The Curzon Arms, Woodhouse Eaves
Despite my love of fancy restaurants, you really can’t beat a proper good pub. One where the locals are ‘local’ and the bar staff are friendly. Extra brownie points if…
Gingey Bites
Steak with Garlic & Herb Butter
It’s been Steak Saturday in my house today. I usually serve my steak with chimmi churri and a big salad or perhaps a peppercorn sauce but today I opted to…
Tales from a Birmingham Supper Club
Have you ever been to a supper club? I believe they began in New York and are now getting increasingly popular here in the UK, especially (of course) in London.…
Slow cooker pork with star anise & orange
I can’t claim this slow cooker recipe as my own but I can claim that I ate it all up. Living alone, I sometimes find it hard to eat properly…
Meet Burger, Loughborough
*This restaurant is now closed.* I’d been dying to try Meet Burger since it opened a few months back. As part of the group which owns the fabulous Peter Pizza…
Spiced butternut squash soup
Sometimes all I really want is soup. Today, all I really wanted was soup. So I made some. However, I couldn’t be bothered to brave the cold and visit the…
Radio 4’s Food Programme & Diana Henry’s New Book
That’s it – 2014 is done and dusted and what a year it was! Although for me it finished with some big life changes, as we step into 2015 I’m…
Home Cured Gravlax
Home Cured Gravlax. My contribution to the Christmas table. That’s it – the hype, the presents, the panic shopping, queues and empty bank accounts. All done for another year! Every…
The Bradgate, Newtown Linford
A few weeks ago, I was invited to dine at The Bradgate, a recently refurbished Everard’s pub in the pretty village of Newtown Linford. I was joined by local bloggers…
Scott’s Wine Bar, Quorn
Slapped wrist for not posting this sooner – Scott’s is a rather lovely new wine bar in the ever trendy Quorn. Well I say new – they’ve been open for…