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New York Times
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
What Is It About Breakfast on ‘Love Island'? (Hint: It's Sex.)
Jeremiah Brown, a contestant on the latest season of 'Love Island USA,' was not a big breakfast guy when he stepped into the expansive and luminous Barbie dream house villa last month. 'I'm not gonna lie,' he said. 'I never made pancakes for myself.' 'Islanders' on the Peacock dating show prepare only one meal for themselves: breakfast. So on the cast's second day in Fiji, Taylor Williams, another Islander and 'a great cook,' according to Mr. Brown, gave him some pancake pointers. It was a lesson that would lay the groundwork for one of the silliest storylines of Season 7, which concludes Sunday. And, in a way, it foreshadowed the end of Mr. Brown's 16-day stint in the villa. Mr. Brown, who was coupled with Huda Mustafa, rushes from the outdoor kitchen to the women's dressing room to deliver a stack of pancakes. 'No protein?' she mumbles. She cuts into them to find they're raw in the middle, then seeks out Mr. Williams, the pancake maestro, to remedy the matter. Pancake-gate ensues. The breakfast, the couple would soon realize, was much like their relationship: undercooked and without much substance. On 'Love Island USA,' breakfast is a meal, a metaphor and a powerful equalizer. There is a primal hum that scores the ritual, which is performed almost exclusively by the men to court, curry favor with or lay claim to their female counterparts. Sequestered in their oceanfront villa and managed by producers, contestants have few romantic gestures at their disposal as they aim to pair up or get dumped from the island. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
CTV News
08-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Economic agreement reached between Alberta and Ontario premiers
Alberta and Ontario are teaming up to study energy corridors between the two provinces. The premiers signed deals Monday after flipping pancakes.
National Post
06-07-2025
- Politics
- National Post
Carney struggles to flip pancake at Stampede prompting an onlooker to say,' You're even worse ... than Trudeau'
Article content Prime Minister Mark Carney may be a deft hand when it comes to handling finances, but he proved Saturday that his flapjack flipping could use some work. Article content Carney attended a pancake breakfast Saturday hosted by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, which attracted a crowd of about 200 people. Article content Article content Article content Think Carney has ever flipped a pancake before? — Bruce (@bruce_barrett) July 5, 2025 Article content Sizzling on a black, flat-top griddle, Carney slid his spatula under the first hotcake and flipped it, landing with a splat. Article content In an attempt to redeem himself, he tossed a second into the air, but it, too, landed lopsided and sent batter splatters into the crowd. Article content 'I was better in Ottawa,' Carney joked. 'I got a little cocky there. I'll take responsibility.' Article content Sliding the two pancake mishaps to the side, Carney said: 'These are mine. I'm not making anyone eat these.' Article content Article content 'He'd be like, 'Here's one I made earlier,'' said Carney, taking a perfectly-made pancake and placing it on the griddle. Article content One onlooker told the prime minister, 'You're even worse at (flipping pancakes) than Trudeau.' Article content 'There are certain things at my job I'm better at,' Carney quipped. 'I'm better at eating pancakes … I'm better at Eggo waffles.' Article content Article content 'The premier's here. I love your blue hat. It looks like you've got a whole collection,' Carney said. Article content 'I do and I can't wear the same colour all the time,' Smith said. 'But I hear you have a little work to do on your flipping skills.' Article content 'I do,' Carney replied. 'There's video evidence. I'm not going to deny it.' Article content Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was also attending the breakfast, but waited in his vehicle until Carney left. Article content Smith told Carney that she and Ontario Premier Doug Ford were going to sign a memorandum of understanding on energy, priorities and trade. Article content 'It would be so great if we didn't have net-zero (carbon) rules,' Smith said. Article content Article content Fresh off door knocking in rural Alberta, Poilievre hosted his own barbecue at Heritage Park in southeast Calgary Saturday evening and addressed a tent full of several hundred party supporters.
