The Sticky Beak Blog
Hello people, let me introduce myself. I am a local Derbyshire bird, who along with her family and friends likes to spread her wings and get her beak sticky sampling food, wine and beer in local restaurants and venues. Hopefully having good times and discovering hidden treasures in our glorious neighbourhood along the way.
I'm not particularly snobby about fancy food or surroundings; I just like a place to be clean, friendly, have atmosphere and be able to do a decent job of cooking the food that is their trade. read more
Whats New On The Sticky Beak Blog
A Visit To The Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club Near Edinburgh Even before we'd crossed over the threshold at Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, it felt like the familiar comfort of home; and the reason? Dan and Keith, two of the staff on site Read The Article | |
Dinner In The Pentland Restaurant At The Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club Near Edinburgh On what was [supposed to be, until storm Eowyn had other ideas!] our last night, we'd booked a table for dinner in the Pentland Restaurant. Read The Article | |
The Peacock At Rowsley Welcomes New Custodian As Longbow Venues Takes The Helm The custodianship of The Peacock at Rowsley, one of Derbyshire's most cherished historic hotels and restaurants, has passed Read The Article | |
Dinner In The Brasserie At The Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club Near Edinburgh Having eaten out the previous two nights, we decided to stay in and try out the Brasserie within Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club. The Man Bird and I had caught Read The Article | |
Dinner At The Bridge Inn At Ratho Near Edinburgh Everyone loves a proper gastro-pub, dont they? Well, The Man Bird and I do, so he was a jolly happy fella when he announced that he'd booked us a table at The Bridge Inn at Ratho Read The Article | |
Dinner At Bistro 19 In Livingston, Scotland Whenever The Man and I go away, we like to eat out as much as possible in the local area, and it was no different on a recent trip up to Scotland. Livingston is located about 15 miles outside of Read The Article | |
Dinner In The Curious Kitchen At The Aztec Hotel Near Bristol I've never held much truck with the saying Older and Wiser, mainly because on each birthday all I seem to get is another wrinkle whilst remaining frustratingly scatty! Read The Article | |
The Bakewell Tart Shop Presents A Delightfully Unique Valentines Gift This Valentine's Day, The Bakewell Tart Shop, home to the iconic Bakewell Tart for over a century, is offering a delicious twist on traditional romance: Read The Article | |
A Late Breakfast At The BookCafe in Belper Being perfectly honest, Im a total lazy bum between Christmas and New Year. I mean, I've slogged my guts out to produce a lush feast for The Flock on 'that day' I'm no cook naturally Read The Article | |
Dinner At Marco Pierre White's Rudloe Arms Hotel in Corsham Ah, yes; dinner. As is our habit, we had a quick squizz at TA to see what other customers at Rudloe had to say, and there were quite a few remarks that the staff were snooty Read The Article | |