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Scotsman
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
New Writing Sets Sail: Shortlisted Playwrights Celebrated as Theatre@Sea Heads to Dundee
Two playwrights from across the UK are preparing to see their work brought to life in a most unexpected setting — aboard a cruise ship, as it docks near Dundee this summer as part of the Ambassador PEEL Playwriting Challenge 2025. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Huw Turnbull and Claudia Fielding are among the twelve writers shortlisted for this groundbreaking competition, launched by Ambassador Cruise Line in partnership with PEEL Entertainment Group. Designed to champion original voices and bold storytelling, the challenge offers a rare opportunity for new plays to be professionally performed onboard Ambassador's ship Ambition, which is making a regional stop connected to Dundee as part of its summer sailing. Both Turnbull's play Venison and Fielding's Tea Leaves will be performed as part of a special reading event by Theatre@Sea's resident repertory company — a group of professional actors dedicated to bringing new and classic works to audiences at sea. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Huw Turnbull said: 'It's such an honour to have been shortlisted for the Ambassador PEEL Playwriting Challenge. The idea that something I have written might be performed on a ship that could be anywhere from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean or Northern Europe is so thrilling. I think that with such a variety of destinations and departure ports across the UK, the potential reach for pieces performed on the ships and the range of audiences is really unique and exciting. I think Ambassador PEEL's commitment to finding and commissioning new writing for performance on their ships is a wonderful opportunity for theatre makers to have work staged professionally over an extended period of time, which can often be a hard thing to come by.' Theatre @Sea Claudia Fielding shared similar excitement about the Challenge's innovative approach to staging new work: 'When I first heard about a competition where my play could potentially be performed on a cruise ship, I was immediately intrigued and excited to submit for such a unique and game-changing competition.' Their plays are among a diverse and dynamic shortlist that ranges from intimate dramas and comedies to bold reimaginings of classic forms — all written to be under an hour in duration and suitable for performance in the distinct environment of a cruise ship theatre. The Ambassador PEEL Playwriting Challenge 2025 is the first of its kind to take place at sea. One winner will be selected later this year, with the winning play staged as a full production aboard Ambition in 2025. The winner will also receive a £6,000 cash prize and a free cruise for two in 2026. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad As the ship makes its way around the UK, including a regional event near Dundee, local audiences will have the opportunity to see professional readings of these shortlisted works — a rare chance to experience brand new theatre in an extraordinary setting. While Turnbull and Fielding hail from different parts of the UK, their shared excitement and creative spark are set to resonate with audiences far beyond any single port. The sea, it seems, is just the beginning.
South Wales Argus
16-06-2025
- General
- South Wales Argus
Pieminister pies sold at Tesco, Asda and more recalled
The affected pies have been labelled with a use-by date of June 24, 2026, instead of a use-by date of June 24, 2025. These are the pies being recalled by Pieminister: Pieminister Moo – British Beef Steak and Craft Ale Pie Pieminister Moo & Blue – British Beef Steak and Stilton Pie Pieminister Kate & Sidney – British Beef Steak, Kidney and Craft Ale Pie Pieminister Deer & Beer – Venison, Milk Stout, Mushroom and Thyme Pie Pieminister Free Ranger – Free Range British Chicken and Ham Pie with Leek Pieminister Fungi Chicken – Free Range British Chicken, Portobello and Chestnut Mushroom Pieminister Wild Shroom – Portobello and Chestnut Mushroom Pie Pieminister Mooless Moo – Jackfruit, Craft Ale and Black Pepper Pie Pieminister – Goat's Cheese and Sweet Potato Filo Pie Pieminister – Spinach and Feta Filo Pie Friday 13 June 2025 - @pieminister Kitchens recalls various Pieminister pies because of incorrect use-by dates: — Food Standards Agency (@foodgov) June 13, 2025 A Pieminister spokesman said: 'The fresh pies, made in our Bristol bakery on one day this week, were labelled with an incorrect use-by date on the boxes. 'Pieminister Kitchens would like to reassure our customers that these pies have been produced to the same exacting standards of food safety and quality that you expect from us, and they are completely safe to eat until June 24, 2025. 'However, if you would prefer to return any pies incorrectly labelled, please contact Pieminister customer service for a full refund. You can reach us by email at hello@ or by phone on 0117 942 3300. 'Pieminister Kitchens apologise for any inconvenience this technical issue may cause our customers and assure them that we take this matter very seriously. 'We are working closely with our technical teams and have implemented additional measures to prevent similar issues from occurring in the future. 'No other Pieminister products, or batches of these products, are affected.' Recommended Reading: An FSA spokesman added: 'If you have bought any of the above products, please do not eat them beyond their intended Use-by date of 24th June 2025. 'However, if you do want a refund, return them to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. 'For further information, please contact Pieminister by email hello@ or telephone 0117 942 3300.' What is a product recall? If there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product). The FSA issues Product Withdrawal Information Notices and Product Recall Information Notices to let consumers and local authorities know about problems associated with food. In some cases, a 'Food Alert for Action' is issued. This provides local authorities with details of specific actions to be taken on behalf of consumers.