CTV News
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Splat!: Prime Minister Carney struggles to flip perfect pancake at Calgary Stampede
Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, flips pancakes as he attends a Stampede breakfast in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, July 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh CALGARY — Prime Minister Mark Carney may be a deft hand when it comes to handling finances, but he proved Saturday that his flapjack flipping could use some work. Carney attended a pancake breakfast Saturday hosted by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, which attracted a crowd of about 200 people. 'The grill's hot,' Carney told onlookers. 'You guys ready?' Sizzling on a black, flat-top griddle, Carney slid his spatula under the first hotcake and flipped it, landing with a splat. In an attempt to redeem himself, he tossed a second into the air, but it, too, landed lopsided and sent batter splatters into the crowd. 'I was better in Ottawa,' Carney joked. 'I got a little cocky there. I'll take responsibility.' Sliding the two pancake mishaps to the side, Carney said: 'These are mine. I'm not making anyone eat these.' The prime minister asked if anyone had watched 'The Galloping Gourmet,' a cooking show that aired from the late 1960s and the early '70s. 'He'd be like, 'Here's one I made earlier,'' said Carney, taking a perfectly-made pancake and placing it on the griddle. One onlooker told the prime minister, 'You're even worse at (flipping pancakes) than Trudeau.' 'There are certain things at my job I'm better at,' Carney quipped. 'I'm better at eating pancakes … I'm better at Eggo waffles.' The prime minister shook hands and took photos with many people attending the breakfast. He also ran into Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who took part in some pancake flipping earlier this week with Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek. 'The premier's here. I love your blue hat. It looks like you've got a whole collection,' Carney said. 'I do and I can't wear the same colour all the time,' Smith said. 'But I hear you have a little work to do on your flipping skills.' 'I do,' Carney replied. 'There's video evidence. I'm not going to deny it.' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was also attending the breakfast, but waited in his vehicle until Carney left. Smith told Carney that she and Ontario Premier Doug Ford were going to sign a memorandum of understanding on energy, priorities and trade. 'It would be so great if we didn't have net-zero (carbon) rules,' Smith said. Fresh off door knocking in rural Alberta, Poilievre hosted his own barbecue at Heritage Park in southeast Calgary Saturday evening and addressed a tent full of several hundred party supporters. The Conservative leader is seeking to regain his spot in the House of Commons after losing his long-held seat in Ottawa in the recent federal election. Poilievre was introduced by Damien Kurek, the former member of Parliament who stepped aside so he could run for the seat. Poilievre, wearing a cream-coloured cowboy hat, blue jeans and a belt buckle, started his remarks by chirping Carney's earlier performance on the griddle. 'He thought he would be great at it because in his talks with Donald Trump, he's had so much experience flip-flopping,' Poilievre said. 'A careful review of a slow motion replay demonstrated exactly what the problem was. He couldn't figure out whether to keep his elbows up.' The party is still licking its wounds after its recent loss in the federal election, which appeared to be Poilievre's to lose at this time last year. Poilievre argued that in spite of the loss, his party has been responsible for many of the current federal government's policies, such as the decision to end the consumer price on carbon. Poilievre will be back in Calgary this coming January for the Conservative national convention, where he will have his leadership tested in a party vote. 'To be honest, I wanted to return here today with an election victory. Though we didn't win, we made extraordinary gains,' he said. Closing out a speech that railed on the federal government's immigration, fiscal and environment policies, the Calgary-born leader leaned on a Western-themed metaphor. 'When things get hard, we dust ourselves off, we get back in the saddle, and we gallop forward to the fight,' he said. Party members lined up shortly after to take photos with him onstage. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 5, 2025. Bill Graveland, Matthew Scace, The Canadian Press
