A life-size car floating in the air at Museum of Making, Derby is jaw-dropping and fascinating to see.
I spent the afternoon in Nottingham visiting Nottingham Castle, National Justice Museum and enjoyed Breakfast Cream Tea at Josephine’s Tea Lounge & Bistro.
After January that seemed to last exactly 4,852 years, we are now firmly in sunnier February. Yes Storm Ciara will be on the prowl come Sunday, but a lighter sky means thinking about lighter food. I know I’m a hopeful soul, but there is something about a gloriously golden sun burning bright in the sky, that automatically lifts my soul…
The highlight of the regional hospitality industry calendar and the main event of the recently launched and newly branded Nottingham Restaurant & Bar Awards was held at Colwick Hall Hotel on Wednesday 31st January 2018. Hosted by television personality, Mark Durden-Smith, himself a staunch supporter of the industry in Nottinghamshire, the nominees and winners were celebrated for their talent, creativity,…
Bookings are now being taken for Nottingham’s hottest new restaurant, Alchemilla. Chef and proprietor Alex Bond has announced the opening date, which will be Tuesday 1st August 2017. News of Alex’s restaurant has most certainly whet my appetite. As a vegetable lover who appreciates the variety and diversity of vegetables (it is the way forward I tell you!), I am eagerly anticipating…
I love cute words. Teddy-bear, Flopsy, bunnikin, and pom poms are just a few to mention. The name of Nottingham’s latest bar certainly made me sit up and take notice. Ladies and gents, let me to introduce you to Pom Pom. Based on Burton Street in The Cornerhouse, Pom Pom will be opening its doors on Saturday 1st October after a £750,000…
Last weekend, I was lucky to be invited to The Gin Festival, Nottingham. Held in the spacious Conference Centre on Burton Street, the UK’s largest Gin Festival kicked off a joyous weekend. I’ll be honest, gin isn’t my drink of choice, so I saw this is an opportunity to broaden my horizons, get experimental and enjoy the gin ride. Check-in…
With summer peeking around the corner, it’s safe to say you can ditch your cool transition-seasonal wardrobe and go full on for summer. To find out what’s hot or not, hot foot it over in your Balenciaga nude heels to Hart’s Hotel, Nottingham next week. You’ll enjoy a fashion show, make-up demos, drink on arrival and lush canapés. In addition,…
Easter is around the corner and I’m gearing up for a proper foodie weekend. What are you up to? It means a long weekend in snuggly jim-jams is within fingertip reach and a glorious four day weekend beckons. What will make your weekend even cooler, is that the kind bods at Oh, You Pretty Things have concocted a glorious Chocolate…
Spring has officially sprung. I love the beginning of a new season. Especially spring, which heralds warmer temperatures and seeing the sun isn’t such a rarity that you gaze at like a long lost friend. A new season also means a change in seasonal foods available with a knock on effect on menus (foodies across the country shout hurrrah). I…