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The Afternoon Tea Edit By Olivia Fisher Whether it’s the full blown high tea, or a casual mid-afternoon coffee and cake, there are few pleasures in life that will beat a spot of afternoon tea. A light snack and a freshly brewed hot drink is the epitome of British culture – but is one that is enjoyed by many around the world. There are many ways to enjoy a light afternoon snack; whether that be homemade, at a posh tearoom, or just in your local café.
What is your perfect afternoon tea?
An Afternoon of Coffee and Cake Where the aroma of freshly ground coffee beans fills the air, the mismatched crockery matches oh so well, and the distinct décor is perfect; no two afternoons of coffee and cake are ever the same. Where dated furniture meets innovative cake recipes (salted caramel; lemon curd or Nutella, just to name a few) and freshly brewed beverages are made in front of your eyes. The odd tea spoons and cake forks are to die for, as well as the milk jugs and antique sugar pots. Coffee and cake is an enchanting way to spend one’s afternoon. A good way to meet up with friends or treat your other half. Price Range: £ Local places to try: Love Rouge; WHITES (both in Headingley, Leeds); Just Grand! (Leeds city centre)
Proper Posh High Tea The finest selection of miniature everything and a list of teas longer than the great wall of China can only mean one thing. Silver cutlery and getting to grips with remembering to strain your loose leaf tea; a luxury only enjoyed alongside a posh afternoon tea – one of the most lavish ways to spend an afternoon. If you feel like spending a little more than usual, then high tea is the one for you. Although in most cases, you get what you pay for, and high tea is not an exception. Amazingly crafted sandwiches, scones, cakes and unlimited tea – you can’t go wrong. Price Range: £££ Local places to try: Betty’s (York)
The most annoying things restaurant customers do By Amy Edgley
Grub readers are of course number one foodies, so you’re probably used to reading restaurant reviews and dining in many establishments yourself! However, have you ever wondered what the thoughts of your favourite restaurant waiting staff think about you as customers... Here we have the alternative insider viewpoint, one of our own writers and dedicated foodie Amy Edgley points out four annoyances she experiences day to day as a waitress.
1. The bill splitters It’s completely understandable to want to pay for what you have individually ordered, we get that. However, when you are a table of 30 people out celebrating Gran’s 87th birthday and expect us waitresses to work out everyone’s bill.. face facts, it’s not going to happen.
2. The messy kids Yes, your one year old may be adorably cute, sat in the highchair, their little feet dangling down innocently with food smothered all over their chubby cheeks. However, when they start throwing the contents of their plates onto the floor and into my hair...
3. Our plates aren’t your bins There is nothing worse than picking up a pile of plates and getting your fingers caught up in used chewing gum. This is nothing but gross. Our plates are not waste bins and are most definitely not a place to discard your used plasters. Yep, that happens more than you would imagine.
4. Tips Of course every little help. However, when you unload your piggy bank of cop-
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pers onto the table as our tip, we can’t help feeling slightly annoyed... and a little insulted.
A Yorkshire Cuisine
A taste of the Dales. By Joe Melling
Those of you who may be new to the wonderful county of Yorkshire, could be unaware of the food it has to offer. The Yorkshire County has a wide range of unique foods and drinks that have been made here for many, many years. At GRUB this week we are listing Yorkshire’s top foods that you may or may not have known before.
1. Ginger Beer Ginger beer is a popular beverage that was created here in Yorkshire in the mid-18th century and then quickly became hugely popular worldwide ( obviously, it’s great! ) Despite the name it isn’t alcoholic. Instead filled with carbonated ginger water and then flavoured with sugars and sweeteners.
2. Yorkshire Pudding By far Yorkshire’s most famous food is of course the great “Yorkshire Pudding”. A recipe has been found for this pudding dating back as far as 1737 in a cookery book called “The Whole Duty of Women” by William Kenrick, since then it has exploded and is now a norm for any ‘Perfect’ roast!
