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Cottage pie and glass of red, anyone? Britons shun salad despite heat in ‘reverse comfort eating’

Nostalgic foods like toad-in-the-hole also in demand at Waitrose as people pivot towards familiarity amid climatic and political upheaval

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28

‘I just want to feel like me again’: the women still waiting for breast reconstruction years after lockdown

At the height of Covid, hundreds of cancer patients had mastectomies without the reconstruction that would normally accompany them. They would eventually get the surgery, they were told – but for many that promise feels more meaningless by the day

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13

‘Gastro Glasto' festival coming to Tatton Park this weekend with Masterchef stars and Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Ellis-Bextor and MasterChef stars will be enjoying the foodie vibes

Manchester Evening News · Jul 7, 2023

Manchester restaurant is recruiting a ‘cheese expert’ for £24k a year

WOOD needs your cheese knowledge

Manchester Evening News · Jan 26, 2023

The best January 2023 restaurant offers in Manchester

Get amongst those January sales

Manchester Evening News · Jan 1, 2023

Manchester's best restaurants, bar, chef and businesses named at glittering This is Manchester Awards

Some of Manchester's best-loved bars, restaurants and businesses were honoured at the event

Manchester Evening News · Nov 4, 2022

Chefs defend Manchester’s food scene after criticism from footballer’s wife

Sara Arfaoui told to branch out from ‘Instagrammable spots’ after saying city’s food was ‘horrible’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022

Aishwarya's parents in court plead for change at Perth Children's Hospital as inquest wraps up

The parents of a little girl who died of sepsis after waiting two hours in an emergency department waiting room beg a court to take the "necessary steps" to ensure a similar thing doesn't happen again.

ABC News · Sep 2, 2022

Cooking Sunday roast to cost £5 every time you turn on the oven

Soaring energy prices has seen the price for gas or electricity for the Sunday staple rocket from £1.68 just four months ago

Wales Online · Aug 28, 2022

Cooking a Sunday roast will cost £5.88 just turning the oven on in energy crisis

Hairy Bikers chef Dave Myers speaks out at 'terribly wrong' cost-of-living shock as rising energy price cap threatens to push bills so high many people won't be able to afford a roast dinner

Daily Mirror · Aug 27, 2022