Google BBQ Fire
There was a fire this lunchtime on the roof of the London HQ of Google. It would appear that a roof top barbecue caught fire.
The office block pictured (source) is located in Buckingham Palace Road, opposite Victoria train station and the road was closed until emergency services gave the all-clear.
It is not yet clear if [...]
Bangers and Cash For Cranswick Foods
British pork suppliers Cranswick (here) have recently reported a healthy 11% rise in first quarter sales. It is suggested that consumers are favouring pork over beef and lamb on both price and health grounds.
Cranswick own SimplySausages and premium butchers Richard Woodalls.
Sausage Ad Rapped
A radio advert for Mattesons sausages has been rapped for being sexually suggestive and therefore should not have been aired when children were likely to be listening. It was found that
although the ads were not sexually explicit, and younger children were unlikely to understand, the innuendo was not appropriate for older children.
You can read the [...]
Donald Russell Barbecue Selection
I spotted an ad in The Sunday Telegraph for the Donald Russell barbequeue selection a couple of weeks ago. They offer a good range of BBQ meats and you can pick from several selections. And don’t forget our barbeque ideas if you’re thinking of buying either a charcoal or gas powered one.
A Royal Warrant holder [...]
BBQ Ideas
As the weather hots up this week you might fancy the idea of having a beer or two and a few sizzling sausages outside? Well if you’re in need of a new barbeque then you might want to consider any of these popular models below.
Always bear in mind how much cooking space you’ll need. A [...]
Putin Wants Cheaper Sausages
There was a great story going around the news sites last week about the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and supermarket sausages!
Apparently, Mr Putin halted a meeting with senior Russian retailers to take them to a supermarket to show them how expensive sausages were. Mr Putin was angered to see some sausages priced at 240 [...]
The Porkinson Banger
I noticed a full page ad in the Sunday papers for a brand of pork sausages intriguingly named The Porkinson Banger.
After a little read of their website you’ll learn that the man behind these premium sausages is famous fashion photographer Norman Parkinson. The story behind these sausages is really quite interesting and I’d suggest that [...]
Waitrose Sausages Offer
Grab yourself a copy of the Daily Express today and you’ll find a coupon for a FREE pack of 8 Waitrose British pork sausages (worth 99p), valid until Sun 21 June
Lightning Strikes Man Prodding Sausages
A man had a lucky escape when he burned his arm when a fork he was using to prod sausages on a barbecue was struck by lightning.
In a freak accident, Eric Brocklebank, was injured during an electrical storm at an air display at RAF Digby in Lincolnshire. Mr Brocklebank was prodding the sizzling sausages when [...]
Tesco Cumberland Sausages
We had these Cumberland sausages from the Tesco Finest range for tea the other night …with mash and beans of course!
They’re a plump pork sausage so you only need one or two on your plate I’d suggest. Six in a pack for £2 is a reasonable offer and currently cheaper than Tesco chipolatas.
They are 85% [...]