A little tea shop for the day…

First off, massive apologies for it being so long since my last post. With holidays and moving house a couple of times (don’t ask) life took over for a bit and I haven’t had the head space and time to sit and write. I have however continued to go out to eat and have an…

Brewdog: Learning about beer…

Located just around the corner from work (Queen Square is dangerous for the amount of nearby temptations) Brewdog has become a little bit of a regular haunt.  It’s also a big fav of my surprisingly beer-loving flatmate, so when news came of their beer tasting evenings with meat and cheese platter it was the perfect pressie for her…

Devilled Egg: Let’s run away and make cheese…

Stressful days at work mean that it’s easy to build up a rather extravagent list of ideas to get out of the office world. These range from my actual dream to run a tea shop to the slightly more ridiculous plan of running away to live on a cheese farm. It sounds random but anything goes in…

Red & White: The only way to kick off Christmas drinking…

Twitter is the best thing for keeping up with what is going on in Bristol. The most recent gem I discovered through my addiction was a wine tasting event with RED&WHITE – a wine merchant that has just recently extended its offering into Clifton. With RED&WHITE’s ethos covering the offering of not just quality wines, but…

Foodie penpals – October 2012

This month I received my very first parcel as part of the foodie penpals scheme – an idea brought over the states by Carol Anne at This is Rock Salt that matches up food lovers each month to send a £10 bespoke parcel of food related goods. Have a look on the Rock Salt blog if that sounds like your cup of…

Ti Amo Italia…

Now, in no way do I class myself as a travel writer – in fact I look back at a few of the journals I kept when previously travelling around and cringe. However, after a recent trip to Italy I had to share some key finds and my enthusiasm for Italian food (which I am…

Rosemarino’s: Vorrei del fromaggio per favore…

With an upcoming two and half week holiday in Italy (so hard to control my excitement about this) I have discovered the perfect way to learn some Italian. On the first Tuesday of every month the lovely people of Rosemarino’s on the outskirts of Clifton Village hold an Italian language evening. For £25 you have…

Cider Festival: Does cider count towards your five a day…?

…If so I went way over my quota at the recent Cider Festival in Brunel’s Old Station near Temple Meads! For those who have never been, the concept is as follows: for £7 a ticket you arrive to the wonders of 119 different types of cider – the quintessential drink for those from the South…

The Lanes: A dancefloor, a bar….and bowling lanes?

Yes the title is correct. After hearing a lot about The Lanes in the centre, last night I finally got the opportunity to properly experience it. AND I LOVED IT. Now it should be noted I was in a certain state of merriment after an early night of comedy with my very entertaining work colleagues,…