Review: The Swan Inn, Mountsorrel
The Swan Inn is our local pub, old and rickety, full of friendly locals, the occasional dog and old battered chairs and tables. The Swan is also a fantastic place…
Meal Planning Monday – April 2014
Its been a while since I’ve done a #mealplanningmonday post. The last month or so has been manic. We’ve both been busy with work and we’ve eaten out a lot…
Cod with a Lemon Dijon Mustard & Parsley Crust
I was delighted to be invited to take part in the Maille Culinary Challenge for March and April. They asked a number of foodie bloggers to come up with a…
A Lovely Lentil & Spinach pie
I can’t take the credit for this lentil and spinach pie, it’s a recipe from Nigel Slater’s Kitchen Diaries II. Such a gorgeous book full of lovely simple recipes and…
Rib Nights is coming to Leicester!
Its coming… be excited. First off, this is all about the meat so if you’re a veggie – look away now. So – what is Rib Nights? Basically, its an…
Farndon Fields Farm Shop, Market Harborough
A very quick post after a crazy busy week! I just wanted to give a little shout out to Farndon Fields Farm Shop. This place is fantastic – imagine the…
Seven, Derby
I have to admit that although I call myself a ‘Midlands foodie’ I really don’t have too much on the blog on where to eat in Derby. That’s quite bad…
Edmunds Fine Dining, Birmingham
We’re quite lucky really that we’ve eaten at some fantastic restaurants over the last 5 years including plenty of Michelin starred establishments and I guess this is why we’re fussy.…
Searching for Birmingham’s 50 Hidden Food Heroes
Around a month ago I was contacted by Carole at No Ping No Bling. She told me about a project she was working on to uncover Birmingham’s 50 hidden food…
BRUM YUM YUM is back!
As you may know, if you’ve been reading Gingey Bites for a while, I was a big fan of BRUM YUM YUM and their Streetfood Market which launched in April…