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Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Monday, 17 October 2011
Dan Wheldon - RIP
A Tribute To Dan Wheldon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/15336899.stm
A hero and a gentleman
A-list salutes you
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/15336899.stm
A hero and a gentleman
A-list salutes you
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Hula Juice Bar
Imagine....lying on a beach in the Caribbean, sipping on a tasty ice cold smootie, full of the freshest ingredients. If you like the sound of that, head down to the Hula Juice Bar on West Bow, Grassmarket, for the finest in healthy eat in/take away food and drink in Edinburgh.
Today I tried the Betty Ford with Frozen yoghurt smootie, and the Nutty Professor milkshake! Both were outstanding, and are very good value for money!
Hula Juice Bar has an extensive sit in menu available with fresh soups, bagels and cakes on offer.
Well worth a look if smoothies are your thing!
Hula Juice Bar is A-List Recommended.
Today I tried the Betty Ford with Frozen yoghurt smootie, and the Nutty Professor milkshake! Both were outstanding, and are very good value for money!
Hula Juice Bar has an extensive sit in menu available with fresh soups, bagels and cakes on offer.
Well worth a look if smoothies are your thing!
Hula Juice Bar is A-List Recommended.
Kremola Fizz
Does anyone remember Cremola Foam? Well it's back! Under an alternative name, Kremola Fizz, it's exactly the same as the original!
You can add it to almost anything. A glass of water, ice cream, eat it with a spoon, it's the best thing to arrive on Lickety Splits shelves since the store opened!
At £3.80 for 100g it's well worth it, it brings back memories from my childhood, and I cannot get enough!
Reacquaint yourself with this classic at Lickety Splits on Jeffrey Street!
Kremola Fizz is A-List recommended.
You can add it to almost anything. A glass of water, ice cream, eat it with a spoon, it's the best thing to arrive on Lickety Splits shelves since the store opened!
At £3.80 for 100g it's well worth it, it brings back memories from my childhood, and I cannot get enough!
Reacquaint yourself with this classic at Lickety Splits on Jeffrey Street!
Kremola Fizz is A-List recommended.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Monday, 3 October 2011
Sunday, 2 October 2011
The Frape Alarm
Have you ever been 'Fraped'? Sounds a bit dodgy, but it's the term used to describe the act of having your Facebook account hacked by your mates.
Now, there is a solution....The Frape Alarm. It's an iPhone app that has been created by an Edinburgh based developer. Here's how it works....
It's very simple, The Frape Alarm app reacts to status updates, pages you like, friends you add etc so that when someone 'Frapes' your account, you are immediately notified to your device. The Frape Alarm stores all the information automatically so there is no need to set up tag words that you wouldn't normally use.
Check out the website www.frapealarm.com
Alternatively, go straight to the App store:
http://itunes.apple.com/uk/app/frape-alarm/id451896134?mt=8
The Frape Alarm is available on iTunes as of Monday 3rd October for £1.99
A-List Recommended
Now, there is a solution....The Frape Alarm. It's an iPhone app that has been created by an Edinburgh based developer. Here's how it works....
It's very simple, The Frape Alarm app reacts to status updates, pages you like, friends you add etc so that when someone 'Frapes' your account, you are immediately notified to your device. The Frape Alarm stores all the information automatically so there is no need to set up tag words that you wouldn't normally use.
Check out the website www.frapealarm.com
Alternatively, go straight to the App store:
http://itunes.apple.com/uk/app/frape-alarm/id451896134?mt=8
The Frape Alarm is available on iTunes as of Monday 3rd October for £1.99
A-List Recommended
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Cuckoo's Bakery
Cuckoo's Bakery opened on Valentine's day of this year and has since become a talking point in the city. With a lunch menu available daily, and cupcakes to die for, this place is a must visit for all ages.
All the interior is locally sourced, and through the careful use of subtle tones in the tearoom, you are welcomed with a warmth that will make you want to stay for the day.
Each cupcake is made fresh every day. The bakers are on site from 4am every morning, to ensure freshness and to create their little drops of heaven. The frosting is hand crafted using a palette knife rather than piping from a bag, to create each unique cupcake.
There is a selection of their freshly baked cupcakes pictured below...
There is a home delivery service available, and a 10% discount on cupcakes to those who return to Cuckoo's Bakery with the empty box, in an attempt to do their bit for the environment. Home deliveries are done by push bike, by an environmentally friendly courier.
Go and visit Cuckoo's Bakery....
150 Dundas Street
EH3 5DQ
0131 556 6224
Check out the website www.cuckoosbakery.co.uk
Twitter: CuckoosBakery
Cuckoo's Bakery is A-List Recommended.
Raspberry and White Chocolate
The Bakery's best seller, the sponge is lighter than air, and the surprise you get when you cut through....let's just say, you'll need to try it yourself!
Black Bottom
What can I say? The layers in this treat are spectacular, in taste and consistency. Luxury in a cupcake.
Vanilla Vanilla
Mouthful, after mouthful of pure bliss, simple but sensationally effective.
This light and luxurious cupcake, stands to the be the best peanut, banana and chocolate chip treat in the world.
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Ten Things That...Drive Me Up The Wall In A Bar.....
Here is a list of things in everyday life that annoy me.....
