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Dining Out – The Boat Inn, Pinxton

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Dining Out – Harpurs, Melbourne

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Dining Out – The Little Kitchen, Little Eaton

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Dining In Derbyshire – The Bulls Head, Holymoorside

May 2, 2023 Alistair Plant

On first glance, The Bulls Head appears your typical, traditional pub; four square it hunkers down comfortably in the centre of Holymoorside, a delightful village on the moor-side of Chesterfield. Just a scenic 20 minutes or so away from the Amber Valley, it’s an area I’m well acquainted with from my childhood and easily accessible. Through […]

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Dining Out at Nicco Restaurant & Bar

March 28, 2023 Alistair Plant

Nicco Restaurant and Cocktail Bar is contemporary Indian dining and it doesn’t shun the lime-light. Its stylish exterior and brightly lit foyer shines like a beacon among some of the faceless buildings in Pride Park. It’s easy to get to. The Derby main line railway station is less than a 10 minute walk and several […]

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Dining at Shirland Golf & Country Club

March 28, 2023 Alistair Plant

On Sunday March 5th we took the opportunity to go along to Shirland Golf Club for a carvery lunch. It’s years since I was there and was quite shocked and very pleasantly surprised to see how much work and effort has been put into what was a bit of a tired building. The quality of […]

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Dining Out – Yassou Greek Kitchen, Little Eaton

February 2, 2023 Alistair Plant

We are huge fans of shared eating so Yassou suited us down to the ground and evoked memories of dining at restaurants over in the Dodecanese, especially the historical ‘capital island’ Rhodes. The huge contrast was that we set off on a freezing cold evening with coats and scarves on, rather than in the gentle […]

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Dining In Derbyshire – MEZZO, Derby

January 12, 2023 VickyP

To the south east of Derby, sandwiched between the River Derwent and the old A6 London Road is a vast area of former industrial land that had been part of the larger railway yards. An ambitious project by Derby City Council has transformed the once derelict area in to a thriving business park. The site […]

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Dining In Derbyshire – The Bear Inn, Alderwasley

October 25, 2022 Alistair Plant

When you plan to visit a country inn the imagination can run wild. What’s its history? Is it still original or has it been spoilt by modernisation? Having visited the Bear many times during the years before lock down and way before that, my memory was of log fires, oak beams, stone walls and a […]

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Lunch at Meynell Langley

September 2, 2022 Alistair Plant

There aren’t many of them left; I’m talking about nurseries. Not the ones where you abandon your offspring but the places where you can buy plants that have probably been grown from seeds or cuttings by the person who served you. The family-run Meynell Langley Gardens is one such place. It’s a retail nursery and […]

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Restaurant Review – Kayi Mezze Grill, Mickleover

June 29, 2022 Alistair Plant

Experiencing a different culture’s dietary habits really broadens your horizons where the use of ingredients is concerned, some familiar and some not so. Kayi Mezze Grill, named after the owners two daughters, is based in Mickleover and features a mix of delightful Turkish and Syrian cuisine , refreshingly clean to the palette. But we will […]

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Restaurant Review – The Little Kitchen, Little Eaton

June 29, 2022 Alistair Plant

On our travels Susan and myself have eaten breakfast in some very memorable places: an ‘all American’ diner on I50, somewhere near Williamsburg, Maryland, overlooking one of the many picturesque creeks that litter the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. In the roof top restaurant of the Hotel Bristol, Sorrento, Italy, with its magnificent view of […]

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Food In Derbyshire – Mitchells Butchers

June 1, 2022 Alistair Plant

There’s no better way to start the summer than with a sizzling BBQ. Eating Al Fresco, or even under the cover of a garden gazebo outside is a delight especially after enduring a grey and dull winter that seemed to last forever. To make it a truly enjoyable experience, throw away the skinny, dubious cheap […]