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Food, Glorious Food
By Killer Rat · May 18, 2025

Introducing Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream 3/96

Making Strawberry Ice Cream to the level that we had set ourselves proved tricker than we imagined.  There was a whole new factor working with fresh fruit like strawberries.  We ab

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The Hot Spot Story
By Killer Rat · May 18, 2025

The Hot Spot @ LRBT Fundraiser

The LRBT invited The Hot Spot to participate in their Annual Fundraiser, so we prepared as much ice cream as we could carry across town and set off for a fun day out in the great o

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The Hot Spot Story
By Killer Rat · May 18, 2025

"A Hole In My Wallet..."Pulse, Islamabad

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The Hot Spot Story
By Killer Rat · May 18, 2025

The Hot Spot's First Birthday

The Hot Spot Celebrates it's first birthday on the 17th of August We made it to One Year thanks to the support of all our original customers who used to drop into the House on Stre

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The Hot Spot Story
By Killer Rat · May 18, 2025

Dawn covers The Hot Spot in 1996

Dawn on The Hot Spot   

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The Hot Spot Story
By Killer Rat · May 18, 2025

The Hot Spot @ another Foreign Office Fundraiser

The Hot Spot set up a stall for a second time at a Fundraiser organised by the Foreign Office.  This was about our fourth such event, and we were slowly getting less haphazard and

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The Hot Spot Story
By Killer Rat · May 18, 2025

Chaos, Disorder and a Sell Out

Chaos, Disorder, Madness but good-humoured, old fashioned Islamabad fun 90s styleOctober 1996 - The Hot Spot sets up stall at the Foreign Office Annual Fair.  One of our first cust

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The Hot Spot Story
By Killer Rat · May 18, 2025

The Hottest Bogey In Town – The News 1996

The Hottest Bogey In Town - The News(The ONLY Bogey in town?)

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The Hot Spot Story
By Killer Rat · May 18, 2025

Let the Baked Sugar Cone Era Begin

The Dawn of The Sugar Cone Era The Hot Spot is delighted to launch The Freshly Baked Sugar Cone as the Monsoon season tapers off and the humidity levels don't render everything ins

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The Hot Spot Story
By Killer Rat · May 18, 2025

Michael Myers drops in to take orders on Halloween

Halloween has and always will remain our favourite day on the calendar.  Forever been obsessed with things that go bump in the night! Halloween has and always will remain our

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The Hot Spot Story
By Killer Rat · August 18, 1995

"It's Alive" - The Hot Spot is Born - Islamabad '95

As 1995 rolled around, I found myself at a crossroads with confusion and conflict being unwanted constant companions.  Teaching and especially coaching sport had been an incredible

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