Telegraph
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
The 10 best brunches in Manchester
There are queues out of the door for some of Manchester's best brunch spots, where you will be served the perfect avocado toast, fluffy pancakes, huevos rancheros, and more. Whether you're after a full English to aid recovery following a night out partying, are meeting friends to celebrate over a bottomless brunch, or would prefer a civilised morning catch-up with flat whites and French toast, you'll find a brunch spot to suit. From brunch in grand dining rooms and Antipodean inspired plates to spicy breakfasts, these are the brunch spots in Manchester that you need to know about. All our recommendations below have been hand-selected and tested by our resident destination expert to help you discover the best brunch in Manchester. Find out more below, and see our guides to the city's best hotels, restaurants and cafés, nightlife, pubs and bars, shopping, things to do and things to do for free. Pot Kettle Black Opened in 2014 by two professional rugby players, Mark Flanagan and Jon Wilkin, and inspired by Mark's time in Sydney's coffee shops while playing in Australia, Pot Kettle Black is a firm favourite on the Manchester brunch scene. Its original site is in the elegant Grade II-listed Barton Arcade, between the main thoroughfare of Deansgate and central St Ann's Square. Sit next to the café's floor-to-ceiling glass windows that look out into the domed arcade or under strings of fairy lights, and order one of its delicious options, such as parmesan and truffled scrambled eggs or Biscoff French toast. Pot Kettle Black also owns its own bakery, Bakehouse, whose enormous pastries are so popular that they are served in other venues across the city, including Pip at the Treehouse Hotel. As a bonus, there's a café in Manchester Airport, too. Federal There are regular queues to get a table for the brunches from Federal, but swift service means that you shouldn't have to wait long. Its original Northern Quarter site launched in 2014, taking inspiration from Aussie and Kiwi neighbourhood hangouts, and it's now expanded to three cafés in the city centre plus a coffee cart in Altrincham Market. Head to its buzzy Oxford Road café with wooden tables inside and out and plant-lined windowsills, where you will struggle to choose between ordering its legendary French toast, classic eggs Benedict or something more unusual, such as halloumi and mushrooms topped with poached eggs, homemade ketchup and a dukkah mix. Dishoom Manchester's outpost of the Irani-style Bombay café Dishoom is on the city centre's Bridge Street in the 1920s Manchester Hall building, a freemasons' hall. It's a handsome space to eat in, with stained glass windows, parquet floors, cherry-red and mustard-yellow banquettes and marble-topped tables. Its brunch is popular and features cult dishes such as its bacon naan roll alongside 'the big Bombay' breakfast, a spicy parsi omelette and chole puri halwi – chickpea curry with sweet semolina and pickles. Order the house chai to accompany your food (with unlimited refills), or celebrate with a cocktail. Neighbourhood: Spinningfields Nearest tram: St Peter's Square Contact: Price: ££ Reservations: Recommended Junipers Chorlton This popular brunch spot in the south Manchester suburb of Chorlton has been a neighbourhood staple since 2019. Its breakfast and brunch menu goes beyond the usual classics, with memorable options such as the paratha breakfast (paratha with scrambled eggs, house-made or vegan chorizo, feta cheese, sun-dried tomato and roasted pepper sauce, dukkah and parsley oil). If it's sunny, eat outside, watching the world go by, or cosy up inside where there's sandy-coloured tongue-and-groove walls, wooden floors and tables, and Moorish tiles behind the counter. Caravan Friends Laura Harper-Hinton, Miles Kirby and Chris Ammermann, who met while working in restaurants in Wellington, New Zealand, opened the first branch of Caravan in London in 2010. There's now a string of Caravan restaurants throughout the capital, and the trio opened their first venue outside of London in Manchester's St John's neighbourhood in summer 2024. The all-day dining venue with its own roastery and sun-trap terrace serves breakfast on weekdays from 8am and brunch at the weekends from 