Restaurant Reviews

  • RESTAURANT REVIEW: AUSTRALASIA, MANCHESTER

    *Original review date January 2018* What is the one school subject that you wished you were better at? For me, it was geography (maths should also burn in the inner recesses of hell but more on that fond school memory some other time). I wish I was more ‘with-it’ on the geography front and actually…

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  • BOOK LAUNCH: TUCK INTO SECOND HELPINGS OF THE NOTTINGHAM COOKBOOK

    *Original publication date January 2018* After the huge success of The Nottingham CookBook, Meze Publishing are thrilled to announce that they are offering second helpings – set for release November 20 2018. The Nottingham CookBook published in 2014 sold over 9,000 copies and since the food scene has come on in leaps and bounds in…

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  • ICE CREAM TASTING AT BLUEBELL DAIRY, DERBY

    *Original publication date December 2017* Yes, I know it’s chilly out there, but there is something so wondrously delectable about eating ice-cream in winter. You need to be aptly layered up if outside, but even better if you have a carton indoors, where you can smoosh onto the couch, snuggly socks intact, and tuck into…

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  • REVIEW: SQUASHED TOMATO, DERBY

    *Editor’s note: This eatery is now closed. The review published December 2017 remains online as part of an archive.* Coffee is an elixir which should be celebrated. Whenever I stumble across a good coffee place, I see it as a public duty to grab my virtual tannoy and shout out about it from the rooftops.…

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  • RESTAURANT REVIEW: LOCH FYNE, NOTTINGHAM

    *Editor’s note: This eatery is now closed. The review published December 2017 remains online as part of an archive.* Elf, roasted chestnuts, mince pies, mulled wine, turkey. If you’re not a fan of the aforementioned Christmas turkey staple, then stay glued. I love seafood and wish there were more specialist seafood eateries around. As I…

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  • RESTAURANT REVIEW: ZING VAA, DERBY

    *Editor’s note: This eatery is now closed. The review published December 2017 remains online as part of an archive.* Popping out for a nice spot of lunch always puts a spring in my step, especially if the restaurant is five minutes down the road. Think about the time that one wastes in traffic and parking,…

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