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Glasgow Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
We tried Black Sheep Coffee's new summer menu
The coffee shop franchise has launched a brand new lemonade category with both classic and matcha-spiked options with flavours such as lychee, lavender, passionfruit and peach. They also have a fresh wave of matchas and are bringing back Norwegian Matcha Waffles. At the risk of overwhelming one city centre branch, the Glasgow Times office tried out a selection of the new drinks and waffles last week. Find out what we thought below... Black Sheep Drinks (Image: Newsquest) Black Sheep Coffee Drinks Iced Peaches and Cream Matcha Latte This drinks is made with Japanese ceremonial-grade matcha, oat milk and a peaches and cream blend. The journalist who tried this said: "The peaches and cream iced matcha was divine. "The summer-style drink was the perfect blend of fruitiness and creaminess. "In the words of Arnold Schwarzenegger, I'll be back." Passionfruit Matcha Lemonade This new beverage features a fusion of passionfruit syrup and Japanese ceremonial-grade matcha, and one parched reporter was a very big fan of this drink. They said: "After the tropical weather this week, I hadn't had a drink that had managed to quench my thirst. "Black Sheep's passionfruit matcha lemonade really hit the spot. It's refreshing, balanced, and perfect for summer. "It's an absolute must for anyone who loves a matcha or isn't into more caffeinated options. "If stranded in the desert and given the choice of water or their passionfruit matcha lemonade, I'd choose the latter every time." Lavender Matcha Lemonade This is a combination of ceremonial-grade Japanese matcha, lavender syrup and lemonade for the "ultimate floral lift". The reporter who tried this was not a fan. They said: "The Lavender Matcha Lemonade tasted like soap. "Just because you can combine flavours doesn't mean you should." Lychee Lemonade A combination of still lemonade and sweet lychee puree, this drink went down a treat with the reporter who tried it. They said: "This was really tasty and refreshing, but it was very sweet so I would opt to get the smallest size available. "The lychee flavour really overpowered the lemon flavour so it didn't taste like much of a 'lemonade' as such but I enjoyed it." Lychee Lemonade and Matcha Waffle (Image: Newsquest) Peach Lemonade The peach lemonade which combines peach puree and still lemonade is described as the "sunniest sip imaginable" which the journalist who tried it agreed with. They said: "This was a refreshing drink, which was cold, refreshing and just sweet enough. On a summer day – what more could you ask for?" Peach Lemonade (Image: Newsquest) Cloudy Lemonade This lemonade is simple but a classic and was enjoyed by the reporter who tried it, though they would have liked slightly more flavour. They said: "The cloudy lemonade was decent. "On my first sip I was hit by a nice wee tickle of lemon. "It was good but could do with some more flavour." Cloudy Lemonade (Image: Newsquest) (Image: Newsquest) Black Sheep Coffee Waffles As well as its extensive drink menu, Black Sheep Coffee is also known for their Norwegian waffles which can be served with a variety of toppings. In addition to launching a variety of new drinks, the chain are bringing back the fan favourite Norwegian Matcha waffles. In an effort to not stress the café staff any more than we already had with our order, we had our waffles plain with no toppings. They got mixed reviews from the office. Original Norwegian Waffles Black Sheep call their waffled "the secret side star of the show", but not all our reporters would agree it seems. One said: "The plain waffle was a bit dry and could have done with some sort of filling. "However, it was still nice and was a good afternoon snack." Another commented: "Dry, overpriced, plain as you like. Would not order again. "Macha one was basically the same but a bit less dry." A third reporter was even less impressed by the humble waffle. They said: "You'd get a better waffle from a hotel breakfast buffet waffle machine. "Dry and too eggy. I fear for the person who actually had to pay for it." Norwegian Waffle (Image: Newsquest) Norwegian Matcha Waffles The matcha waffle is made using Black Sheep's signature dough batter which is then blended with organic, ceremonial-grade Japanese matcha. Toppings such as whipped cream, Nutella and fresh fruit can be added. One reporter said: "This was a delicious sweet treat, served warm – perfect for an afternoon pick-me-up. "I couldn't taste the matcha, which took me by surprise but because I am not a big fan of the taste, I didn't mind." Another agreed they couldn't taste the matcha but liked them anyway. They said: "I enjoyed these waffles, but they just tasted like regular waffles to me. "I would like to try them with a topping but thought they were tasty as is."
