Author: Ellen

It's been a tough time for all involved in the world of hospitality, but that hasn't stopped some businesses from pushing forward. North Warwickshire restaurant Cafe Simla has relaunched with a brand new name and style.

Now Simla...

Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find new places, and others you realise there was somewhere right on your doorstep that you'd missed.

Crick is a small village just outside Rugby, across the Northamptonshire border. It's...

Before you go any further, don't worry. Gallachers of Rugby is still in Rugby. Still on the same street, in fact. They're just bigger, with more space to browse wine, talk about wine, and let's be honest - quaff wine.

Despite the...

I'll 'fess up now. This post is at least three months too late. You see, like lots of other people, I naively thought that by this point in 2020, we would all be back enjoying our favourite restaurants and their food exactly how it's meant to be...

This time last year, the concept of getting restaurant meals delivered to your home was all a bit alien. Thanks to Covid, it's not just the norm but it's pretty important for hospitality businesses across the country - now more than...

Until this year, I hadn't really heard of Cartmel. Which makes me a terrible food person. Thanks to coronavirus, I have rectified that and imagine it may be somewhere I visit again and again ad nauseum (both physically and metaphorically if I...

I think this might be my most exciting project of the year! As I've mentioned before, I'm involved in organising the brand new Foodie Awards for Coventry & Warwickshire.

When we started planning the awards we all agreed that...

Making scotch eggs isn't easy. You've got to get the eggs the right degree of runny, the meat the right thickness and properly sealed around the egg. They've got to be tasty, have the right texture, be the right size, and still have that...

Talk about food and Coventry in the same sentence and you'll often get laughed out of the room. It's a similar view to the one that anywhere outside of London can't serve decent coffee, or Birmingham is a concrete jungle devoid of class or...

Unlike some people, I can't profess to having dined in many places with a hallowed Michelin star. Jamie and I have been to a few - always as a special treat - and while we enjoy the experience, we're acutely aware that unlike some genuine food...