I'm so excited to be collaborating with fellow Notts enthusiasts It's in Nottingham to promote the city's very first Restaurant Week! This seven day, city-wide event will celebrate Nottingham's fantastic food scene and offer local foodies like you and me the chance to dine out on a discount. More than 40 independent businesses and big [...]
As a food blogger, I've sampled a wide variety of cuisines, but I always come back to my first love: Italian. My life-long obsession with pasta is notorious among family and friends, and one of my earliest and happiest memories involves watching my grandad plate up a big bowl of cheesy fusilli just for me. [...]
[Blog post updated April 2023] Life is all about balance, but recently my eating habits have been tipping the scales towards 'naughty and nice' more than nutritious. The problem is going out for food with my partner and friends is one of my all-time favourite things to do, which makes eating healthier feel like even [...]
[Updated April 2023] I can confirm that I’ve officially reached the age where coffee shops have replaced cocktail bars as my preferred location for a catch-up. Few things make my heart happier than a comforting mug of coffee and some cosy conversation. If I’m in a cute café and hot chocolate’s also on the menu, [...]
Considering that you're about to read a post on my food & drinks blog, it should come as no surprise that I enjoy dining out. A lesser known fact about me however is that I love dogs. My TikTok feed is full of dogs being funny, adorable or both and I am definitely that person [...]
It’s been a while since I shared a ‘Spotlight on’ post, but I knew from the moment I heard about Café Sobar that I needed to feature them on Luce in Notts. For any first time visitors to my blog, the ‘Spotlight on’ series focuses on different businesses in Nottingham that I feel deserve to [...]
The only thing that makes me happier than having a cocktail in hand is having one in each hand, so I'd like to start this blog by extending a personal thank you from me and my bank balance to whoever invented the genius concept known as 'Happy Hour'. Happy Hour is any cocktail enthusiast's best [...]
Welcome to my latest 'Spotlight on' blog, a series where I focus on different businesses in Nottingham that deserve to be shouted about. After going to Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates for the first time last week, I honestly couldn’t wait to write this blog! Run by Luisa and her daughter Isabella, the team at Luisa's Vegan [...]
Working from home has its advantages (like no commute time and being able to start work while you’re still in pyjamas) but it's easy to get bored of staring at the same four walls. Sometimes we all just need a change of scenery and coffee shops provide a great alternative to working at home or [...]
It’s time for another ‘Spotlight on’ blog and this time we’re headed to new entertainment venue and bar Roxy Ball Room (a.k.a Roxy’s), which opened at The Cornerhouse in Nottingham city centre earlier this month. I was lucky enough to be invited to the launch party where I tried out the games and taste tested [...]
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