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The Crime of Father Amaro' Exec Producer Laura Imperiale Boards Dominican-Set ‘Black Sheep, White Sheep' by ‘Made in Bangkok' Helmer Flavio Florencio (EXCLUSIVE)
Mexican producer Laura Imperiale at Cacerola Films, whose notable credits include the Oscar-nominated 'The Crime of Father Amaro' starring Gael Garcia Bernal and dark comedy 'Nicotina,' has boarded 'Black Sheep, White Sheep,' the fiction feature debut of documentary filmmaker Flavio Florencio. Drama centers on a romance between a white tourist and a young Caribbean man who, over the course of a fleeting 12-hour layover, confront their desires, vulnerabilities and the unspoken weight of privilege. More from Variety Denzel Washington Gets Surprise Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes During Spike Lee's 'Highest 2 Lowest' Premiere Topic Studios' Ryan Heller Returns to Cannes with Open Marriage Comedy 'Splitsville' starring Dakota Johnson Nicole Kidman Pushes Back on Industry Ageism at Kering Women in Motion Gala in Cannes: 'Invest in Us and Believe in Us Because Our Voices Are So Important' Set in a Caribbean landscape as stunning as it is conflicted, the film explores themes of racism, racialized desire, migration and tourism as a contemporary form of colonialism, while examining the fragile pursuit of connection between individuals shaped by deeply unequal worlds. Through emotionally resonant dialogue and subtle social insight, 'Black Sheep, White Sheep' explores themes of intimacy, inequality and the possibility of connection and transformation within the span of a single day, offering a socially conscious, gay Caribbean reimagining of Richard Linklater's 'Before Sunrise.' Originally from Argentina and a long-time resident of Mexico, Florencio is best known for his award-winning documentary 'Made in Bangkok,' which chronicles the emotional and transformative journey of Mexican transgender opera singer-actress Morgana Love as she travels to Thailand to undergo sex assignment surgery. 'After our first collaboration in 'Made in Bangkok,' I knew I wanted to keep working with Flavio. He has a perspective that's provocative, unsettling—and urgently needed today. This story challenges privilege and brings to light issues that are rarely explored in Latin American cinema,' said Imperiale. She joins Dominican producer-writer Ulla Prida, at Wooden Boat Prods.) whose 'Under the Same Sun' ('Bajo el mismo sol'), co-written and co-produced with director Ulises Porra, is being presented at Cannes' Marché du Film. Prida first caught international attention with the acclaimed 'Carajita' (2021), which she also co-wrote and produced with Porra. Porra took home the New Directors Award with co-director Silvina Schnicer at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 2021, among other prizes. 'After 'Carajita' and 'Bajo el mismo sol,' I felt a deep need to explore a queer narrative within my own country — a subject that still suffers from a lack of visibility. I knew from the beginning it wouldn't be easy, but I firmly believe that it's up to us to drive those changes forward,' said Prida. 'Making a film takes years, so the message we choose to stand behind must be powerful and purposeful — something that truly matters and can help shift the conversation in the right direction,' she added. This will be the first collaboration between the two producers who will tap their respective countries' incentives. 'This film was born from a personal experience and a question that deeply unsettled me: how much of my desire has been shaped by history, race and privilege? I wanted to tell a love story, but I couldn't do it from a place of innocence. With my background in documentary filmmaking, I listened to local voices and tried to understand their perspectives—because sexuality can be political and desire is never free from ideology,' said Florencio who related how the idea for the project began four years ago when he was invited to serve as a jury member at the country's Santo Domingo Global Film Festival. He then made several research trips, working on the ground, interviewing motoconcho drivers and exploring the complex issue—'because tourism isn't always cultural exchange; at times, it's a disguised form of emotional colonialism,' he said. Prida is joined by Lei González of Media Jíbara in the Dominican Republic while, on the Mexican side, Imperiale's co-producers are Florencio and Ignacio Vázquez of Me Río de Janeiro Cine. Casting is underway in New York and the Dominican Republic. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
