‘I went on a night-time cruise of the Thames on an Uber riverboat and it was eventful in all the wrong ways’ – Anna Highfield

‘I went on a night-time cruise of the Thames on an Uber riverboat and it was eventful in all the wrong ways’ – Anna Highfield

After the extortionate cost of living well and truly hit my bank account last month, I have had to re-think my definition of a “night out” in London. Finding myself living in... Read more »
‘I went to the ‘best Irish pub in the world outside of Ireland’ on St Patrick’s Day and nearly drowned in Guinness’ – Anna Highfield

‘I went to the ‘best Irish pub in the world outside of Ireland’ on St Patrick’s Day and nearly drowned in Guinness’ – Anna Highfield

“A lot of places try to be Irish, the Shil doesn’t have to,” wrote reporter Conor Goodman for the Irish Times in 2015. His simple description of The Auld Shillelagh in Stoke... Read more »
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‘I went to the London streets “resisting gentrification’ and found the city’s cheapest pub – but there was a catch’ – Anna Highfield

Perusing the depths of Reddit is not normally an activity I would recommend to most self-respecting citizens, but I recently happened to be doing just that when I stumbled upon a rare... Read more »
'I compared Marmite to Sainsbury's, Tesco and Aldi own-brands - and I'm convinced one of them uses the same 'secret' recipe' - Anna Highfield

‘I compared Marmite to Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Aldi own-brands – and I’m convinced one of them uses the same ‘secret’ recipe’ – Anna Highfield

In one more blind style check this week, I took on arguably the most divisive product in fashionable British historical past – Marmite. The self-branded “Love it or Hate it” sticky brown... Read more »