Glasgow Times
16-06-2025
- General
- Glasgow Times
Pieminister pies sold at Tesco, Asda and more recalled
The affected pies have been labelled with a use-by date of June 24, 2026, instead of a use-by date of June 24, 2025. These are the pies being recalled by Pieminister: Pieminister Moo – British Beef Steak and Craft Ale Pie Pieminister Moo & Blue – British Beef Steak and Stilton Pie Pieminister Kate & Sidney – British Beef Steak, Kidney and Craft Ale Pie Pieminister Deer & Beer – Venison, Milk Stout, Mushroom and Thyme Pie Pieminister Free Ranger – Free Range British Chicken and Ham Pie with Leek Pieminister Fungi Chicken – Free Range British Chicken, Portobello and Chestnut Mushroom Pieminister Wild Shroom – Portobello and Chestnut Mushroom Pie Pieminister Mooless Moo – Jackfruit, Craft Ale and Black Pepper Pie Pieminister – Goat's Cheese and Sweet Potato Filo Pie Pieminister – Spinach and Feta Filo Pie Friday 13 June 2025 - @pieminister Kitchens recalls various Pieminister pies because of incorrect use-by dates: — Food Standards Agency (@foodgov) June 13, 2025 A Pieminister spokesman said: 'The fresh pies, made in our Bristol bakery on one day this week, were labelled with an incorrect use-by date on the boxes. 'Pieminister Kitchens would like to reassure our customers that these pies have been produced to the same exacting standards of food safety and quality that you expect from us, and they are completely safe to eat until June 24, 2025. 'However, if you would prefer to return any pies incorrectly labelled, please contact Pieminister customer service for a full refund. You can reach us by email at hello@ or by phone on 0117 942 3300. 'Pieminister Kitchens apologise for any inconvenience this technical issue may cause our customers and assure them that we take this matter very seriously. 'We are working closely with our technical teams and have implemented additional measures to prevent similar issues from occurring in the future. 'No other Pieminister products, or batches of these products, are affected.' Recommended Reading: An FSA spokesman added: 'If you have bought any of the above products, please do not eat them beyond their intended Use-by date of 24th June 2025. 'However, if you do want a refund, return them to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. 'For further information, please contact Pieminister by email hello@ or telephone 0117 942 3300.' What is a product recall? If there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product). The FSA issues Product Withdrawal Information Notices and Product Recall Information Notices to let consumers and local authorities know about problems associated with food. In some cases, a 'Food Alert for Action' is issued. This provides local authorities with details of specific actions to be taken on behalf of consumers.