Daily Record
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
American woman who moved to UK left stunned by 'missing' thing in British supermarkets
The expat didn't mince words when she spoke about the stark difference between US and UK retailers An American expat has candidly shared the elements of British life that have left her gobsmacked, including the significant differences she experiences in everyday situations compared to the US – with one particular aspect of supermarket shopping taking her by surprise. It's often said you don't know what you've got until it's gone - this rings true for those who venture on extended holidays or relocate abroad, suddenly yearning for the comforts of home. Gizelle Cade, an American who upped sticks and settled in Manchester, is shedding light on her adjustments to life across the pond. Her experiences are unfurled on her TikTok account, @gizellecade, where a following of over 30,000 eagerly seize glimpses into her life in the UK. A recent outburst centred around a specific gripe: whilst grabbing a brew from Black Sheep, Gizelle subsequently wandered into a Tesco and was confronted with an all-too-common theme. Expressing her perplexity in the video caption, Gizelle mused: "Where are the UK cashiers? Why are you guys anti-cash?" Working remotely but also juggling her studies at university, Gizelle didn't mince words: "One thing about the UK, they are not going to hire people to manage registers I tell you. Everything is do it yourself. You go to the coffee shop, there is registers, do it yourself. Do you take cash? Nope do it yourself," reports the Mirror. Further explorations in cities like Liverpool and London only compounded Gizelle's observations, as she exclaimed: "Can you help bag my groceries? Nope do it yourself. "You're going to go to the grocery stores and see exactly what I'm talking about. Everything is do it yourself. Where are the cashiers at the registers?" One Brit asserted: "Yeah thank god. I don't want people to help me." "As someone with social anxiety, I actually love it," shared another. Another British voice weighed in: "To be fair we've never had people to bag our shopping or help us take it to car, always had to do it ourselves and as country we've never liked idle chit chat. "I don't wanna talk to someone I just want my coffee or meal, also why don't have a tipping culture because I find waiters/waitresses who leave me alone to be the best ones, in America they kept coming over asking if I wanted water." Adding a tip for Gizelle on where assistance can be found, someone mentioned: "The only place in the UK that bags your shopping for you is Iceland, but only if you've got delivery, they bag it and load it in the van to deliver it to your door so you don't have to take it home." A Brit recently back from the States remarked: "Just landed in the US and honestly I felt so uncomfortable watching someone pack my shopping. They also do it so weird, why you giving me only eggs in one bag, fill that bag up girl!" One nostalgic commenter noted: "Someone packing my shopping for me is so 90s. We lost that luxury a whole millennium ago." An observer with experience of both cultures stated: "I've lived in both the US and the UK. There is something about the expectation America to be made to feel important that doesn't exist in other countries." In another clip, Gizelle pointed out that people park their cars in different directions near a pavement, claiming this is something you would "never see this in the USA".