1. Customers who take forever to remember their order.
2. People in bars/clubs who insist on turning their shot glass upside down on the bar when they have finished.
3. Those people who have to use all the salt (even though you don't need it) when shooting Tequila, and spread it all over the bar top.
4. The clowns on the dancefloor that think they have moves....(Be nice!)
5. Morons who seem to forget that the mirrorball on the ceiling is not a pinata.
6. The annoying girl at the bar who tries to queue jump, and then is disappointed when she doesn't get served next.
7. The tools that think it's clever to order a drink, forget not to ask for no ice, then take the ice out of their glass and dispose of it on the floor....I want to slap them.
8. There's always one person that thinks the 'No Service In This Area' rule, doesn't apply to them.
9. The young students who cannot add £1.50 and £1.50....
10. And finally....the complete and utter fools, that get to the bar, order their drinks, and seem to forget that they need to pay for them using money - Total time wasters!
1. Customers who take forever to remember their order.
2. People in bars/clubs who insist on turning their shot glass upside down on the bar when they have finished.
3. Those people who have to use all the salt (even though you don't need it) when shooting Tequila, and spread it all over the bar top.
4. The clowns on the dancefloor that think they have moves....(Be nice!)
5. Morons who seem to forget that the mirrorball on the ceiling is not a pinata.
6. The annoying girl at the bar who tries to queue jump, and then is disappointed when she doesn't get served next.
7. The tools that think it's clever to order a drink, forget not to ask for no ice, then take the ice out of their glass and dispose of it on the floor....I want to slap them.
8. There's always one person that thinks the 'No Service In This Area' rule, doesn't apply to them.
9. The young students who cannot add £1.50 and £1.50....
10. And finally....the complete and utter fools, that get to the bar, order their drinks, and seem to forget that they need to pay for them using money - Total time wasters!
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Scoopz Wham Bar Milkshake
Who would have thought, that a Wham Bar, and freshly made ice cream, would go hand in hand to create a spectacular fusion?
Scoopz has made this possible by experimenting at great lengths. They have many flavours and ideas that make milkshakes so much more enjoyable and a refreshing change from the usual suspects.
A small shake will cost £2.70 and a large is £3.20 - well worth it!
Topped with whipped cream, the Wham Bar milkshake is a taste sensation that brings back memories of childhood. A must for any fan of milkshake or retro candy.
A-List recommended
Domino's Firenze Gourmet Pizza
This latest offering from Domino's Pizza, gives the chain a new and improved menu that was already bursting at the seams with delicious pies.
The Gourmet Range offers three new flavour combinations - Firenze, Florentine and Rustica. For this review, I selected the Firenze.
With lashings of Ventricina Salami, Pepperoni, and Peruvian Roquito peppers, the anticipation of flavours is more than enough to get the juices flowing.
On arrival, the aroma on lifting the lid was spectacular. The Firenze was exceptional. The sweetness of the peppers, was followed by a lovely heat that was perfectly balanced in time with the salami and pepperoni. Each mouthful was very moreish, and the satisfaction on eating the last slice coincided with a slight sadness that the box box was empty.
The Firenze clearly portrays Domino's hunger for quality and satisfaction to all their customers.
A quick thank you to Tanya and Gordon at Domino's Pizza for helping us out by providing the pizza for this review.
The Firenze Gourmet Range Pizza from Domino's is A-List recommended
The Gourmet Range offers three new flavour combinations - Firenze, Florentine and Rustica. For this review, I selected the Firenze.
With lashings of Ventricina Salami, Pepperoni, and Peruvian Roquito peppers, the anticipation of flavours is more than enough to get the juices flowing.
On arrival, the aroma on lifting the lid was spectacular. The Firenze was exceptional. The sweetness of the peppers, was followed by a lovely heat that was perfectly balanced in time with the salami and pepperoni. Each mouthful was very moreish, and the satisfaction on eating the last slice coincided with a slight sadness that the box box was empty.
The Firenze clearly portrays Domino's hunger for quality and satisfaction to all their customers.
A quick thank you to Tanya and Gordon at Domino's Pizza for helping us out by providing the pizza for this review.
The Firenze Gourmet Range Pizza from Domino's is A-List recommended
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Burgh Bakes - Homemade Gourmet Marshmallows
This morning whilst checking my Twitter feed, I happened to notice that I had an interesting new follower - @burghbakes
By total coincidence, I was in Lickety Splits inquiring about their Re-Launch party on Friday of last week - which I might add, was a tremendous success. Upon perusing some of the many new products they have to offer, I was recommended homemade marshmallows, which (as luck would have it) turned out to be none other, than the a fore mentioned Burgh Bakes.
After several minutes of contemplation, I decided that Millionaires Shortbread marshmallows was a good place to start. Having opened the packet, I was hit with an aroma that instantly had my taste buds tingling with anticipation.
With its delicate shortbread base, and luxuriously light mallow middle, topped with a sensational chocolate drizzle, this was a delight of the highest quality. For £3.60, per 100g, I can honestly say, that these sumptuous bite-size treats are well worth the money and certainly worth the trip to Lickety Splits.
For more information on the 'Marshmallow Lady', head to http://www.burghbakes.co.uk/
Burgh Bakes is A-List Recommended.
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