9am until 4pm. Its jalapeno cornbread with fried egg, spinach, curd cheese, mojo verde and chilli butter is excellent, as are the vanilla pancakes. For a celebration, there are cocktail accompaniments on offer too, from a white peach bellini to the chef's margarita. The Koffee Pot Established in Stevenson Square in 1978, this caff is the go-to spot in Manchester to cure a hangover. Apparently, Liam Gallagher loved it so much that he once wanted to buy it. Now on Oldham Street, with a mural by street artist Hammo and red booths, you can choose between its selection of fry-ups, the Manc muffin (a sausage patty with American cheese, smoked streaky bacon, potato rosti, runny egg and bloody Mary ketchup in an English muffin) or pancakes and waffles. Wash the food down with a builder's brew, hot Vimto, pint of beer or cocktail. Firehouse One for the party people, this lively food, drink and entertainment venue in a former garage depot building on the edge of the Northern Quarter and Ancoats serves a bottomless brunch every Friday evening and Saturday from midday. Book a spot on its terrace and enjoy 90 minutes of prosecco, lager, frozen margaritas and spritzes alongside fresh, fluffy pittas and dips including hummus, muhammara (roasted red pepper and walnut dip with feta, toasted walnuts, pomegranate, olive oil and mint) and beetroot borani (goats' cheese, pomegranate, smoked almonds and olive oil). DJs crank the atmosphere up a notch, too. Elnecot This laid-back neighbourhood restaurant in Ancoats's central Cutting Room Square feels very Manchester. Its interiors are industrial chic with floor-to-ceiling windows, its service is friendly, and ingredients are top quality (and local where possible). There are brunch options until 3pm Monday to Saturday, while Sundays are all about its roasts. For a special occasion, you can add two hours of bottomless frizzante, cocktails or beer on Saturday, too. The Elnecot full and veggie full breakfasts are classics – and come with a whole host of extras including hash browns, beetroot hummus (on the veggie) and Bury black puddings (meat) – while other stand-outs include crispy pork belly or wild mushrooms on toast. Neighbourhood: Ancoats Nearest tram: Shudehill Contact: Price: ££ Reservations: Recommended The Cut & Craft In 2025, Yorkshire born steakhouse The Cut & Craft took over the Grade II-listed former Manchester and Salford Bank building on central Mosley Street. The restaurant is worth a visit just to admire its grand home with a steel-blue moulded ceiling, pillars, statement central bar and enormous gold Perspex chandeliers – plus a ladies' toilet that is currently one of the most photographed in the city. Breakfast and brunch are served every day, but for an indulgent bottomless option, visit on a bank holiday Sunday for unlimited Moët or Whispering Angel alongside a DJ, live music and dishes including steaks (with a vegetarian plant-based option), sea bass and fajitas. It's pricy but your glass is never empty. Ezra & Gil, Peter Street Like many of the best brunch spots in Manchester, Ezra & Gil started life in the Northern Quarter. Now there are two sites in Manchester's centre and one in Liverpool. Its Peter Street café, next door to boutique hotel Forty-Seven, has high walnut-coloured leather stools to perch on in its windows, or green booths to sit in with friends at the back. For a light brunch, try its house-baked granola with dried papaya, toasted coconut chips, pineapple and pistachio crumb, or go big with brioche French toast coated in almond sugar and served with amaretti biscuits, vanilla mascarpone, cherry compote, blueberries and almonds. There's also a veggie full breakfast, plus a small selection of brunch cocktails, too. How we choose Every restaurant in this curated list has been tried and tested by our destination expert, who has visited to provide you with her insider's perspective. We cover a range of budgets, from neighbourhood favourites to Michelin-starred restaurants – to best suit every type of traveller's taste – and consider the food, service, best tables, atmosphere and price in our recommendations. We update this list regularly to keep up with the latest openings and provide up-to-date recommendations. About our expert Cathy has lived in Manchester all of her life and still feels spoilt by the culture and varied dining options on her doorstep. You will find her chasing her children around the Whitworth or sipping G&Ts in the Refuge.
