Son of Steak – Nottingham

Son of Steak opened its doors a couple of weeks ago, and I headed down for the blogger event on behalf of my friend Gastronomic Gorman. You will find my review of the launch on her blog soon. Son of Steak is located in Trinity Square, where the old Harvester pub was. Owned by the…

My new site!

Hi All My lovely friend Rob (pictured with me below) has been working behind the scenes to change my blog from a wordpress.com site to a .org site. I am pretty tipsy in this! Don’t ask me what that means as I have no clue, but it is supposed to make things simpler and easier…

Bierkeller – Nottingham

With all the cocktail bars, BBQ joints and pizza restaurants that have opened in the last year, Nottingham needed some diversity! This has come in the form of Bierkeller Entertainment Complex on Friar Lane, due to open to the public on 17th March. Shooters Bierkeller, the national chain, houses 3 totally different ‘destinations’ all under…

Cosmo – Nottingham

Cosmo… Out of this world?? Having tried most of the buffet restaurants in Nottingham, and finding them lacking in both service and cuisine, I wasn’t particularly interested when Cosmo opened its doors a little under year ago. My best friend  (or to quote Friends, my ‘GalPal’) Trace, who I’ve not seen in a couple of…

Notts Food Fest – Wollaton Par

Having just arrived home from the Nottingham Food Festival held at Wollaton Park this weekend, I couldn’t wait to get back and blog about it. It started off a little bit cloudy, but by 2 PM the sun was blazing and we had a fantastic day. Living heritage, the guys who organise the Northampton and Sandringham…

Marrakesh – Nottingham

Having been to Morocco twice in the last few years, I couldn’t wait to go to Marrakesh restaurant on Chapel Bar. I have walked past it maybe a hundred times but haven’t yet visited. My friend The Gastronomic Gorman and I went during our lunch break on Friday as a bit of a treat. It…

The Hop – Sheffield

The BBQ collective @ The Hop opened in August of last year. The launch was incredible, and I was very privileged to be invited through work. It has been a while since I was in Sheffield, and so when I went on a client visit there was only one place to take them. Its a lovely…