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Dear readers, I apologise that it has taken me since Burns Night to construct a post – but I’m afraid that I’ve been busy indulging in my second-favourite pastime (second to this blog, of course): coming up with some devastatingly cunning business plans. I figured that if I come up with enough ideas, then one [...]

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As the (last) recession crept up, pubs and restaurants got a lot of airtime. And not for a good reason. Back in 2009, 52 pubs were closing each week and there was just a 20% chance that a restaurant would survive its first two years. Scrimping and saving was having a knock-on effect, and the [...]

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For somebody who did an Oxford history degree, I’m really not very good at it. I have next to no memory retention, and not the biggest attention span. Dreadful, I know. Years of my Grandad quizzing me with basic history questions to try and find ‘my period of expertise’ has left me feeling quite defeatist [...]

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I was recently asked what my favourite sort of cooking was: pastry, foreign cuisine, game, puddings…? But I honestly couldn’t whittle it down. I gave it some thought though, and I reckon my favourite sort of cooking is ‘cooking on a budget.’ Does that count? There’s nothing more satisfying at the end of a dinner [...]

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Mum has always been clued up about nutrition. When I was about 10 years old I did a biology project where I had to write down everything I ate and work out all the calories and general goodness in my meals. The problem was that this project ran over Saturday mornings, where we had the [...]

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