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About Good Taste – By Kai

Good Taste is a very nice little shop in Broomhill. They sell fair trade items and the profits go to a charity organisation called Taste. They sell some very cool handmade items which are imported from all around the world. For example, this dog which is made out of scrap metal from a bike. There […]

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Tony’s Salted Caramel Chocolate Cheesecake

Tony’s Chocolonely is one of our most popular chocolates with customers, and our personal favourite! Tony’s are a chocolate company who are leading the way in the battle against slavery in the cocoa industry and their interesting flavours, funky packaging and BIG sized bars make it difficult to resist a bar when you come in! […]

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Welcome Katherine

History student Katherine joined us in 2023 and is a welcome addition to the Good Taste team. Always ready for a chat about history, politics (or both!) she is another friendly face behind the counter. Why not pop in and say hello to our newest member of the team! How did you get involved with […]

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Hello Isobel

Law student Isobel combines her hours in the shop with her university degree and a lot of sport (hockey and football to be precise!). And if you think she looks a bit familiar, it’s because she is the younger sister of Good Taste Alumnus Cara! We’re delighted to have Isobel as part of our team […]

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Meet Saskia

Sports superstar Saskia can be found behind the counter on Wednesdays and Fridays, ready to serve with a smile! A Broomhill native, Saskia combines her hours in the shop with other part term work and many hours training on the running track. We can safely say that she is without the fittest of all our […]

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Fair Trade Flipping

Do you like making pancakes? They can feel a bit daunting – especially if you only make them once a year! Today is the day to give it a go – Shrove Tuesday or ‘Pancake Day’ is the day before ‘Ash Wednesday’, which marks the beginning of Lent, the 47 days before Easter. It is […]

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Keeping Warm – our top tips!

The temperature is dropping at the same time as we are consciously turning our heating down… so how to keep warm? We are experts at keeping warm here at Good Taste, our heater doesn’t really work and we have had two winters of keeping the shop door open all day, every day! We thought we […]

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Cleaning Products That Don’t Cost The Earth

Changing our habits – even in a small way – can have a great impact on our fight against climate change and rising plastic pollution. One way of doing this can be with our cleaning products, where there is a range of opportunities for better practice. As the technology develops and investment increases, sustainable products […]

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The Great Big Green Week

The Great Big Green Week runs from 24th September to the 2nd October 2022 and is the UK’s biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature.  Great Big Green Week will unleash a wave of support for action to protect the planet. Tens of thousands of people in every corner of […]

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Fairtrade Banana Cake

This is my family’s favourite banana cake recipe. It’s light, moist, delicious and very easy to make – Grace has been making this since she was a toddler (see picture above)! It uses American cup measurements, I am afraid I haven’t worked out the weight of ingredients in grams. If you don’t have a set […]