All posts tagged UK

Going Dry
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February 22, 2012, No comments

Grace Fletcher-Hackwood shares her tips for going dry, from anticipating your own excuses to the problem of the Risotto Exception – whatever that is.

Dry January: Halfway There (Image: DC Sterne)

Dry January: Halfway There

January 17, 2012, No comments

(Guest post by Grace Fletcher-Hackwood) On Day 2 of Dry January, a group of us descended on one of my favourite bars in Manchester's Northern Quarter ...

Alcohol Awareness

Were You Aware?

November 20, 2011, 3 Comments

Today is the last day of Alcohol Awareness Week 2011. If you weren’t aware of it then maybe the awareness week needs more publicity – perhaps even ...

Amy Winehouse (photo: Bojars)

In the News – October 2011

October 28, 2011, No comments

Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning, rather than overdosing on illegal drugs. So that’s alright then, apparently. And, as we all know, alcohol i ...

  • Dancing Lindy Hop
    Diary: Out on the Hop
    October 10, 2011, No comments

    Weekends can be a funny time if you don’t drink. Staying in is hardly exciting, but going out tends to mean queuing in packed bars amidst the eager elbows of drinkers. ...

  • Spices
    Diary: Food for Thought
    October 1, 2011, 1 Comment

    So I’m down in London for a stag do (bachelor party) catching up with an old friend. It’s due to be an expensive weekend so we decide to keep our ...

  • Beer bottles
    Replacing Beer
    September 28, 2011, No comments

    We like our volume-based drinks here in the UK, regardless of alcohol content. Whilst those in much of mainland Europe are knocking back teeny thimbles of espresso, our cafés have ...