Everyone knows I love gin. I LOVE IT! So when 45 West Gin School invited me to join them at their distillery just outside of …
The Best Burgers in the East Midlands
This Thursday is National Burger Day! There is no excuse – we must all go out and stuff ourselves silly with these naughty treats. To …
The Star Inn The City, York
Another instalment from #VinkAndGingeUpNorth – mine and Vicky’s recent road trip around North Yorkshire. This time dinner in York at The Star Inn The City. From …
Healthy packed lunch ideas
Recently, I’ve gone back to taking a packed lunch to work with me. I vowed to avoid dried up old sandwiches this time and have …
Fine Dining at Van Zeller, Harrogate
*Van Zeller is now closed* For those of you who follow me on twitter or instagram, you’ll know that recently I headed off on a …
Capsicana Latin Flavours – Cook Sauces
Occasionally I get asked to review new products and recently, Chilli Ben, expert on all things spicy and the man behind latin inspired Capsicana, sent me …
Nosh & Quaff, Birmingham
Earlier this week I was lucky enough to go for dinner pre-opening at Nosh & Quaff, the brand new offering from Aktar Islam and Jabba …
Tom Kerridge’s Slow Roast Harissa Lamb
Last year I had a table booked at The Hand & Flowers – spent months looking forward to it, only to be unable to go …
The Pug and Greyhound, Great Glen
A gorgeous summer evening – a gorgeous village pub. The Pug & Greyhound is in Great Glen, a large picturesque village to the south of …
Summer Squash & Bean Burgers
I’ve decided I eat too much meat. I know some of you reading this will not think such a thing is possible but to see …