tea
Product Review: Quinteassential White Elixir Tea
Borne from a love of tea and travelling, Bernadine Tay established Quinteassential in 2010. Based in Cheshire Quinteassential has grown from [Read more]
review
afternoon tea
Sofitel London St James, 6 Waterloo Place, London Review
The Hotel Sofitel London St James was originally built in 1923 to house the headquarters of the army banking agency, [Read more]
book review
Book Review: Teatime in Paris by Jill Colonna
Jill Colonna relocates to Paris and finds a love for all things French, and especially their pastries. Starting with the [Read more]
Glasgow
SACO Apartments, Lamb Walk, Bermondsey, London Review
A mere ten minutes walk from Borough Market and with a selection of bars and restaurants on your doorstep, SACO [Read more]
England
Apple Apartments, Westbourne Terrace, Hyde Park, London Review
Situated between Paddington and Lancaster Gate underground stations, with Hyde Park on its doorstep, Apple Apartments Hyde Park are ideally suited [Read more]
Drink
Taste Test: Gin
There’s more to gin than tonic With more and more gin distilleries popping up, 2015 seems to have been the [Read more]
Food
Food review: Osteria Del Tempo Perso, 17 John St, Glasgow G1 1HP
Make time for a great meal An “Osteria” is a tavern or inn and Osteria Del Tempo Perso translates as [Read more]
Food
Food Review: La Trattoria, 219 St Andrew’s Road, Glasgow ***CLOSED***
Once upon a time we ate here when it was Khyber Afghan restaurant, which was actually pretty good. Sadly that’s [Read more]
Croatia
Hotel Ilirija, Ilirija Resort, Biograd na Moru, Croatia Review
Croatian summer holiday part 1 As the weather in Scotland this summer has been rubbish perhaps it’s time to look [Read more]
Beer
Drink Review: Outtaspace Apple Ale – Drygate
Sweet and fruity but certainly not cider Style: Apple Ale Malts: Lager Malt, Malted Wheat Hops: Calypso, Nelson Sauvin, Amarillo, [Read more]
Edinburgh
Food review: ASK Italian, 9-13 Shandwick Place, Rutland court, Edinburgh, EH2 4RG
ASK Italian now has well over 100 restaurants in the UK and we’d eaten in the Glasgow Springfield Quay (now [Read more]
Food
Product Review: Graze Good to Go range
Graze Good to Go Range launches Graze boxes which are delivered to your door have been around for a few [Read more]
Food
Product review: Cornerstone – Razor Blades & Men’s Shaving Supplies
And now for something completely different…shaving! We found out about Cornerstone shaving via a flyer in our beer52 pack way [Read more]
Burger
Food review: Steak, Cattle & Roll, Weaver St, Glasgow G4 0RN
We’ve been sceptical about American (themed) burger places like Buddy’s and Five Guys but when Steak, Cattle & Roll (formerly [Read more]
Food
Review: Dragonfly Tea – Skinny Dragon Organic Pu’er Tea
Being tea lovers, and perpetual seekers of a magical cure for tubbyness, the title Skinny Dragon for this Dragonfly Organic [Read more]
Aberdeen
Carmelite, Stirling Street, Aberdeen Review
Located in the city-centre of Aberdeen, The Carmelite Hotel is near to the main train and bus stations and handy for public [Read more]
Burger
Food Review: Byron, 115 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2NW
Byron is making a name for themselves down south and they’ll be heading to Glasgow soon. We’d considered visiting them in [Read more]
Food
Product review: Dragonfly Tea Jasmine Dragon Pearls
On opening the tin of Dragonfly Tea Jasmine Dragon Pearls, the scent of jasmine hits you – this is some [Read more]
Drink
Taynuilt Hotel, Taynuilt, Argyll Review
The Taynuilt Hotel By Oban is easily reached by car or train so it’s ideal for an overnight getaway from central Scotland [Read more]
lifestyle
Benefit – Puff Off
I’m a relatively new convert to Benefit after being a MAC girl for a good while. It was completely accidental, [Read more]
Food
Product Review: Gourmet Spirulina
Mrs Foodie is always on the lookout for the latest thing to make her healthy and we came across samples [Read more]
Food
Product: The Wee Fudge Company
Joyce, or should we say “Fairy Fudge Mother”, started The Wee Fudge Company in 2011 and has built up her [Read more]
Food
Food review: lunch at La Sultana, Rue de La Kasbah, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco
As part of our stay at the impressive La Sultana hotel in Marrakech we ate a relaxed lunch in their al [Read more]
luxury
La Sultana, Marrakech, Morocco Review
Need some winter sun but bored of the Canaries? Looking to get away from it all to relax and be pampered? [Read more]