festive
This Pub Is Serving Free Turkey Dinners to Anyone Spending Christmas Alone
“Free turkey dinner & a pint on Christmas day for anyone who is on their own. No strings, catches or nonsense.”
Pigs in Blankets Tea Will Not Get You in the Christmas Spirit
Sainsbury's latest festive food monstrosity will make you wish it was already February.
Wham's “Last Christmas” is the Only Truly Great Christmas Song
Powered by a sense of loss, the track centers on the feeling that's at the heart of Christmas.
This Panettone Mincemeat Sandwich Is Almost Offensively Christmassy
Just trust Nigel Slater on this one.
Escape To a Candy Floss Mountain Top With Hannah Diamond’s Wintry Banger “Make Believe”
Pull on your pink puffa jacket and get in the mood for a very PC Music Christmas.
We Asked Nigella Lawson for Her Christmas Dinner Game Plan
“Write a list of everything you plan to cook on Christmas Day,” advises Nigella Lawson, TV chef and unrivalled domestic goddess. “Then go away, drink a cup of tea, and strike out about half the dishes you’d planned.”
What's Christmas Like If You Choose to Spend It Alone?
We asked a few people for their stories of solitary Christmas days.
Jesus Christ! We've Only Ranked the 10 Greatest Christmas Songs in Order of Greatness!
Sick of the same old Christmas songs? Here are ten objectively perfect festive bangers, explained by your favourite writers.
A Handy Guide to Drugs During the Festive Season
Top tip: don't take class As on Christmas Eve, even if the big boys from school you've bumped into tell you to.
This Week in Food Porn: Hot Dogs and Cold Plums
What better time to take to the internet and look for serious food porn #inspo than New Year?
What It's Like to Eat Everything on the Wetherspoons Christmas Menu
Wetherspoons, the no-frills, no-music, no-need-to-wash pub chain that defines British drinking, does a Christmas menu. I went to try it—all three starters, two mains, and two puddings.
Glasgow Is Going Crazy for a Bar That Only Serves Milk
“People make a face initially when they taste it, then they tell us how great it is. It’s a nice, easy drink—maybe too easy,” says Paul Crawford, a Glasgow bar owner whose establishment serves just one drink: the milk and gin-based Panther Milk.