british · Dinner · Event · fine dining · Special occasion

La Belle Asiette, private chef evening with Adam Blanchard

Time for something a little bit different over on this ol’ blog! La Belle Asiette are a private dining company, they host a community of 350+ chefs on their website who you can hire to come and cook for your dinner party, in your own home! Now, you would never describe Stu and I as… Continue reading La Belle Asiette, private chef evening with Adam Blanchard

American · Beer · british · burger · casual · Dinner · Event

Griddle & Shake, Nottingham City Centre

We’ve never been massive burger fans. With many fast food offerings, a burger was simply a snack we’d eat on the go or pick up after a night out. However, Nottingham seems to have undergone a revolution of the humble burger with eateries like Annie’s and Five Guys turning the fast food burger concept into a gourmet… Continue reading Griddle & Shake, Nottingham City Centre

American · bbq · casual · Dinner · Event

Boozy Bones, Nottingham City Centre

The site where Boozy Bones sits seems to change on a fairly regular basis; having been home to 3 restaurants within the last 4 years (I think), there’s something new to discover more often than you might think – you may remember the spot as the original Red Hot Buffet Shack, Rakonto Grill or Jim’s Smokehouse,… Continue reading Boozy Bones, Nottingham City Centre

Bar · casual · Drinks · Event · Tapas

Bar Iberico Nottingham – opening night event 

Iberico World Tapas in the Lace Market is one of our favourite restaurants, so ever since we clocked the whitewashed windows and the ‘Bar Iberico coming soon’ posters in Hockley, we’ve been impatiently waiting for it to open. YAY! A BAR! We had but three burning questions: How will it be different? Will it be as… Continue reading Bar Iberico Nottingham – opening night event 

Beer · Drinks · Event

Nottingham Craft Beer Week #NCBW16

We spent the best part of Friday night and Saturday checking out some of the great events going on for Nottingham Craft Beer Week. We love a good craft beer so feel really lucky to be in a city with such great breweries, pubs and mad beer scientists. On Friday night the newly-refurbished Bunker’s Hill… Continue reading Nottingham Craft Beer Week #NCBW16