POYO a night celebrating the chicken at Destination 105

Poyo, a pop-up chicken shop by the PORCO team, celebrates free-range chicken with a diverse menu highlighting all parts of the bird. Guests enjoyed dishes like Buttermilk Fried Tenders, Tskune, and Korean Fried Drumsticks. Each dish creatively showcased flavors, making the dining experience a delicious “Feast of Chicken” at Destination 105.

Porco Lab explored – Tonkotsu Ramen

Another Friday and another trip over to Lady bay to hunt down Jez aka Porco @porcouk to taste more great food from the Porcolab. This week he had his pop-up outside the Bottle Top serving up his latest foray into the world of noodles with bowls of TONKOTSU RAMEN In his own words “It’s been a long…

Dan Dan Noodles by Porco

When I heard that Porco aka Jez was taking a little divergence into the world of noodles with his version of the iconic Sichuanese comfort dish -DAN DAN NOODLES my ears lit up and my heart skipped a little beat. My belly told me that I had to make a trip over to the Bottle…

Brunch at Bread & Lard Island

Bread & Lard Island is located on Trent Blvd one of the main thoroughfares in Lady Bay and seems to be very popular amongst the locals. The cafe was busy when we visited and I felt slightly out of place sitting there in my walking gear amongst the ‘posh’ people all dressed up out for…

Burg Burgers in West Bridgford

Burg Burgers just opened their third branch in the county this time in West Bridgford serving up more of their excellent Smash Burgers. This was fantastic news especially as this one is in walking distance from my flat down by the river although that could be dangerous to the waistline when I get the burger…

Porco in Lady Bay

I have been following Porco aka Jez around eating his food almost as long as I have been writing The Nottingham Food Blog. The first time I wrote about his food was back in 2013 when I found him in the Old Market Square selling his Porchetta sandwiches (read more here) Since then I have…

Sunday Lunch at the Poppy and Pint

Poppy and Pint This Sunday we headed up to the Poppy & Pint pub in Lady Bay for Some Sunday Lunch action. I have written about this place on the blog before way back in 2012 when I had a lovely Bœuf Bourguignon (read more here) and more recently when checking out breakfast back in…

Pub Lunch at the Poppy and Pint

The Poppy and Pint is a great community pub, situated inside the old British Legion building, right in the midst of Lady Bay. While it is primarily a Pub at heart serving Real Ales and Great Pub Food, it also acts as social hub for the local people and local groups. I have been here…