The Sticky Beak Blog
Hello everyone! I’m a local Derbyshire bird, and along with my family and friends, I love to spread my wings and get my beak sticky sampling food, wine, and beer at local restaurants and venues. Along the way, we enjoy discovering hidden gems and having good times in our glorious neighbourhood.
I’m not particularly snobby about fancy food or surroundings; what matters to me is that a place is clean, friendly, has a bit of atmosphere, and serves up food that’s done well—after all, that’s their trade! read more
What's New On The Sticky Beak Blog
The new occupier of the Ground Floor at the Dye House is Helen Butcher of The Chapter House (Milford) Ltd, who plans to open a welcoming independent coffee shop
The Man and I were in Weston-super-Mare, and in the market for some seriously tasty din-dins. His Nib's work colleagues had given us a couple of cracking suggestions, so we
It's no secret that The Man Bird and I love a Sunday Roast, so we were thrilled to be asked along to The Spotted Cow in Holbrook to sample their offering. It's been a while since
The owners of the city's first Caribbean garden bar have been blown away by the public reaction to their re-invention of the tiki bar concept. Opening in December last year,
Please remind me why I ever think that a Bank Holiday will be nice, weather-wise? As per usual, the weather had been that blinking frustrating mix of cloudy sun, with just enough
Chesterfield (or Chezza, ChezVegas to locals) is home to a surprising number of great places to eat and drink, once you scratch the surface. One such venue is Soresby Street Cafe
Hot on the heels of the Saturday guest chef announcement, Matt Tebbutt, Francesco Mattana and Jasmine Mitchell will be stepping up to the plate in the 500-seater cookery theatre
A new independent cafe inspired by Derby’s historic tea and coffee trade is set to open on Ashbourne Road. Sugar Loaf will launch later this year and bring a refined new coffee
The Man Bird is a jolly lucky chap; not only does he have me as his life-partner (beyond lucky, no?!), he also has work colleagues that are able to give him the skinny on where
It was a beautiful, sunny spring evening when we pulled into the car park (a decent size for both walk-in diners and residents in the rooms) and there were lots of folks enjoying a