3. Wensleydale Cheese A great tasting cheese from a small town called Wensleydale is a food that has a great history both in the world of food and the world of English television. Of course we are talking about Wallace and Gromit who really gave Wensleydale its name. Facts and figures show that there was even a rise in sales when the show was at its prime. This is another real yorkshire classic appreciated nationwide.
4.Rhubarb Rhubarb is a healthy fruit used in all sorts of things like pies and yoghurts dates back as far as 2700BC. Rhubarb is thought to have started being produced by the Whitewell family in early 1877 they were seen as the group to grow rhubarb on a larger scale in Yorkshire creating an area called the rhubarb triangle.
5: Drop Scones Drop scones (aka scotch pancakes) is enjoyed with all sorts of toppings. The Yorkshire people have created a
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tasty and loved dessert that can be enjoyed by all.
Food to keep you healthy Eat well, be well. By Karina Prozore
As the temperature falls, our body becomes more sensitive towards the unpleasant guests that winter brings, such as flu. We may suffer from vitamin deficiency, lack of energy and our immune system becomes vulnerable. There are a number of foods that can be particularly helpful during the tough, cold season and our body will benefit positively from it. Sun is a good source of Vitamin D which is absorbed by our skin and helps it stay fresh and healthy. During winter time however, we see the sun a lot less which can result in lack of Vitamin D. In our body, Vitamin D helps to absorb calcium which is vital to maintain healthy bones and teeth. Vitamin D is also known to help lower the blood pressure of those who suffer and it helps the immune system to fight off any infections. Vitamin D is found in foods such as fish, liver, eggs, and mushrooms. It is not a secret that Vitamin C is important for our health as it protects our cells and keeps the connective tissues healthy. Adults require 40mg of vitamin C each day as it is not stored in our body so it is important to maintain the intake. Fruits and vegetables are a main source of Vitamin C, particularly citrus fruits that are rich with the vitamin C as well as Vitamin B, iron, phosphorus, and calcium. These include oranges, berries (cranberry, blueberry, and blackcurrant), kiwi, grapefruits, and lemons. Carbohydrates are a main source of energy and it is important to include these in the diet. This will help give all the energy needed during the winter as we get tired a lot quicker. Our bodies change carbohydrates into glucose which is used for energy for our cells and tissues. Grain products are rich in carbohydrates and include foods such as rice, wheat, oats, rye and buckwheat, which are also used to make bread. Other
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foods that contain carbohydrates are potatoes, sweet corn and pasta.
Taking it S m o o o
An easy way to get our five-a-day into our systems is through smoothies or nutritional drinks. They taste good and get our five-a-day in quickly. However, for this you will need a blender of sorts, a recommended blender to buy would be the ‘Nutribullet’. This is simply because it works efficiently and gives a smooth drink every time. It also comes with a guide to what fruits go best with each other and what vegetables go well together. Here is one of many smoothies and its method that can be made that gets you your five-a-day.
Step 1: Decide on which fruit or vegetables that you are going to use, along with a juice or liquid of your choice so that the end product is easier to drink. This can be any combination that you want. Step 2: Chop your fruit or vegetables up and decide how much of each fruit or vegetable you will use. e.g in this drink there was 1 apple, 1/3 of a pineapple, 1 mango, 1 hand full of frozen raspberries and 1 small glass of orange juice. Step 3: place all of your ingredients into the blender. Blend the fruit or vegetables for about one minute. However, if the drink is not smooth and still contains a few chunks of fruit or veg then blend for up to another 30 seconds. This will need to be done depending on how powerful your blender is. Step 4: Carefully disconnect the top of the blender away and remove the lid. Then pour the drink into a sensible sized glass in ratio to the amount of drink that you have made. You may also want to distribute the drink between several glasses. Enjoy!
