Tag: Dining

Restaurant Review: Littleover Lodge

Restaurant Review: Littleover Lodge

The clocks officially go back this weekend – which can only mean one thing… winter is around the corner. When it’s cold and chilly outside, my first instinct is to seek out comfort food. Hot pot, casserole, and a big old wodge of sticky toffee pudding are the dishes I would happily devour on a wintry evening. The menu at…

Get up close and personal with your food heroes at London Restaurant Festival  (1 – 31 October 2015)

Get up close and personal with your food heroes at London Restaurant Festival (1 – 31 October 2015)

Hey all, how are you doing? With October peeking around the corner, this foodie cannot wait for the London Restaurant Festival to kick off. The stellar line-up includes Marcus Wareing, Michel Roux Jnr, Mark Hix, Nathan Outlaw, Pierre Koffmann, Hélène Darroze and over 250 restaurants. Now in its seventh year, London Restaurant Festival (LRF), in partnership with American Express® involves…

Restaurant Review: Gusto, Manchester

Restaurant Review: Gusto, Manchester

It was a warm and sublime summer’s night as we strolled through the city and found ourselves in the cosy confines of a restaurant foyer. No, this isn’t a Mills & Boon tale of romance, but it might as well have been. Because this is the time that I fell in love with a restaurant. I was in town for…

Derby Food & Drink Awards 2013 – Get voting guys!

Hey guys, hope you’re all having a super week so far. The weather is gorgeous, let’s hope it stays put and the delectable sunshine doesn’t succumb to rain clouds (come on Mr Weather, play nice, it is only August). I’m curious – what is your Achilles Heel? Mine is cake. Or coffee. Or cake. Right now, as I try to…

Derby Reviews & Über Quick Hello!

Hey guys, How are you all doing? Hope all is well and that you’re enjoying the somewhat erratic weather. Don’t get me wrong, I adore summery days and balmy nights, but when you’re constantly thrown with what to wear (I squelched home in my sandals earlier today after an impromptu downpour), it can get a little taxing. Que sera sera.…