This past weekend I was over in Bakewell visiting their Christmas Market which was just running over that weekend. When we headed up to the square behind the co-op where the food stalls were, well I will be honest I was not feeling too hopeful, that was until I picked up a Flyer from the…
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At the Fleece – Club Sandwich Hybrid vs Full English
I have sampled the fare at The Golden Fleece on Mansfield Road in Nottingham a few times this year while out food hunting for The Nottingham Food Blog (Read More Here). In those visits we had sampled the burgers, which really are very good. Today though we just had to try something different, we can’t…
The Great North Pies Co. – if they didn’t use the word ‘Great’ then I would have done anyway!
I love the food from the Great North Pies Co, and as I said in the tagline ‘if they didn’t use the word ‘Great’ then I would have done anyway!’. I have met up with them on two occasions now both times in Bakewell You can read about those trips here at the Farmer’s…
Staffordshire Savoury Eggs
I have managed to get my hands on the Scotch Eggs from the Staffordshire Savoury Eggs company on just two occasions, both times in Bakewell at the monthly Farmers Market and at the Bakewell Food Festival. I wish I could sample their delightful wares more often but the circuit that they follow is just on…
A trip to the Bakewell Farmers Market
The Bakewell Farmers market is held on the last Saturday of the month and it is an event that is well worth putting in the diary. I have been here three times now since I returned from the states and I am already starting to have a list of favorite vendors and must buy…
Kerb at Kings Cross – ‘Spit and Roast’ Food Truck
Kerb at King’s Cross is a Street Food Market of mobile traders. It is located at the top of King’s Boulevard, N1C a couple of minutes walk from the King’ Cross Train station entrance. I had read about it prior to heading into London via St Pancreas (which is just over the road from Kings…
How a day trip to Lincoln ends up with a right Dog’s Dinner of meal!
Some time between 10.15am when we got on the train at Nottingham to Lincoln, and 17.12pm when we got on the train to return, it all went pear-shaped and it ended up being a right Dog’s Dinner. What am I talking about? Well it transpired that the Varsity Pub in Lincoln has a dish served…
Anna Mae’s Mac ‘N’ Cheese at the Southbank
I developed a real love for Mac N Cheese while I was living over in the States. Not quite an obsessive love, but the sort that prevents the ability to walk past a stall selling the stuff when I have reached that point where I am way past full already. Obsession or Gluttony? Probably both…
Jamie Oliver’s Diner Pop-up in London
Jamie Oliver’s Diner is on the corner at 23a Shaftsbury Avenue. Before we get going with this post lets be honest we are not supposed to take this as a serious fine dining experience it is just supposed to be a bit of fun. Since visiting I have seen a few somewhat cynical or perhaps…
Italian Nose to Tail Eating with Adalberto Battaglia at Brick Lane Market
In the Old Truman Brewery building, on Brick Lane in Shoreditch, Adalberto Battaglia was serving up Italian Nose to Tail Eating at his Quinto / Quarto food stall stand. He is here every Saturday & Sunday from 11am till 4pm. Here at his Quinto Quarto stall, Adalberto Battaglia is essentially indulging us all with a…