The Guardian
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Ragù, Bristol B3: ‘I recommend it wholly, effusively and slightly enviously' – restaurant review
Ragù is a cool, minimal, romantic ode to Italian cooking that's housed in a repurposed shipping container on Wapping Wharf in waterside Bristol. No, come back, please – don't be scared. There are tables, chairs, napkins, reservations and all the other accoutrements of a bricks-and-mortar restaurant, even if this metal box may at some point in its existence once have been used to ship things to China and back. To my mind, Wapping Wharf has gone from strength to strength in recent years, and no longer feels at all like one of those novelty 'box parks' that have about them a heavy whiff of the edgy temporary fixture. Today's Wapping Wharf is a true independent food destination in its own right, and with a bird's-eye view from one of Ragù's window seats, while eating venison rump with gorgonzola dolce and sipping a booze-free vermouth, you can watch the crowds head for the likes of the modern French Lapin, Tokyo diner Seven Lucky Gods, modern British Box-E, Gurt Wings and many more; by day, there's also a bakery, a butcher, a fromagerie and so on. Of course, anyone who calls their sophisticated modern Italian restaurant Ragù clearly didn't live in the UK through the 1980s. For me, as for many others, ragu will always be sold in a glass jar and advertised via caterwauling operatic ditties during the breaks on ITV's London's Burning: 'Ragu, it brings out the Italian in you,' etc. This was back in a time when Britain's attitude to Italian cuisine stretched, broadly speaking, as far as spag bol, though many of us were at a loss to tackle the 'bol' part of that equation without Unilever's industrially squished sieved tomatoes at 79p a jar. Those days are long gone, however, and the evidence is clear to see at Ragù, with its crisp, lightly battered artichoke fritters with a punchy aïoli, its Hereford onglet with cipollotti onion, and its cannoli with rhubarb curd and pistachio. Ragù caters to a young-ish, knowing audience who are well aware that Britain's current Italian dining culture was shaped by the River Cafe, Angela Hartnett and Giorgio Locatelli. Owners Mark and Karen Chapman opened Cor on North Street, Bedminster, in 2022, where they serve clever, fancy yet erring-on-the-hearty Mediterranean plates – think Catalan sausage with clams and fino butter sauce followed by tonka bean creme caramel. At Ragù, meanwhile, their focus is wholly Italian and, to my mind, this could be some of the most skilful cooking anywhere in Britain right now. I recommend the place wholly, effusively and slightly enviously of anyone who gets to taste the heavenly tiramisu made with sumptuously soggy slices of panettone before I get the chance to return. After the artichoke fritti, we moved on to a bowl of humble-sounding 'crespelle in tomato brodo, spinach and sheep's ricotta'. That's cheese pancakes in tomato sauce, right? Wrong. Very wrong. This was the greatest, richest, most drinkable-by-the-bucket tomato brodo I've ever tasted. Juicy, sweet, sharp and rich in all the right dimensions. What are they doing to tomatoes back there in that tiny kitchen? Next up, slow-cooked shoulder of lamb, pulled off the bone, shaped into a loose patty, placed on top of a fresh pea stew and dotted with a sharp salsa verde and earthy pecorino. The star of the show, however, was the Ashton Court venison, cooked rare but as soft as butter, then given plenty of colour in a hot pan and served on pungent gorgonzola with bone marrow butter. This is not a dish for the faint-hearted or slender of appetite. Those wanting something lighter might opt for the skate wing with salmoriglio and courgette and fennel salad, or even the tagliolini with Devon crab, but this is cooking that lends itself to excess. Service was fantastically prompt throughout, as the young team coped with the Saturday night chaos with calm aplomb. Desserts are another highlight, with three types of Italian cheese (robiola la tur, ubriaco rosso and taleggio) and a gelato, which on that day was a pink grapefruit and Campari sorbet, but please leave room, if possible, for the chocolate budino with sour cherries – a thick, almost-too-much truffle-type cake with huge, boozy cherries and crumbed amaretti biscuits. It's like an Italian take on the St Emilion au chocolat, or perhaps the French stole it from the Italians in the first place? I'm not sure who makes it better, but it's a fight I'd happily referee. Either way, Ragù might very well be my favourite new restaurant of 2025, and we've barely reached summer yet. All hail the Bristol riviera. Ragù Unit 25, Cargo 2, Museum Street, Wapping Wharf, Bristol BS3, 01179 110218. Open lunch Tues-Thurs, lunch noon-3.30pm, dinner 5-10pm; Fri & Sat all day, noon-10pm. From about £40 a head à la carte; set lunch Tues-Fri, £30 for three courses, all plus drinks and service.
