Say Hello to Brunch
Toast. If you think it’s a dry, boring, rushing-out-the-door kind of breakfast then Toppers & Toast will prove you wrong. Toppers & Toast is the ‘new kid on the block’ that has taken Leigh Road by storm, bursting onto the scene just a few short...
Preserving A British Tradition
Whether it’s in a delicious milkshake at Crème, ice-cream at Poco Gelato or in a latte from Cappucino Bakery, good quality milk is at the heart of so many of our favourite things. N.F Collins & Sons Dairy provides milk to all 3 of these...
Mouth-Watering Minis
Wow your guests with these bite size flavour bombs. Lucy Jones, owner of bespoke catering company My Petite Kitchen, shares two of her favourite recipes. My petite Kitchen specialises in canapés, children’s parties, business lunches and afternoon teas. Mini Lahmacun (Middle Eastern Lamb Flatbreads) Ingredients (makes 30) 350g plain...
The Crème de la Crème of Desserts
Let’s face it, milkshakes and cakes are hard enough to resist already, but put them together and it’s easy to see why the queues at Crème can be out the door on a Saturday. The idea of stuffing cakes into the top of milkshakes, smothering...
Ethical Eats
We are now more aware than ever of the close relationship between our food, health, ethics and the environment. In the supermarket, making educated choices when buying meat is made easier by the labelling; the Soil Association Organic Standard, RSPCA Assured and Red Tractor symbols...
Donuts & Skate
Skate-wear and donuts. Not an obvious combination, but I dare anyone to say it doesn’t work. Inside June Store, alongside the beanies and vinyl records, sits a display of treats that would make any sweet-tooth weak at the knees. Made fresh every day, these super-soft...
Fun, Food & Family Time
Modern day to day life can make fitting in quality family time hard. It’s increasingly common for both parents to work and quite often the children have just as busy a schedule as mum and dad. However, with Mother’s Day, Pancake day and the Easter...
Cocoa Indulgence
Whether perfectly packaged as a gift or lazily passed around after Christmas dinner, a box of chocolates is always welcome. Everyone has their favourites; nutty pralines, boozy in the middle, the darker the better… For Cocoa Meraki owner and chocolatier, Jenny Gordon, chocolate orange is...
Roasted Winter Vegetable & Chestnut Soup
There are few things more comforting on a cold day than a steaming hot bowl of soup. Easy to make, nutritious and bursting with earthy flavours this decadent variation of a classic, brought to you by The OakTree, is perfect as a Christmas starter or...