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Crust Me, I’m A Doctor

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Your midnight hunger buster solved by a personal sized pepperoni? But maybe your eyes were bigger than your belly and now you’ve woken up spooning the box the next morning. If your pizza has been sitting out for more than two hours, it is not safe to eat. No seriously! Don’t you do it! But unfortunately, yes, according to the U.S Department of Agriculture, all perishable foods, including pizza, are not safe to eat after sitting at room temperature overnight. Honestly, I’m wiping away the tears from my eyes as I type this. This rule holds true whether your…

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AU night turning to Aye Yous I’m not making that 9am?

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Here’s some top tips to continue the party but avoid the hangover, CRAZY.  Make sure it’s clear – So if you’re going to have alcohol, it’s best to make sure it’s clear. A few examples include: Vodka, Gin, Sake. Yes as much as I hate to say it drinking spirits will give you the best chance of a minimal hangover, vodka especially. A study by the British Medical Association found it to be the best of an obviously bad bunch, because it contains few congeners. Congeners are impurities in alcohol that come about as a result of fermentation and…

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Chicken or the Egg; who really gets the last laugh?

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Kung Pow holding a bigger punch than you expected? About a million people every year in the UK get food poisoning – half from their own cooking (with summer barbecues and Christmas leftovers being the biggest culprits). Around 100 people each year (mainly the very young and the very old) get it so badly they die from it. Food poisoning – your first thoughts being bacteria contaminating your food. However, this is not the biggest perpetrator, in fact it’s called Campylobacter. According to the FSA (Food standards agency), Campylobacter is present in more than 65% of chickens on sale in…

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Top Takeaway of the Month

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Top Takeaway of the Month Chippy & Spice Cuisine This Top Takeaway deal of the month: Set Meal for One on the Indian Menu, housed at 108 High Street, Bangor. 3.5 rating on Trip Advisor, lands 44% of reviews as excellent. Welcome to the wonderful world of Chippy and Spice. The Set Meal is inclusive of: Poppadom and Chutney Onion Bhaji Pilau Rice Naan Bread Choice of one main meal All for a total of £9.95, their cuisine consists of Indian, Pizza, Kebabs, Burgers, English Dishes, and even their very own section of Garlic Bread. With a free Margarita or…

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Sugar OH HONEY HONEY

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Try this wild new substitute for refined sugar! So for all you sugar lovers out there, you don’t have to give up your diet to have dessert. All of these are easy to use and are probably in more things you already eat than you realize. Plus, if you use natural sweeteners, you don’t feel as guilty after eating an entire loaf of banana bread in one sitting, which is a reason in and of itself to give these alternative sweeteners a try. Honey is one of the most popular natural sweeteners, but many people don’t know that choosing raw…

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Deliver WOO!

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Deliveroo now does unlimited deliveries for £7.99 a month – yes! Man vs Food just got real with this Deliveroo plus. The new service, was trialled in six cities earlier this year, allowed half of its customers to save nearly £25 over a two months, while some saved up to £75 a month. In order to truly benefit from this exquisite offer you would need to be ordering takeaway at least once a week. Perfect for students right?! That’s because you would need to use Deliveroo four times per month to spend £10 in delivery costs over the period -…

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You nearly made me drop my Croissant

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Half eaten packets of croissants are going on ebay for €250 on ebay… no I’m serious. Thanks to the shortage of butter in France this week, with French newspapers warning of the worst shortage since the Second World War, the crisis has turned political as the government seeks to reassure consumers. The result is that pastry-makers and bakers cannot obtain enough wholesale butter to maintain normal production levels. Some French supermarkets – including in historic butter-producing areas like Brittany or Normandy – have had to put apologetic notes on empty butter fridges. Honestly, I’m not sure how we will all…

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Top Takeaway Deal of the Month – Bangor Chinese Takeaway

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This month’s Top Takeaway deal: The Set Meal for One calls the Bangor Chinese Takeaway home, located at 70 Caernarfon Road, Bangor. Tripadvisor secures this restaurant with a solid 4.0 rating. With opening hours of Sunday to  Saturday 17:00 – 23:00, it’s a no brainer surely? The Set Meal for One come comes in at £7.50, this includes: Three, yes three, starters! One Main Rice/Chips (only if main is not chowmein or steak) Free Prawn Crackers Yes you heard correctly, all this beautiful grub for a whopping £7.50! The food is a mixture of Chinese, Cantonese, Szechuan and English food;…

