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Aldi is selling a barbecue pizza oven for your garden – and it’s a real bargain

Aldi has introduced one of its best ever Specialbuys: a pizza oven that you can just pop on top of your barbecue.

The Hoot - 26th April 2022

When it comes to producing 'must have' special buys, Aldi is certainly up there with the best of them - and this latest one has to be one of its best yet.

The budget supermarket has just added a barbecue pizza oven to its summer accessories range, adding yet another gadget to our 'need for this summer' list.

Even better, it's an absolute bargain, coming in at under £40.

As with all of the budget supermarket’s Specialbuys, the ovens likely won’t be hanging around for long, reports The Manc.

They’re available to pre-order now and should be dispatched before the end of the week, according to Aldi’s website.

Aldi is selling a barbecue pizza oven – and it’s an absolute bargain, The Manc — Aldi’s Gardenline barbecue pizza oven. Credit: Aldi

They say: “If you’re throwing a garden party this year make sure you have more than a few burgers and sausages to offer.

“This Gardenline Barbeque Pizza Oven will help you provide a sharing favourite for everyone to enjoy.”

Aldi’s barbecue pizza oven works on both gas and charcoal barbecues and can be used to cook authentic-tasting pizza in your back garden.

Aldi is also selling a stand-alone gas pizza oven for £200.

Other items in its summer Specialbuys range include a rope-effect rocking chair for the garden at £129.99.

There’s also an £89.99 fire pit up for grabs.

The Gardenline barbecue pizza oven is available to pre-order now for £39.99.

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Get Baked’s viral ‘Bertha’ cake has a sister on the way – and she sounds just as cheeky

She's big, she's green and she's ready to ruin your figure.

A lot of you will have seen the viral ‘Bertha’ cake by Leeds born beloved sweet treat specialists Get Baked.

They recently opened another site in Manchester's Northern Quarter, where queues literally formed round the block of hungry punters wanting to get their hands on the infamous sugary treats.

And now it's going to happen all over again, as they've recently unveiled their newest flavour which is sure to go down a storm.

We’ll give you a hint: it’s a current food and drink trend that’s about as big as Bertha herself – it’s not matcha, it’s not hot honey (duh), and it’s not Guinness…

Images: Get Baked

Images: Get Baked

Yes—scratch that; HELL YES! Get Baked is set to welcome Bertha’s equally beautiful twin sister, and she’s officially a pistachio girlie.

Having started out life simply as ‘Bruce’, after taking inspiration from the iconic scene from Matilda, this thing has become a phenomenon in its own right, and who doesn’t like more flavours of a good thing?

Probably one of the biggest foodie crazes going at the minute, thanks to the popularity of pistachio cream, cookies, lattes and the similar social media sensation that is the ‘Dubai Pistachio Bar' people are rather fittingly going nuts for this particular flavour of almost absolutely anything.

With that in mind, the Leeds-born bakery and dessert shop – founded by Rich Myers over in Headingley back in 2011 – have shown no hesitation in hopping on the bandwagon and creating a new twist on their own viral menu item.

Teasing the full details in a post on their Instagram this week, they wrote: “What’s big, green, and is going to destroy your life in a couple of weeks’ time? Pistachio Bertha. Strictly limited to 5,000 slices. Coming oh so soon. GB.”

In case you were wondering just how mad those with a sweet tooth could possibly go for a slice of cake, just look at the recent queues when they finally launched in Manchester city centre:

@the.manc @GET BAKED® are giving away 1000 slices of Bertha right now at their new store in Northern Quarter and Manchester, you turned up 👏 #themanc #manchester #getbaked #giveaway #newopening #bakery #queue #manchesterfood #manchestereats #cake ♬ original sound - The Manc

Speaking on the grand opening here on our turf and his partner Amy’s hometown, Myers said simply: “Manchester, what a launch. Thanks for much for the warm welcome. Stay baked.”

Read more: The Swine That Dines announces the official opening date of its brand new restaurant

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Leeds Tattoo Expo to return to the First Direct Arena for 10th anniversary

Clementine Hall

The tenth annual Leeds Tattoo Expo will showcase some of the best in tattooing both local and internationally.

If you fancy getting yourself a fancy new bit of ink, then look no further than the iconic Leeds Tattoo Expo that will be returning to the First Direct Arena this June.

Taking place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025, over 200 tattooists and 70 traders will be flocking to the city to show off their skills.

And not only that, but there’ll also be a whole host of market traders for you to browse as well as live music to have a boogie to.

The artists will be tattooing with options for both pre-booked appointments and walk ups available throughout the weekend.

Image: Leeds Tattoo Expo

There will also be a piercer, tooth gems and a henna artist ready to adorn your body.

Alongside getting tattooed, there’s plenty to do and to see over the whole weekend; there'll be an alternative drawing class, an illustrators market with kids’ workshops provided by Art Gecko, an art fusion event on the main stage, burlesque performances and competitions, a small vintage clothing pop-up, fire breathing and break dancing demonstrations in the square outside the arena.

The annual tattoo competitions will also be taking place each evening, where tattooists showcase their work to a panel of judges, sponsored by Killer Ink!

To celebrate Leeds Tattoo Expo's tenth anniversary, they'll be hosting a Pre-Party at Belgrave Music Hall on Thursday 5 June which is a completely free entry event complete with live music and free pizza.

You can find out more about the event and book your tickets here via the First Direct Arena's website.

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