Sass Cafe

Tried Sass café which is the new Instagramable café hidden on Tithebarn Street in town. It's all done up with flowers, very pink and even has Instagramable lattes on the menu. We came here for lunch before going to the cinema to see Fantastic Beasts.

Holly got one of the Instagramable lattes which matched her it was blue!

Mermaid Latte - Blue matcha mixed with vanilla syrup, topped with steamed milk and served with a shot of expresso on the side - £7.50

Very expensive latte and didn't think it was that Instagramable? Was expecting it to come in a large mug and not a glass

Holly got the:

Superfood Salad - Chicken, mixed leaves, avocado, pomegranate, crumbled feta, pumpkin seeds, beetroot and Sass house dressing - £10

I got:

Royale - Cured Scottish smoked salmon, poached eggs and citrus hollandaise served on a lightly toasted brioche bun - £9.50

The glittery food was a bit mad but I guess it makes it Instagramable! I was going to get a matcha latte but they have blue matcha instead of the usual green so they said I could try some before ordering it and it wasn't as nice as the normal green one so I ended up getting a pineapple fruit juice refresher.

It was really quiet with only 2 other tables when we got there then another table came in while we were there. Because it was quiet we were served quick and when they cleared the table we asked for the bill and it must have just crossed the girls mind because she just didn't bring it over and it took ages before we could get their attention for the bill as they were just stood there talking.

They automatically added a 10% service charge which I don't think is right and shouldn't do. You shouldn't be forcing a service charge on people you should be able to choose if you wish to pay it. It's different when there is a large group and is usually added to groups of 6+ but there was only 2 of us and at the end the service was crap.

After we went to the Odeon in Liverpool One to see Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore which is the third film. I don't remember and don't actually know what was going on in the second film so was a bit like am I going to get this one but it was actually a lot better and I understood it all! It makes more sense now the second one but I definitely need to re-watch it and might get it better. You do learn a lot more of Dumbledore's back story and there was a lack of beasts but it was good and worth a watch if you are into Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts. I'd say the best of the 3 so far. Think there's meant to be another 2 more so we'll see else there is to the pre Harry Potter era.

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Biscoff Cookies

Super easy 2 ingredient baking with Biscoff spread!

Ingredients:

200g Biscoff Spread

70g Porridge

These measurements makes about 12 cookies so I did 4 and a half batches to make 50 cookies

Utensils:

Mixing Bowl

Scales

Wooden Spoon

Fork

Baking Paper

Flat Baking Trays

Oven 180°C

Baking time: 10 minutes

Method:

Mix the spread and porridge oats in your bowl using your wooden spoon until combined

Once it's all mixed roll them into balls using your hands and place onto your lined baking tray

Then using a fork flatten them down doing a cross - this will help with baking

Bake for 10 - 12 minutes until golden and look dry.

These are super easy to make and are like the biscuit spread cookies I made last year but I didn't use an egg. I think the ones I made last time did worked out better as they stuck more. These are quite dry and crumbly but taste good. 

I got this giant 700g jar of crunchy Biscoff spread from Farmfoods for only 99p. As the best before is dated May but will still be fine after that date anyway. I thought I'd make something with it rather than just eating it straight out the jar or on toast. 

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SIX the Musical

Went to see Six the Musical at the Empire Theatre last night with Danielle. Kelly and David have been raving about how good it is so we ended up booking tickets when we last seen each other after Christmas as Kelly was taking her mum so we just booked to go the same day.

It's about Henry VIII's 6 wives. So a bit like Hamilton but not as big or expensive. We went to the 5pm showing and it was 1hr 30 mins with no break as there was another showing at 8pm which I preferred without having to have a break and wasn't too long. We sat in the stalls but was quite far to the right. Would have preferred to be more central but we didn't have much choice of seats.

It wasn't what I was expecting when it started. It is just 6 woman on stage who play each of the 6 wives with a band on stage and sing their story. They were interactive with the crowd and was pretty much all singing and no talking. It was a history lesson as you learn about the wives because I couldn't name all 6 of them before the show or in the right order, just about know the rhyme of divorce, beheaded, died, divorce, beheaded, survived! I've listened to the soundtrack and I definitely know more now than I did after watching the show as once you're there you are listening but can't take it all in. The music isn't typical musical music it is like modern pop music and rap which is definitely more my thing and how it is compared to be like Hamilton. Like Kelly and David have said if you're tight for money and want something a bit cheaper than Six is the one you'd go to as Hamilton is twice the price and you have to go to London to see it. Six is currently doing a UK tour with it's last day in Liverpool tonight.