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Freak of the Week

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Need plans for Halloween? Time to get yourself tickets to the sought after events in Bangor. Cube as it is so called, or Peep for those who know it’s true form, have promised an Asylum 10pm – 3am. With 4 rooms of music, let your feet take you away on a night of freaky dance moves. Academi, the other night club in Bangor, is hosting Alice in Horrorland. Amazing play on words, bet they hired someone for that. They describe the night as a mystical madness. Open from 10pm – 2.30am, with drinks from £1 and a ‘special penny’s potions…

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Donut worry, I’ll turn myself in!

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Redford Township Police Department in Detroit were gobsmacked when wanted criminal, Michael Zaydel, contacted the police station’s facebook exclaiming “If your next post gets a thousand shares I’ll turn myself in along with a dozen doughnuts. And that’s a promise”. This bizarre chain of events happened after Redford Township PD in Detroit put out an appeal for Zaydel via Facebook, to their surprise Zaydel responded under his alias account Champagne Torino. His exact words were “Yeah I’m not worried about it. If your next post gets a thousand shares, I’ll turn myself in along with a dozen doughnuts. And that’s…

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Life behind Chocolate bars

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National Chocolate week is upon us (9th – 15th October) and as much as we hear the bad about chocolate. I’m here to make a stand and say hey it’s not too bad… There are actual health benefits towards eating this delicious treat! Chocolate can be eaten as part of a well-balanced diet, duh, you know this. But did you know choosing dark chocolate (70-85% cocoa) over milk or white is better option as it reduces your sweet tooth and sweet cravings, without eating as much sugar. And with Halloween around the corner who’s going to say no? Cocoa also…

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Smirnoff Ice put a spell on you?

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Invited to a Halloween party by a potential friend on your course? Good. Turning up dressed as a pirate who can’t stand the taste of Smirnoff ice let alone rum? Bad. This year ditch the 8 pack of alcopops on offer and opt on a DIY approach to your drinks, helping you handle your alcohol intake and set the taste to your own. To impress your mates, try to put a twist on your pres’ with a cocktail or two. Here are a few concoctions to help freak things up.. For a creepier look try freezing small objects in ice…

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The Price is Rice

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Due to a stroke of bad korma or perhaps the new EU import restrictions, Politicians have been warned that the price of a curry will increase by December. The EU Commission has ordered basmati manufacturers to slash levels of the pesticide Tricyclazole to a hundredth of its current legal level. Indian farmers who make up 60% of the world’s basmati rice use this compound to protect against rice blast disease and has been doing so for the last 30 years. Yet, the Commissioner ruled that traces of the compound must be all but eradicated from December. The Indian Government responded,…

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Butter you sure?

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Mastered the art of the perfect cheese toastie? Got your mates all jealous of your cheddar treasure? Think again..Food writer Tristan Lutz is calling for people to make the switch from butter to egg mayonnaise, which he says will make the bread brown more evenly, burn less quickly and avoid tearing a hole in the bread while trying to spread it. That’s right! Ditch the butter and go for mayo to execute the perfect cheese toastie. But don’t take my word for it, Lutz explains that.. “While butter splits into oil and solids, the latter of which burns quickly against…

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Freak Out!

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Bangors infamous Freak Shake is sadly coming to an end and I’m not sure we’re all ready for it. Freak Shakes situated on upper Bangor has reigned supreme for 2 years and sadly it is time to say goodbye. I popped in to get the insight into its origins and plans for the future. Freak Shakes Bangor, address 12 Holyhead Road, Upper Bangor, has been here since 21st October 2015. So it’s now been 2 years up running for this milkshake shop and the end is in sight. Freak Shakes was actually an Australian idea from a Pâtissez cafe in…

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When? What? Why? Pancake Day 2017

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On Tuesday the 28th of February, people up and down the country will have stocked up on chocolate spread, bananas, lemons and sugar for Pancake Day 2017. There are a lot of traditions we follow in the UK. Some more popular than others, but is any more popular among the student population than pancake day. Shrove Tuesday better known as pancake day is an odd tradition because it isn’t the celebration of anything. Shrove Tuesday is all about preparing for life without some of our favourite foods for lent. Firstly, why do we call it Shrove Tuesday? Well Shrove…

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