Tag: Dinner

Everyone wants to be a street food place these days. They're the cool cats, the trailblazers, the ones on Instagram and Twitter that everyone bigs up. And quite rightly so. It's the street food guys who, in my view, have made the biggest change...

Credit where credit's due - it's no mean feat to tempt people to a restaurant in a retirement village. One way is to be a bit clever about it, maybe by skirting over exactly where it is and focusing on the food, the decor and its "quintessential...

Trying to get a firefighter to a spa isn't the easiest thing. Especially when they've been mentally scarred by one. The last time I took Mr M into a spa, I inadvertently signed us up for some 'romantic' experience that involved us having to read...

I've been SO excited about telling you about this one. I've warbled on before about how much I love Padstow - it's got a special place in mine and Jamie's hearts. We go back whenever we can, always looking out for a new place to dine, whether it's...

I'm no stranger to Turtle Bay - I've been enjoying the delights of its cocktail happy hour (or should I say hours, since they have two each night) for quite some time now. Every time I've been I've looked at the menu, looked at the plates of food...

There are some trips you remember not just because the place is great, but because it links in with something quite personal. This is one. On the day we were due to go to the Woodstock Arms, we buried my cousin who lost her fight against cancer at...

The last time I was invited to the Fuzzy Duck in Nuneaton, I ended up writing you a bit of a comedy post on what it's like when a bunch of food bloggers go out together. That was partly because it was back in the early days of going to blogger...

Now, I may not be good at cooking, but I do love to have people over - especially at Christmas time. There's nothing quite like getting all the posh crockery and cutlery out and dressing up a table nicely for an evening of food and fun (and wine,...

Imagine Come Dine With Me without the cameras. So basically all the good bits - meeting new people, trying nice food, doing something a bit different - but no cameras and none of the competitive nastiness and showboating. Sounds good, right? That's...

Two words. Glittery prosecco. I didn't even know that was a thing, did you? Well folks, it is. At least at the White Horse in Balsall Common anyway. Oh okay, technically it's called a Prosecco & Pomegranate Sparkler but in reality it was far...