After it we met up with Kelly and her mum then went to Gino's 360 sky bar with her dad and Josh. I did go there the other week with my work mates but didn't take any photos so I definitely made up for it last night.

 We had 1 drink with them then me and Danielle went for sushi at AKA Sushi which used to be called Naked Noodle on Bold Streer which I've been to a few times as it's the best sushi in Liverpool.

Rainbow Roll - Salmon, tuna, seabass, crabstick, avocado & cucumber - £12.99

New York Roll Maki - Tuna, avocado, apple, mayonnaise - £8.99

 

We tried this as it had apple in it which was something different. As Danielle was amazed at it was 2 pieces apple, 1 piece of avocado and 1 piece of tuna. The mayo was a bit spicy which I wasn't expecting and wasn't a fan of but it was nice.

I could have easily eaten all this all to myself and more but it was like 8:30pm so not the best time to be stuffing myself with sushi.

It was a nice night and we've said we need to go the theatre more often as the last thing I did go and see was Hamilton but that was in London. I think the last thing I saw in Liverpool was War House which was actually rubbish and disappointing and years ago!

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Bastille - Give Me The Future Tour

BASTILLE - Give Me The Future Tour
Manchester AO Arena 
Friday 8th April 2022

I went to see Bastille for the 4th time on Friday night at Manchester AO Arena on their Give Me The Future tour. They were amazing as expected!

It's been a long 3 years as the last gig I went to was Lewis Capaldi when he played a random Radio 1 gig in Liverpool's Croxteth Park back in August 2019. Since 2010 I've been to at least one gig a year so I was definitely missing it and was due to see The Killers in 2020 but that's been postponed twice so third time lucky for the 11th June this year! Nothing compares to going to a concert being able to see your favourite band/singer right in front of you where for them 5 hours or so you just forget about everything and just there in the moment. (It sounds cheesy as hell, but if you've been to a gig you know what I mean and if you haven't you really need to go to experience it!) To get a good spot standing near the front also takes a lot of stamina for sure being on your feet for hours. Sacrificing no water and having to fight other people!

I got to Manchester just before 4pm and parked in the car park opposite the arena  - doors were suppose to be 6pm. The arena has the worst system going but you can queue inside (lucky because it was raining and freezing) then you get taken up to the foyer where you queue to get bag checked and go through the metal detector, then queue in front of another set of doors, and they scan your ticket and then you have to queue AGAIN at another set of doors that goes into the actual arena. The final door takes you into the arena from the upper tier so you have to walk all the way down the stairs and depending on what set of doors you choose to go you go from different points of the arena - the back or the sides then you have to walk to the barrier as the stewards will shout if you start running. It's the most annoying and stupid system going - don't get this at Liverpool's arena!

I manged to be 3rd row right in the centre. Which wasn't bad considering I picked the wrong door to be scanned in as the steward was so slow and I was quite far back in the last door queue.

The Native

The Native were the first support act. An indie band with 4 boys. They were alright. They came on on time and had a 30 minute set.

Jack Garratt

Jack Garratt was quite big a few years ago and was played a lot on Radio 1. Most people will know Worry and Breathe Life. He's changed his look now from previously as he naturally has ginger hair but has now died it bleach blonde and wore a sparkly sequenced jumpsuit. He was really good and I would go and see him live. He played a 35/40 minute set.

Bastille

For Happier Dan came in to the crowd. I was close but not close enough to touch him! 

For the final song Shut Off The Lights they brought The Native and Jack Garratt back out

I'd say this is the most confident I've seen Dan perform and you can tell from the pictures he gives it his everything. I've said this every time I've seen them but they are so good live and are so much better in person. They put on a such a good show but they don't even need to because Dan's voice is that good. If you can still get tickets definitely try and catch them on this tour or at festival. They're playing the Saturday at the British Gran Prix which Holly is going to which I'd love to go! This was the closest I've seen them and wanting to be dead on centre I should have known wasn't going to be the best place. If I was just to the right a bit more I would have been right by him when he came into the crowd! So close yet so far.

They were 5 minutes late and played mainly new stuff from their new album Give Me The Future. Only played the 1 song from the second album Good Grief and got rid of loads of the old stuff from the first album. It was a 22 song set, you can see the set list here. The first song from the encore is a new one that's not been heard before. 

4 years ago today I seen Bastille for the second time on the ReOrchestrated tour which really was them not putting on a show as they had a live orchestra.

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