Food & Drink

How many planks do you need to do to burn off your fave festive treats

Burning off those extra holiday calories

With the timeless phrase “why not, it’s Christmas?” uttered throughout the festive season, is it any wonder many of us come to regret overindulgence in the New Year when the Christmas weight just won’t budge.

With this in mind, the experts at GolfSupport.com decided to look into how many exercises we’d have to do to burn off our favourite festive foods.

After finding the top...

How to make the perfect Christmas dinner

Head Chef Tips for a Perfect Christmas Dinner

As Christmas Day edges ever closer, the impending stress of cooking Christmas dinner is upon us once again. This year, head Chef tutor, Andrew Dixon from five-star hotel The Grand, York ’s cookery school, has given his top tips for creating the perfect meal.

From perfecting crispy roasties, to managing the veg knowing how long to cook the turkey, he’s got it covered.

How do...

Two-thirds of consumers are more likely to buy British to support producers

No shortage of Stilton this Christmas

Figures released today by the Stilton Cheese Makers Association (SCMA), which represents the UK’s Stilton producers, show that sales are 16%* down for the year to date due to the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting disruption to the country’s hospitality and events industry. The trade body says that Christmas is even more important than ever before to the industry and other British...

Hash browns are being voted over toast in new survey results

Is the English breakfast becoming Americanised?

Could it be the end of the traditional English breakfast?

Brits have said they now prefer the American hash brown on their breakfast plate over the traditional slice of toast or buttered bread, according to new research published to celebrate National English Breakfast Day (December 2nd).

The popular American food item, usually found in food diners across North America seems...

Christmas 2020 could mean that we’re going to be buying and not eating far too much.

Stop fattening up turkeys and reduce food waste for Christmas 2020

It’s going to be a socially distanced Christmas, and this is going to lead to massive food waste.

With fewer people in households celebrating the festive season, it looks like we’re going to be buying – and not eating – far too much Christmas food.

That means, according to food waste collection company BusinessWaste.co.uk , we’ll be wasting more than usual as people scale...

Cheesecake is the Nation's favourite cake

Cheesecake is voted Britain's favourite cake

Cheesecake has been voted Britain’s favourite cake, according to new research.

Cheesecake scooped 42% of the vote in a national poll conducted by food delivery app Foodhub, narrowly beating Chocolate cake (41%) Victoria sponge (32%) and the Brownie (31%).

Bakewell Tart (27%) and Christmas Cake (24%) are amongst the nation’s other choices with souffle being the least popular...

Simple tips for making healthier snacking choices at home

Snacking at home - top tips

With more people staying at home during the working day, due to COVID-19, the temptation to reach into the snack cupboard and graze on less healthy food, such as crisps, biscuits, chocolate, sweets and cake, may be high. Regularly snacking on foods that are high in energy (calories), fat, sugar and salt can increase your risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Here’s...

Marco Pierre White will be hosting 30 online lessons

Marco Pierre White Reveals Secrets Of The Stove

The UK’s best known chef, who has one of his restaurants in Plymouth, is one of the main draws of a brand new BBC e-learning service that offers never before access to the minds of some of the world’s greatest creative talents.

Fans of Marco Pierre White, whose restaurant is located at the Crown Plaza Hotel on Armada Way, can now enjoy over 30 online lessons where he reveals some of...

New vegan Horlicks launched

Announcing Horlicks Vegan!

Iconic British brand Horlicks has launched Horlicks Vegan; a dairy free malted beverage to enjoy with your favourite alternative milk. The family favourite brand, which has been a staple in pantries across the country for nearly 150 years, has introduced Horlicks Vegan into Asda Vegan bays, using a vegan recipe based on the brand’s signature creamy and malty characteristics. Registered by The...

One of the favourite styles of wine is its smoothness

46% of UK wine lovers say ‘smoothness’ is key when selecting a wine

What do you look for when choosing a wine?

Chances are that you will be looking for smoothness! According to a survey carried out by top-selling Californian wine brand Apothic, almost 50% of us consider smoothness key when selecting a wine.

When adults in the UK were asked for their favourite style of wine it was surprisingly smooth wines that came out on top:

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