M&S Dine for 2 = €12.50

boris george

Will this offer be on again before Christmas?

joeKel73

Who knows! They usually just let people know the Tuesday before the Thurs-Tue offer. Sign up to their emails.

xalot

have noticed that they've done it every other weekend for the last couple of months.

snubbleste

Back again 11-16 August
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Food-Food-Wine/b/198933031

Das Kitty

Someone there told me they do it every second weekend.

Travel is good

Not necessarily every 2nd weekend. I usually check the website first.

Sometimes M&S try to trick you by having the offer every 3, or sometimes even every 4 weeks!

They will usually try to have the offer on over a bank holiday weekend, or a special occasion (say Mother's Day or Easter). I don't know why it doesn't work for Father's Day, maybe it does.

Anyway, though I am a fan of this offer, due to health reasons, I am trying to stay away...those desserts & wine....are calling to me!

Travel is good

It's advertised early this week, the offer starts tomorrow:

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Food-Food-Wine/b/198933031?ie=UTF8&ie=UTF8?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=09ZTHVNC992316K79NKK&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=215822031&pf_rd_p=475115433&pf_rd_s=left-nav-2

cosmic

I see they now do two veggie options - hurrah!

thesandeman

Seen that. The goats cheese thingy sounds nice.

cosmic

thesandeman wrote: »

Seen that. The goats cheese thingy sounds nice.

I've had it before. It's alright. The cheese is quite strong and dry though, so I'd go for a salad or lovely fresh veg with it.

snubbleste

Back again 12-17 January
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Foodhall-Food-Wine/b/198933031?extid=em120112_wn_RM___wn&ep_mid=880039&ep_rid=275334031

Catmologen

snubbleste wrote: »

Back again 12-17 January
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Foodhall-Food-Wine/b/198933031?extid=em120112_wn_RM___wn&ep_mid=880039&ep_rid=275334031

Great news. will pick one up today! Cheers.

amdublin

I got the gammon and potato rostis.

And millionaires shortbread!!!! Mmmmmmmm!

snubbleste

Back again 13-18 September
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Foodhall-Food-Wine/b/198933031

Ardent

snubbleste wrote: »

Back again 13-18 September
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Foodhall-Food-Wine/b/198933031

Love their honey-glazed gammon, pity it contains cancer-causing preservatives.:(

vicwatson

Ardent wrote: »

Love their honey-glazed gammon, pity it contains cancer-causing preservatives.:(

What? unlikely they'd be able to sell food that contains ingredients give you cancer??? wtf?

Ardent

vicwatson wrote: »

What? unlikely they'd be able to sell food that contains ingredients give you cancer??? wtf?

Read the back of a pack of honey glazed gammon and you'll see it contains the carcinogenic sodium nitrite. Here's why it's bad:
http://shamz.hubpages.com/hub/Processed-Meats-Declared-Too-Dangerous-for-Human-Consumption

jimmycrackcorm

Ardent wrote: »

Read the back of a pack of honey glazed gammon and you'll see it contains the carcinogenic sodium nitrite. Here's why it's bad:
http://shamz.hubpages.com/hub/Processed-Meats-Declared-Too-Dangerous-for-Human-Consumption

Then you'd better also exclude quite a lot of processed meat products from your shopping list.

vicwatson

Ardent wrote: »

Read the back of a pack of honey glazed gammon and you'll see it contains the carcinogenic sodium nitrite. Here's why it's bad:
http://shamz.hubpages.com/hub/Processed-Meats-Declared-Too-Dangerous-for-Human-Consumption

As does hundreds of other products

Here's from the link you posted - "Unfortunately, sodium nitrite also results in the formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines in the human body. And this leads to a sharp increase in cancer risk for those who eat them."

There's a risk with every food IMO.

