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Gin. It’s everywhere now, isn’t it? You can’t move down a high street without falling over at least one specialist gin bar and even the most modest of hostelries seems to be offering about a third of their bar space to the spirit. Last year, just in the UK, we bought 47 million bottles. Sales […]

Ok, hands up, who had a barbecue over the Bank Holiday weekend? Is there an actual law that says you have to have barbecue over a three-day weekend. Well, it seemed rude not to, especially when the weather was so good. As we wipe the last remnants of ketchup from our chins following the last long […]

May is Hamburger Month. That sounds good to us! We love a burger here – it’s like the little black dress of food – you can accessorise it in so many different ways. From humble beginnings of a simple ground beef patty, perhaps with just a touch of ketchup and in a toasted bun, the […]

International No Diet Day and Eat What You Want Day – now they are two awareness days we can definitely get on-board with! Ok, the weather is getting better and as a result legs and torsos are being exposed to the world left, right and centre, after a long winter of comfort eating and hibernation. […]

Cooking with leftovers has been becoming a bit of a “thing” for a while now. As we become more conscious of food waste, with tightening budgets and get more creative with our cooking, we seem less inclined to throw food away. For many series now, Masterchef contestants have been tasked with creating culinary greatness from […]

The Tour de Yorkshire starts later this week and as it’s just down the road (pardon the pun) from us, needless to say we’re very excited. It’s fantastic that this has now become an official event on the UCI Europe Tour following the success of the Tour de France, which passed by our neck of […]

It was National Tea Day at the weekend and there was a lot of discussion about how to make the perfect brew. We’re all about the food here at SK, but let’s set the record straight before we go anywhere else. The perfect cup of tea involves letting the tea bag(s) or leaves stew for at […]

Wake up and smell the coffee. How many times do you see on social media or hear someone say: “I’ll be fine once I’ve had my coffee….”? Plenty, that’s how many. Coffee is something of an obsession with us Brits and we don’t seem to mind shelling out for it in any number of variations. […]

Could a doughnut be any more perfect? It’s portable and easy to eat on the go. It’s delicious, obviously. And it’s just got a little bit better too…the humble doughnut is not so humble any more. It’s bright pink and favoured by one of the world’s favourite fathers. Homer Simpson…. That’s right, Krispy Kreme (who […]