Tag: food writer Derbyshire

REVIEW: KUSHI-YA, NOTTINGHAM

REVIEW: KUSHI-YA, NOTTINGHAM

It is a brand new year with brand new resolutions and this year I have just the one aspirational goal. I am therefore obliged to embrace wholeheartedly the notion of not being at my desk all the time. It is one of the joys (not) of being a writer, where you spend every gold-dust minute plotting Book Three and increasing…

Gastropub review: The Malt, Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire

Gastropub review: The Malt, Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire

There’s something so quaint about gastropubs. Usually out of the way, nestled in far flung countryside with lush rolling greenery to traverse, yup, my ideal luncheon spot would be a lovely gastropub. I visited The Malt in the historic village of Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire last week which of course took me through the prerequisite countryside drive.   The exterior is wondrous…

Restaurant Review: Stones Restaurant, Matlock, Derbyshire

Restaurant Review: Stones Restaurant, Matlock, Derbyshire

What do Jason Statham, Timothy Dalton and Stones Restaurant have in common? They all have connections to Derbyshire. Whilst the likelihood was slim of seeing our Jay or Tim mooching around Derbyshire, I was looking forward to visiting Stones Restaurant nestled slap bang in the centre of the sleepy market town of Matlock. The restaurant is ideally located opposite Matlock…