Taking inspiration from days out at the British seaside, Grind’s baristas have created the delicious Ice-Cream Splat – an iced coffee using Baileys and topped off with an upturned ice-cream cone. We tried our hand at recreating the Bailey’s Ice Cream Splat, and let me tell you, it’s amazing! If you can’t get to Grind coffee shop, new Baileys Ice ...

Gin lovers of the world rejoice as World Gin Day returns for its NINTH year on Saturday 10 June 2017! World Gin Day is a global celebration of all things gin, on the second Saturday in June. The idea is simple: get people together all around the world with a legitimate excuse to drink some gin, whether it’s in a cocktail, ...

As if Super Power Matcha green tea was not delicious enough, Teapigs have gone and made it even more refreshing for Summer by adding mint! You’ve probably already heard that matcha is a super hero amongst teas and this one from Teapigs is 100% green tea leaves from Japan – essentially a super power green tea containing natural green tea ...

It’s not always easy to think of new date ideas that don’t cost a fortune, especially when it gets to the end of the month and your finances have looked better. Here are ten Birmingham dating ideas to try on date night, whatever your budget. This Summer, there are plenty of enjoyable ways to spend a day or night with ...

I’ve written this as part of Innovation Company’s study on what bloggers see as the future of blogging – http://innovationcompany.co.uk You don’t have to look very far online to find a post titled ‘Is Blogging Over?’ As a lot of you already know, Google Trends rely heavily on search data. If there are less people searching for the keyword Blogging, then ...

Pimm’s goes with Wimbledon and the Chelsea Flower Show like strawberries, cream and champagne. Now we’re officially in the Summer months I thought I’d share my favourite way to drink it. Ingredients (Makes 1): 1 handful of fresh mint 4 cucumber slices 4 strawberries, sliced 2 lemon slices 2 lime slices 115ml Pimm’s No. 1 1 lemon wedge 1 lime ...

We love this place! Infinity Crates is an amazing monthly geek service, that takes a real interest in what you want. All you have to do is choose the type of subscription you want. Whether you want a crate for your mini-geeks, a premium crate jam-packed with goodies, their classic crate or just their exclusive tees. There’s something for everyone! ...

Those of you who follow us on Instagram, will know that it’s pretty much all about Teddy. His fluff is almost always on point. However, and I’m sure he won’t mind me telling you this, he sometimes needs a little help. You see, although he hates walks and pretends to lose all use of his legs when a leash appears, ...

You know it’s going to be a good day when a box of salted caramel brownies and Teapigs green tea shows up at Vivre Le Rêve HQ! Bakery Cakery was founded in 2008 by Kiara Harper. Since then they’ve stocked coffee shops, made many occasion cakes, followed the trends including the scrumptious cake balls and glamorous macaroons, opened their Etsy ...

In this age of FaceTime, Skype and the Internet, where we can literally create a community anywhere, do neighbourhoods still matter? Do you know who your neighbours are? Probably you don’t. Modern urban life liberates us from the neighbourhood. Our social and professional ties span the city, span the globe. Next door is another planet. Friendly contacts between neighbours are ...

Those of you out there that know me, will know that I’ve never been one to shun the outsourcing of the mundane and downright repetitive. Far from it in fact – I consider it money well spent. This generation of mothers have it particularly hard, we are expected to play much more of an active role in the upbringing and ...

It’s not uncommon to feel like your photo needs to get a certain number of likes for you to feel validated – but we hope you know in your heart of hearts that this isn’t the case at all, and that validation comes from knowing your own self worth. This feeling goes some way to explaining why Hopper HQ’s research ...