Interestingly in 2005 I queried the use of these chemicals in foodstuffs to the FSAI and here is the response I got -


"The view of the FSAI on the use of nitrates and nitrites as preservatives in food is that these are permitted food additives in certain foodstuffs (cured meats and meat products, cheeses, pickled herrings) under the legislation on food additives (Directive 95/2/EC). As such, their safety has been carefully assessed by expert scientific bodies including the EU Scientific Committee for Food, whose function has now been taken over by the European Food Safety Authority. If there were any doubts about the safety of an additive for all sectors of the population, including pregnant women and young children, then that substance would not be approved for use. While there have been reports in the scientific literature that diets high in nitrites and nitrates are associated with an increased risk of cancer including in the offspring of mothers exposed during pregnancy, this is a controversial issue and the overall consensus is that there is no proven epidemiological evidence for this. FSAI therefore supports the view of the EU Scientific Committee for Food and other expert bodies, that nitrates and nitrites are safe for use in food at the levels permitted by Directive 95/2/EC.

Products that contain added nitrates and nitrites should be labelled to indicate the presence of these additives, this is an essential element of food additive legislation, in order to inform the consumer, although it should be noted that this applies to information required on the labels of pre-packaged food rather than to products sold loose in butchers shops or supermarkets."


Enjoy the Gammon I say !!

Ardent

vicwatson wrote: »

As does hundreds of other products

Here's from the link you posted - "Unfortunately, sodium nitrite also results in the formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines in the human body. And this leads to a sharp increase in cancer risk for those who eat them."

There's a risk with every food IMO.

Interestingly in 2005 I queried the use of these chemicals in foodstuffs to the FSAI and here is the response I got -


"The view of the FSAI on the use of nitrates and nitrites as preservatives in food is that these are permitted food additives in certain foodstuffs (cured meats and meat products, cheeses, pickled herrings) under the legislation on food additives (Directive 95/2/EC). As such, their safety has been carefully assessed by expert scientific bodies including the EU Scientific Committee for Food, whose function has now been taken over by the European Food Safety Authority. If there were any doubts about the safety of an additive for all sectors of the population, including pregnant women and young children, then that substance would not be approved for use. While there have been reports in the scientific literature that diets high in nitrites and nitrates are associated with an increased risk of cancer including in the offspring of mothers exposed during pregnancy, this is a controversial issue and the overall consensus is that there is no proven epidemiological evidence for this. FSAI therefore supports the view of the EU Scientific Committee for Food and other expert bodies, that nitrates and nitrites are safe for use in food at the levels permitted by Directive 95/2/EC.

Products that contain added nitrates and nitrites should be labelled to indicate the presence of these additives, this is an essential element of food additive legislation, in order to inform the consumer, although it should be noted that this applies to information required on the labels of pre-packaged food rather than to products sold loose in butchers shops or supermarkets."


Enjoy the Gammon I say !!

That information from the FSAI may have been relevant in 2005 but it's not now. The World Cancer Research Fund came out earlier this year and officially warned against processed meats that contain preservatives such as sodium nitrite.

Here's the current state of affairs from the WCRF:
http://www.wcrf-uk.org/cancer_prevention/recommendations/meat_and_cancer.php

Ardent

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Then you'd better also exclude quite a lot of processed meat products from your shopping list.

I do.

vicwatson

Ardent wrote: »

That information from the FSAI may have been relevant in 2005 but it's not now. The World Cancer Research Fund came out earlier this year and officially warned against processed meats that contain preservatives such as sodium nitrite.

Here's the current state of affairs from the WCRF:
http://www.wcrf-uk.org/cancer_prevention/recommendations/meat_and_cancer.php

Experiment with poultry and fish. These have not been linked to an increase in cancer risk.

Not for the minute, that will be the next thing:rolleyes:

I'm sure the information is still quite relevant as it hasn't changed since then.

Anyways back on topic - thanks OP, I cant wait to get me teeth into the Gammon.

snubbleste

Back again 29 Nov - 4 Dec
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Weekends-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Foodhall-Food-Wine/b/198933031

Dotcomdolly

snubbleste wrote: »

Back again 29 Nov - 4 Dec
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Weekends-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Foodhall-Food-Wine/b/198933031

I checked out the new gammon shanks - they are tiny! Got the (also new) pork belly instead.

Linguo

Yeah we got this today in Stephen's Green, such good value!

Curb Your Enthusiasm

€14 deal now. Decent value still IMO.