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HomeNew Year

New Year

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Where to eat

Celebrating Hogmanay in Scotland

18 December 2025 Emma Mykytyn 0
Get away this hogmanay in Scotland Hogmanay is a well-known celebration in celebration and here we have a few places [Read more]
Drink

Festive Tipples

13 December 2024 Emma Mykytyn 0
A selection of drinks for festive tipples this Christmas and New Year Altamura Distilleries Vodka the Crafted from 100% Altamura [Read more]
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Christmas

Easy Clootie Dumpling Recipe

24 November 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0
Easy clootie dumpling recipe made in a pressure cooker Just behind tablet, the recipe for clootie dumpling is one of [Read more]
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Christmas

Christmas menu at Innis & Gunn taprooms

9 November 2023 Emma Mykytyn 0
A look and taste at Innis & Gunn taprooms’ Christmas offering @foodieexplorers A look at what is on offer at [Read more]
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main course

Scottish Steak Pie Recipe

21 December 2022 Emma Mykytyn 0
Recipe from The Cook School by Ballintaggart using Lidl braising steak Steak Pie and New Year is just a thing. [Read more]
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Christmas

7 bottles of festive fizz for Christmas and New Year celebrations

27 October 2022 Emma Mykytyn 0
Champagne expert reveals his top 7 bottles of festive fizz for Christmas and New Year celebrations. Peter Crawford of Sip [Read more]
what to see

Edinburgh Hogmanay at Johnnie Walker Princes Street

21 October 2022 Emma Mykytyn 0
Tickets go on sale tod Johnnie Walker Princes Street, with its stunning views of Edinburgh Castle, will release tickets for [Read more]
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Travel

New Year trip to Namur, Belgium – Day 2

24 January 2020 Emma Mykytyn Comments Off on New Year trip to Namur, Belgium – Day 2
Day 2 in Namur Day two of our sojourn in Namur, Belgium.  I think we were the only ones in [Read more]
Mont blanc, marron et orange sanguine. Dessert was another nod to French tradition. A sponge base topped with blood orange, capped with crunchy meringue and coated with chestnut puree.
Cuisine

A restaurant for the New Year in Paris – Les Fous de L’Iîle, Paris

11 January 2020 old father foodie 0
Celebrating New Year in Paris Paris is a popular New Year destination. But where to eat?  Here’s a suggestion for [Read more]
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Namur

New Year trip to Namur, Belgium – Day 1

8 January 2020 Emma Mykytyn Comments Off on New Year trip to Namur, Belgium – Day 1
Bonne Année from Namur, Belgium Just like that, another year has passed.  Happy New Year! We hope that you aren’t [Read more]
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Scotland

What is Hogmanay?

29 December 2019 Emma Mykytyn Comments Off on What is Hogmanay?
A quick guide to celebrating New Year Scottish style It’s the end of the year so time to celebrate and [Read more]
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Beer

Recipe: Steak Pie for New Year

27 December 2018 Emma Mykytyn 0
Home-made steak pie for New Year Growing up we always had our steak pie at Hogmanay, probably to keep us [Read more]
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Travel

5 of the best places to celebrate New Year in Europe

19 October 2018 Emma Mykytyn 0
Celebrate New Year somewhere different! Have you planned what you are doing for New Year?  Since sitting at home watching [Read more]
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Bratislava

New Year Escape 2018 – Day Five

6 January 2018 Emma Mykytyn 0
Our last day in Bratislava 😭 After the village pub tour on day four, Mr Foodie had booked another tour [Read more]
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Bratislava

New Year Escape 2018 – Day One

2 January 2018 Emma Mykytyn 0
  New Year can be a bit of a sad and boring time to spend at home watching Jools Hootenanny [Read more]
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lifestyle

5 Chinese New Year Traditions

27 January 2017 Emma Mykytyn 0
  It’s Chinese New Year on Saturday 28th January and we’ve put together, with the help of our Chinese sister-in-law, [Read more]
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Food

Happy New Year!

31 December 2016 Emma Mykytyn 0
Well 2016 certainly wasn’t the best of years for famous folks…just as we thought we’d be able to slip out [Read more]
lifestyle

BEST long lasting lipsticks for New Year

30 December 2015 Emma Mykytyn 0
Finding a lipstick that lasts through all the eating and drinking (and kissing!) at New Year can be hard.  Here [Read more]
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Glasgow

Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!

29 December 2015 Emma Mykytyn 0
  Bet that caught you! We are off to Poznan for an escape from Jools Holland and The Steamie, off [Read more]
Recipe

The BEST places for New Year Fireworks in the UK

29 December 2015 Emma Mykytyn 0
Four places to watch fireworks to celebrate New Year Edinburgh Not content with one day, Edinburgh has three days of [Read more]
Brioche French Toast with Bananas, Crème Patissiere and Salted Caramel AUGUST 29, 2012
Miscellaneous

Five Festive Food ideas for some Holiday brunch

22 December 2014 Emma Mykytyn 0
Some delicious looking ideas for brunch over the festive period Morning Mojito From So Let’s Hang Out Blog. Green Pancakes [Read more]
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Glasgow

Happy New Year

31 December 2013 Emma Mykytyn 0
In Glasgow for New Year this year, last year it was crazy Berlin. Wherever you are, have a great night [Read more]
Drink

New Year Drinks Ideas

29 December 2013 Emma Mykytyn 0
It’s got to be fizz, whether fancy champagne, cava or perry. No snobbery needed use what you like. It’s your [Read more]

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