I’d heard whisperings of a new rum bar on Dean Street, but it wasn’t until I received an invitation to the Colonel Porter’s Emporium launch evening last week that I really looked more into it. Before I went along, all I knew was that it was a rum bar/ale tavern with a history ...
I was lucky enough to be invited to Marco Pierre White, Newcastle last week, and having heard nothing but good things about all the MPW restaurants I was pretty excited to visit. I’ve never ate at any of them, I’m not sure how to be honest, as they’re renowned for beautiful ...
I woke up on 1st April at Walwick Hall, the new country boutique hotel and spa near Hexham. We went for one night, and enjoyed treatments in the spa and some really good food in the restaurant. I was also a big fan of their cocktails. So it’s safe to say it was a good start to the month. ...
I’m going to start with the verdict on our meal at Aveika last week, and say it was absolutely amazing. We had such a good night and I’ve been thinking about it ever since wondering when we can go back. I’ve ate at Aveika three times now, at different stages in it’s ...
I think that lunch at The Ivy LA was the thing I was most excited about when we booked up to go to Los Angeles a couple of years ago. I wanted to see the sights obviously, but The Ivy is such a famous restaurant and it was the one thing we all agreed on just had to be done, no matter how ...
I went to LA in September 2015, with four lovely girls I’ve known since my uni days. The whole holiday was organised by Jess who is a bit like me – a serial planner. In fact she’s way worse than me, but we were definitely in good hands when it came to making sure we saw ...