Daily Mirror
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
American goes to UK supermarket and says one thing is 'missing'
A woman from California who now lives in the UK has shared some things she noticed at the supermarket that are different from back home, and they took her a while to get used to An American woman who has moved to to the UK has opened up about the aspects of British culture she has been shocked by and day-to-day occurrences which are completely different from the US - including one thing in supermarkets. You may not realise just how used to your native country you are until you go on a long holiday or move abroad and start missing things from back home. An American woman named Gizelle Cade has been opening up about her new life in the UK after moving to Manchester with her partner. She has been sharing her new life on her TikTok page, @gizellecade - where she boasts over 30,000 followers - and recently ranted about one thing. In the clip, Gizelle picked up a coffee from Black Sheep and then headed to a Tesco supermarket. In the caption she said: "Where are the UK cashiers? Why are you guys anti-cash?" Gizelle, who works from home but also studies at university, commented: "One thing about the UK, they are not going to hire people to manage registers I tell you. Everything is do it yourself. You go to the coffee shop, there is registers, do it yourself. Do you take cash? Nope do it yourself." Gizelle, who has also spent time in Liverpool and London, added: "Can you help bag my groceries? Nope do it yourself. You're going to go to the grocery stores and see exactly what I'm talking about. Everything is do it yourself. Where are the cashiers at the registers?" One Brit insisted: "Yeah thank god. I don't want people to help me." "As someone with social anxiety, I actually love it," commented another. Another Brit shared: "To be fair we've never had people to bag our shopping or help us take it to car, always had to do it ourselves and as country we've never liked idle chit chat, I don't wanna talk to someone I just want my coffee or meal, also why don't have a tipping culture because I find waiters/waitresses who leave me alone to be the best ones, in America they kept coming over asking if I wanted water." Sharing where Gizelle can get her items bagged for her, one other added: "The only place in the UK that bags your shopping for you is Iceland, but only if you've got delivery, they bag it and load it in the van to deliver it to your door so you don't have to take it home." One Brit who recently holidayed in America commented: "Just landed in the US and honestly I felt so uncomfortable watching someone pack my shopping. They also do it so weird, why you giving me only eggs in one bag, fill that bag up girl!" One other who shares that they missed it, said: "Someone packing my shopping for me is so 90s. We lost that luxury a whole millennium ago." One observed: "I've lived in both the US and the UK. There is something about the expectation America to be made to feel important that doesn't exist in other countries." In another video, Giselle said she noticed people would park their cars in different directions near a pavement, something ahe insisted you would "never see this in the USA".
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
David Spade rejected 'Tommy Boy' sequel 2 years ago: 'I can't find a scenario with no Chris Farley'
David Spade revealed that he passed up a chance to do a sequel to the hit 1995 movie Tommy Boy, which he did with the late Chris Farley, just two years ago. "I was pitched a Tommy Boy 2, which was our kids are together," Spade said in an interview on Monday's episode of comedian Theo Von's This Past Weekend podcast. "And I'm like, I just can't find a scenario with no Farley." Spade's Saturday Night Live costar died Dec. 18, 1997, of a drug overdose. He was 33 and was credited in only a couple more films. During his interview, Spade said this one was supposed to be "our kids, and it was about them, and then I was going to come help them on the road or something." Even if Tommy Boy's in the title, he determined that such a project would "be too much of a sell out." He added, "Listen, it was about Christopher." But, he said, "it would have been a blast" to do one right after the first movie, which was about traveling salesmen Tommy Callahan III (played by Farley), and Spade's Richard Hayden teaming up to go on the road in an attempt to save Callahan Auto Parts. The underachieving Tommy and his father's uptight assistant encounter a series of hilarious scenarios. In his conversation, Spade noted that, although he and Farley hadn't done a sequel, he and his close friend had worked together again in the movie Black Sheep, which was "the same type of movie." The comedy was released the following summer and directed by Penelope Spheeris, who'd helmed Wayne's World. Spade said they should have just kept Tommy Boy director, Peter Segal, for a sequel then, but he wasn't available. (Segal directed My Fellow Americans, a comedy with Dan Akroyd, Jack Lemmon, and James Garner that was released in 1996.)Spade gave a glimpse of Farley, with whom he shared the SNL stage from 1990 to 1995, in December 2022, as he and fellow alum Dana Carvey marked 25 years since Farley's death on their Fly On the Wall podcast. "Chris, he was always sort of in awe of literally every other cast member. Just going, 'So funny. Phil's [Hartman] so great. Oh my God.' And then everyone's like, 'Wait, you're the great one dude,'" Spade recalled. "Or even [John] Belushi. There's a point when I said, 'Actually, I think you're better than Belushi.' He's like, 'Shut the f--- up.' I'm like, 'I'm telling you, it's been long enough where I'm starting to flip.' We grew up loving Belushi, of course. And I'm like, 'It's getting close, dude.'" See his conversation with Von above. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
