Lunch At The Miners Standard, Winster Near Matlock

It's always been our Flock ethos that a holiday or short break starts as soon as you set foot out of the door. No surprise, then, when The Man Bird suggested we book somewhere for lunch

Lunch at Santo's Higham Farm Hotel, Higham, Alfreton

The Man Bird is using up the last couple of days he has left of his annual leave, so we took the opportunity to take Mummy Bird to the MacArthur Glen/East Midlands Designer

A Post Shopping Lunch At The Handmade Burger Co, Meadowhall

It has to be done, theres no getting round it; Christmas shopping, that is. Mummy Bird had decided she wanted to go to Meadowhall for a mega, one-stop

A Festive Dinner at Taste Restaurant, Chesterfield College

The Man Bird is always keeping his beady eye out for a tasty supper, so when he spied the advert for Chesterfield Colleges Taste restaurant and their Christmas Dinner. For those

Bistro Night At The Terrace Cafe At The Whitworth, Darley Dale

How many of you have driven past The Whitworth at Darley Dale on your way to Bakewell and not really known what was there, except the roadside-facing building

Sunday Lunch Sharing Board At The Ketch In Kniveton

Mummy Bird clearly hadn't got the Sunday feels so we booked a table, or rather, The Man Bird did, at The Ketch in Kniveton; it's a bit further than we usually go but we just fancied a change.

Dinner At The Elephant And Peacock In Milford

It's been a while since The Man and I visited this particular historic building in Milford. Formerly known as The Strutt Arms (and probably always will be to locals), a new Indian Fusion dining concept

Back For Dinner At The Red Lion At The Peak Edge Hotel

As regular readers (and presumably, therefore, fellow food enthusiasts!) you will perhaps have realised that these are turbulent times in our wonderful Food, Beverage

Sunday Lunch At The Hilcote Country Club, Hilcote Near Alfreton

At Chef Carl Palmer's kind invitation, The Man and I recently had dinner at Hilcote Country Club; it was so scrummy that we decided to revisit the venue with Mummy Bird

A Recovery Breakfast At Cafe G In Belper

Everybody knows that after a heavy night the best recovery tool is a good old fry-up; don't ask me why, but it is. The previous night, The Man and I had got together with a group of good friends