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By Selma Kesedzic
Pie Minister
New This Summer Leeds is a city where every week you are spoilt for choice as to where to eat, with new restaurants, bars and cafes opening left right and centre, as amazing as this is, it is easy to be overwhelmed by all the fantastic food options available. It’s also good to know when needed there are restaurants that strip the menu back to basics and provide you with a hearty meal!
Situated in the city centre on Duncan Street lives Pieminister which was
founded in Bristol, 2004. The Leeds Pieminister is extra special with its very own cocktail bar above the restaurant and brand new menu. Since opening, it has made a fantastic impression on Leeds with the restaurant being busy Monday through to Sunday.
Pies on average cost £4-£5, mash £2 and a selection of craft ales, lagers
and cocktails at your demand, it’s proven to be a very affordable, simple, yet delicious dining experience that will leave you satisfied and content! With a relaxed atmosphere, plenty of seating and a whole array of interesting wall features to keep your eyes busy, Pieminister will provide you with homemade food and quality service.
GRUB magazine had a taste of Pieministers most popular pie, ‘The
Matador.’ Topped with a pleasant crisp puff pastry, filled with beef, chorizo and olives it’s a unique combination which works wonderfully together. Complementing the pie was a crisp, sweet Somersby Cider which was suggested by the waitress. The total bill came to a pocket friendly £14.00.
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MEAT Say hello to your butcher By Barney Curran
So whether it was a shock or not to you it has been scientifically proven that red meats and especially processed meats are not very good for you, not good for you in the sense that have been linked to cancer. In processed meats ( ham, salted, smoked, anything to preserve or adapt the meat ) there are cells that are linked to cacogenic cancer. The general piece of advice given is that it’ll be ok to eat some but don’t go and eat a pig a day. So I’m guessing that unless you are from Texas we should be ok but it’s definitely worth taking note of. Is this the final reminder that we need to cut down our meat consumption across Britain and the rest of the world? There are many benefits to cutting down
meat consumption one is that as mentioned there not that good for you but on a global scale cutting down meat would do the world’s environment a hell a lot of good as well. Farming livestock (cows, pigs, sheep) is very unsustainable method of farming. Livestock produce Co2 when they breathe and just as much Co2 when it all comes out the other end as well. The problem is that a lot of the crops we produce in this country go straight into being animal feed, causing us humans to have limited supplies of crops for ourselves. If the UK cut down its livestock numbers it would leave more room for crops to be grown. So to stop all this world destruction here at grub we have come up with a great compromise that benefits a lot of people. Butchers. Your friendly high-street friend or perhaps that isn’t the case anymore. Due to giant supermarkets raiding our towns our butchers have been kicked out and if you don’t be-
which has most likely come from Ger-
lieve us then have a check with the figures. In the mid 1990s
many. Just from talking to Mr Bennett
there were 22,000 butchers across the UK and in 2010 there are
you knew also that the service was just so
just 6,553 and if that was five years ago think where they will
much better simply because he was pas-
be now. In Manchester city centre there is just one remaining
sionate about what he and his employees
butchers shop.
did compared to someone who is sitting
But surely the butchers are bad as well? Well not quite in the way that the supermarkets are. I went down to one of the few
behind the counter in Morrison’s just to pay the bills and live for the weekend.
remaining butchers in Leeds city centre which is Bennetts in the
Yes it may be a few extra steps to get
indoor city Kirkgate market. Mr Bennett really explained why
to his shop and unfortunately with low-
buying from the independents is much better for your health as
ering butcher numbers they are hard to
well as the environment. He explained that all the meat on his
find sometimes but when you get there
counter is very locally sourced, so local that his furthest sup-
it is all very much worth the while and
plier is from York, which is less than 30 miles away. A pinch
your wallet. Your looking after yourself
more environmentally friendly than what you may get in Tesco’s
better, your looking after the planet and your also looking after an old high street friend who I personally feel is about time
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bounced back to there former glory.
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