Costa has unveiled its festive food menu for 2022, and it’s packed full of indulgent goodies to get you in the Christmas spirit.
The popular coffee shop chain is known and loved for its limited-edition seasonal menus each year, and now, with the countdown to the big day officially on, Costa has given fans what they’ve been waiting for and unveiled its 2022 Christmas food and drink menu – with a whole host of brand-new treats, as well as some returning fan favourites.
The star of the show this year has to be the Toblerone Latte and Hot Chocolate, which are described as a “true classic with a festive makeover”.
An indulgent chocolate and honey-flavour sauce gives that iconic Toblerone taste to each drink, which is the topped with a light dairy swirl, a festive twinkle topper, and, for that extra bit of seasonal magic, it also comes with a wrapped Toblerone tiny bar to enjoy on the side.
Other festive drinks on the menu this year include the comeback of the much-loved Gingerbread & Cream Latte, and the Terry’s Chocolate Orange Hot Chocolate, as well as the limited-edition Gingerbread Latte coffee in a can returning for a quick caffeine fix.
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The festive drinks selection will also be available at 12,000 Costa Express machines nationwide.
If you fancy tucking into a hearty festive feast to go along with your limited-edition drinks, then this year’s new food range includes the Brie & Cranberry Toastie, which is filled with creamy brie slices and sweet cranberry sauce, and the brand-new Maple Bacon Mac & Cheese, which features creamy macaroni and cheese with fresh spinach that’s topped with maple cured bacon and sprinkled with a parsley crumb.
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There’s also a new Vegan P’gs & Blankets Panini, which is made up of plant-based sausages and bacon, sage and onion stuffing, sweet cranberry sauce, vegan mayonnaise and cheeZe, packed inside a sourdough panini.
Back by popular demand is the Turkey & The Trimmings Toastie, Pigs & Blankets Panini, Brie, Bacon & Cranberry Panini, and the Turkey Feast Sandwich.
As part of Costa’s ongoing M&S collaboration, there’s also a Turkey Feast Sandwich packed with succulent British turkey breast, pork, sage and onion stuffing, onion mayonnaise and cranberry chutney and with smoked British bacon on malted brown bread, and the vegan version of the same – the Plant Kitchen No Turkey Feast Sandwich.
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There’s also a new Turkey Ham Hock Toastie too.
There’s a whole host of brand-new treats, as well as some returning fan favourites / Credit: Costa
For those with a sweet tooth, there’s the Toblerone Muffin and the Terry’s Chocolate Orange Muffin to accompany your hot drinks.
And of course, there’s a bunch of new treats too, including the new Loaded Chocolate & Hazelnut Cake, White Chocolate Trillionaire’s Slice, Crispy Festive Wreath, Christmas Tree Shortcake biscuit, Santa Gingerbread Biscuit, and the Reindeer Muffin – which is a vanilla muffin filled with raspberry sauce, topped with icing, and decorated with milk chocolate antlers and a red-coloured chocolate nose decoration.
There’s also a Raspberry Trifle Loaf Cake, made up of a sherry-flavoured sponge with raspberries, topped with custard-flavoured frosting, white chocolate, and freeze-dried raspberries.
On top of that, the scrumptious Mince Pie, and Gluten-Free Vegan Mince Tarts are back too.
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The 2022 Christmas menu which will be available at all Costa branches and Costa self-serve machines from Thursday 3 November.
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Manchester firefighter surprises partner with proposal during new recruits parade
Danny Jones
We’re a sucker for a wholesome little video as we know you are, which is exactly why we thought of you lot when we came across this video of a newly graduated Manchester firefighter surprising his partner with a heartwarming proposal.
Just the kind of heartwarming that usually sets us off after a long week at work.
The clip shared by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) on Thursday, 25 April, shows Manc fireman James popping the question to his girlfriend sat unassumingly in the audience at a recent passing out ceremony.
Pass out ceremonies are when trainees go from recruits to fully qualified firefighters after completing their intensive operational training. It’s a long-standing tradition in the emergency services where friends and family gather to celebrate their achievements – it’s almost like it’s the perfect opportunity…
Watch as a Manc firefighter turns his passing out ceremony into a surprise proposal.
As you can see, since the graduates are usually the centre of attention, James couldn’t help but size his moment and instead of walking and lining up normally like everyone else, he decided to head straight over to his wife-to-be and get down on one knee.
You already know the rest.
Welling up immediately and barely able to remove her hands from her face, Melissa nods and says yes as the crowd cheers and the pair share a smooch.
Writing on social media, the GMFRS said: “We managed to capture a VERY special moment at our new recruits pass out parade today… Congratulations to James and Melissa!”, adding, “Certainly one way to start your new career”.
If we don’t see all the groomsmen dressed as firefighters on a random viral video sometime soon we’re going to be gutted.
All the best to the happy couple and if you’ve got any more lovely clips like this to send in so we can make ourselves cry (in a good way), you know what to do.
Featured Images — Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
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The Chestergate pub in Stockport is at it again with some of the most wonderfully Manc scenes you’ll ever see
Danny Jones
The legendary Chestergate pub in Stockport is back with another belter of a video, following on from their viral belly-flashing clip of 2022.
The Mersey Square boozer has painted yet another quintessentially Northern depiction of UK pub culture with the latest Manc scenes they’ve captured around the karaoke machine.
If you’ve never had the pleasure of stumbling into The Chestergate in Stockport town centre, the long-standing boozer currently operated by publican chain Blind Tiger Inns, you’re seriously missing out.
While it might not be the flashiest of pubs, when it comes to entertainment, it always delivers.
Whether it’s stunts like renaming themselves ‘The Southgate’ whenever the Euros or World Cup rolls around, or the locals just genuinely having a whale of a time no matter what day of the week it is, it really sums up the best of pub culture.
The Chestergate went viral for some of the most British footage ever caught on film back in 2022 and the videos saw a huge wave of love and support flooding in for the pub, as well as a healthy amount of chuckles. Safe to say we were chuffed to see them pop back up on our feed again recently.
Karaoke night at The Chestergate literally never disappoints.
Forget ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ or ‘Champagne Supernova’ for karaoke songs – we’ll take a cacophony of inaudible throwback pop music, whilst another bloke and his hype man try and MC over a totally ill-fitting beat any day of the week.
And that’s handy because you’ll find those kinds of shenanigans happening at this place all the time.
It’s simultaneously one of the most no-nonsense and somehow a non-stop shenanigan-filled paradise. They also look after their own and consider their regulars part of the family. Case and point: they threw their very own ‘Dancing Queen’ Molly a big bash for her 86th birthday and it’s such wholesome viewing.
At this point, it’s worth flagging that we have nothing but envy for these folks and anyone who’s just out there having the time of their lives on any random weeknight.
Yes, it produced plenty of laughs for those watching online in recent times but this lot won’t mind one bit – not only is the pub seeing more and more new faces through the door but that’s the whole point of a pub, isn’t it? Going for a pint with your nearest and dearest and having a laugh.
Not only is it very Manchester but it’s Britain at its very best.
We hope to see you at The Chestergate pub in Stockport for a pint or two sometime soon and we’re making a bit of a prat of ourselves, don’t worry, we’re sure they’ll have the cameras ready for you.