food writer Elaine Lemm for a mincemeat and apple tart. "Individual mince pies are a classic British Christmas treat" - so far, so...
Captain Birds Eye set to launch new ‘ocean’ fragrance for men this Christmas Sean Murphy December 4, 2019 Christmas, Food, In the News Dubbed Ahoy!, the new Eau de Toilette is described as being "reminiscent of a fresh ocean breeze" and bursting with top notes of "zingy grapefruit, sweet mandarin, and intoxicating patchouli". Posting a...
New guinness and Irn-Bru cocktail goes viral on social media – would you try it? Sean Murphy September 9, 2019 Drink, In the News We are all for Celtic relations but the Irn-Guin might be taking things just a little bit too far. The concoction, which combines Irn-Bru and Guinness was created by travel page "Places to See in Ireland...
Cricket writer complains about being charged £55,000 for a bottle of Deuchars ‘very English IPA’ Sean Murphy September 6, 2019 Drink, In the News Peter Lalor, who also doubles as a beer writer, described the bottle of the Scottish beer as "the most expensive beer in history". The writer was staying in a branch of Malmaison in Manchester ahead of the...
Glasgow hotel mocked online for ‘cringeworthy’ job ad posting Sean Murphy June 4, 2019 Food, In the News The Radisson Red, which opened in the west end of the city last summer and is the UK's first, posted the role on Indeed. However, it wasn't long before it popped up on social media due to it's interesting...
Instagram page aims to pair models with restaurants for free food in exchange for posts Sean Murphy May 31, 2019 Food, In the News The group behind the page say it was created to help managers "get the right people through the doors" without having to work with promoters or PR. Beginning this month, those looking to use the page to...
Scottish chippy wows customers with deep fried Morton’s roll and ice cream Sean Murphy April 25, 2019 Food, In the News Fish and chip shop McMonagle's Boat has introduced 'frice-cream' - a roll stuffed with vanilla ice-cream then battered and fried. Dinners are enjoying the wacky £1 treat from the famous chip shop boat,...
Rate My Plate is the food page taking Facebook by storm Sean Murphy February 28, 2019 Food, In the News The myriad entries that are posted by the group can often range from the good to the bad, to the downright weird. However, the page, which has more than 1.8million followers, is famed for its scathing...
Tennent’s fans facebook page runs film poster competition and the results are pretty hilarious Sean Murphy February 13, 2019 Drink, In the News The Big Juicy Appreciation Society, which recently reached over 20,000 members, posted on their page saying that they'd teamed up with the Wellpark Brewery to give away some prizes and asking members to create...
Wetherspoons served a man the most pathetic cheesy chips ever at Edinburgh Airport Scotsman Food and Drink Staff January 11, 2019 Food, In the News Angus Scott was expecting good things when he ordered his meal at Edinburgh Airport, but was flabbergasted when he was presented with a single slice of unmelted cheese on his...
