Jerk Station are at this years Nottingham Beer Festival for the first time. I bumped into them on opening night as I was hunting around the grounds of Nottingham Castle for something different to eat. I had seen them last weekend at Goose Fair but had not managed to sample any of their food in…
Nottingham Beer Festival 2014 – A great day of beer and food
We are really looking forward to the Nottingham Beer Festival which starts this Wednesday evening at the Castle. So much so we looked back to what we found last year. I can’t wait!
Lady Bay Fish and Chips Shop – Now we are talking about Fish and Chips Friday!
Lady Bay Fish and Chips on Trent Boulevard is a little bit of a hidden gem. Over the past weekend they came up in a conversation about Fish and Chips south of the river We were talking about the line outside Georges on Melton Road almost every night, and discussing what the newly reopened …. was like, Then someone said “Have you…
Goose Fair in Nottingham – Sampling a few fairground and street food snacks
Is it really a year since the last goose fair? Looking forward to going again this weekend, so was looking back at what we found last year and makes me even more keen and excited
Mr Tea Too – Breakfast Butty on Queens Industrial Estate
Mr Teas Too Van is located over on the Queens Drive Industrial Estate just off Longwall Avenue. You may have seen a white board on the junction of Queens Drive, Crossgate Drive, and Robin Hoods way pointing down Crossgate Drive towards this van? No? well I did and I needed a cup of tea and a bacon butty so I pulled…
Smoked Kitchen at the Malt Cross – Sampling the New Menu
This week the Smoked Kitchen at The Malt Cross on St James’ Street is launching it’s new menu, taking locally sourced meats, smoked on the premises, combined with locally sourced produce. They very kindly invited us along to have a taste of some of the new menu items, meet the chef, and some of their suppliers; the…
The Clifton Fish bar for Fish and Chips Friday
It is Another Fish and Chip Friday and another ride down the Tram Line towards Clifton South to seek out some lunch, this time visiting the Clifton Fish Bar on Farnborough Rd in Clifton. This Fish and Chip shop is just a few minutes walk away from the Tram Stop at Summerwood Lane. On the web they are described thus…
Oscar and Rosie’s – The night before the pizza magic starts again
Today was one of those days when I was so happy that I started writing The Nottingham Food Blog. About two years ago I first met Olly at the Picnic Basket where he was testing his pizza dream on the people of Nottingham, it was love at first sight and taste….for the pizza, and…
The Hungry Pumpkin, a deli and café in the Lace Market for lunch
Today I rode up on the Clifton South Tram line from the Embankment stop to pick up some lunch at the Hungry Pumpkin deli café in the Lace Market. This delightful café is located just next to St Mary’s on High Pavement. From the Lace Market Tram stop just head towards the Cathedral past the…
The Crusty Cob on Castle Boulevard for a satisfying greasy spoon style bacon and fried egg cob
The Crusty Cob on Castle Boulevard is one of those local places that I love to find when I am either looking for a sandwich at lunchtime or for some sort of breakfast cob situation. It is pretty visible from the main road, but as you turn in to the side street to park you are…