Toastie Music

Last week, probably during a period where I should have had more sleep, I took to wondering what kind of music would make people want toasties. Narrative then very kindly obliged, in a manner that seems almost a little contrived, and provided me with an answer. We...

The Tropical Juice Theorem

Two weeks ago we were at the East Midlands Food Festival in Melton Mowbray. It was a crisp, chilly weekend with lots of azure sky and a higher density of conversations about the weather than I have ever previously experienced. We sold two boilers full of tea and...

Digbeth Dining Club

The Digbeth Dining Club is Birmingham’s solution to a growing British demand for Street Food. It’s also the first Street Food collective within striking distance of the Beast, so it is the kind of opportunity where I have to stop myself getting all giddy...

The Tea Paradox

There are two types of tea. Fine Tea and Emergency Tea. They are both equal in merit, but very different in quality and execution. They are both, I think, of vital importance to this country and its ongoing quest to rule the universe or something from out here in the...