Best Pub in Leicester 2019
You may remember that in September there was a terrible ‘poll‘ in a well respected local newspaper asking punters to vote for their favourite pub in the city. Now there...
Category: beer
Eat, Drink and Be Merry II
Christmas is all about staying in, out of the cold, and stuffing your face with treats whilst watching Christmas films. Now that shouldn’t always have to mean all the booze,...
Cheese 2019
Cheese lovers from across the globe assembled for one of the biggest celebrations of the power of curdled milk in Bra, Italy recently. Another year for the Slow Food International...
CAMRA Good Beer Guide
The latest edition of the Good Beer Guide was launched yesterday. I managed to head over to both the East and West Midlands’ launch events, thanks to a quick hop...
Back to Big Drop Brewing
I wrote about Big Drop Brewing back in April when I was pregnant. Now I have no ‘need’ to drink alcohol free beer, but I’m finding it remains a handy...
The Tree, Leicester
The Orange Tree is dead, long live The Tree! One of my longest standing watering holes closed its doors recently, and has undergone a refurbishment under new owners. The Tree...
The Geese & Fountain
It’s more than two years since I last wrote about the Geese & Fountain in Croxton Kerrial. However, on reflection, it seems we behaved precisely the same on this visit...
Diversity at GBBF
“Diversity has defined this year’s festival” GBBF 2019 These were the words of Catherine Tonry, organiser of the Great British Beer Festival 2019. Held at the gigantic Olympia, London, the...
