Autumn is my favourite time of year. There’s nothing I love more than bundling up in jumpers and boots, walking through woods surrounded by golden leaves that fall like snowflakes, and eating Sunday roasts with real ale and roaring fires. …
Original Patty Men
I know I’m a little late to the party with this. I’ve been meaning to review Original Patty Men for ages, but I always get distracted and just get stuck in before I remember to take photos and, you know, …
An Evening with Gizzi Erskine at Square Birmingham Pop-up
Gizzi Erskine has been an idol of mine for many years. From the first time I saw her huge beehive and bold flavours on Cook Yourself Thin, I knew this love affair would be an enduring one. Today, I own …
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Edinburgh Gin Dinner at Moor Hall Hotel
Gin. It’s a wonderful drink. Complex, bitter, fresh, botanical. But not necessarily one I’d choose as the ideal match for food. That was until I was invited to Moor Hall Hotel & Spa for an evening with Edinburgh Gin, featuring …
Eat. Move. Thrive. Urban Wellness & Food Festival
The wellness trend is one of those strange phenomena. It’s intrinsically linked with food, often with restrictive diets such as vegan, raw, grain free, sugar free, gluten free or dairy free lauded as the cure to all ills. While I …
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Summer Food Festival Round Up
Looking out at a the mauve-grey sky, as a chilly breeze whips up the first browning leaves, it seems Autumn has officially arrived. I’m all for it. It’s the season of cosy knits, woodland walks and cradling hot cups of …
Food Bloggers: Do Our Opinions Matter?
I realise, as I write this, the irony of a food blogger asking whether food bloggers opinions matter. My food blog was started as an entirely selfish endeavour, born out of my passion for eating and a change of job …
A Night in Vietnam: Miss Saigon at Birmingham Hippodrome
Based on Puccini’s classic opera Madame Butterfly, Miss Saigon is a story of love, hope and separation set in war ravaged Vietnam. To celebrate this wonderful show, Birmingham Hippodrome is transporting guests to Vietnam in the Circle restaurant, as well …
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The Canal House Birmingham
If the buzz around The Canal House in Birmingham is anything to go by, this place is one of the most hotly anticipated openings of the year. Rumoured at first to be a Pirate themed bar, the New World Trading Company …
Summer Dining at Harvey Nichols
Despite the somewhat lacklustre weather we’re having, Harvey Nichols at The Mailbox are offering sunshine on a plate and in a glass with their summer dining menu, Wine, Dine and Sunshine: a 3 course meal with a cocktail for just …
