Food & Drink Producer Reviews

Tasty Treats from the Peckish Artisan Kitchen

It's always a pleasure to support local up-coming talent and you don't get much more local than Tam and Lisa of Peckish Artisan Kitchen; they're based just a few miles up the road from Beak HQ!

Sampling Some Christmas Goodies From Il Gusto

My little flock, plus the Boyf Bird, have just returned from a fab holiday in Turkey and the 'back to reality blues' have kicked in. Hurrah then for the fabulous team at Il Gusto

Making The Choc Chip Balls From Energy Ball Recipes

You won't believe what I'm about to tell you dear reader. I, me, actually made something to eat - in my own kitchen! Don't faint, it does occasionally happen; albeit I get some funny looks

Award Winning Pies & Lemon Drizzle Cake From The Creative Kitchen Co

Many moons ago, The Man Bird and I were having a mooch around the farmers market held at Heanor, in the church, when we stumbled across a mouth- wateringly

Trying Out A Teetotal Cuba Libre From The Temperance Spirit Company

One fab thing to come out of this scorching summer is the opportunity to sit out in the garden watching the sunset, drink in hand. Unfortunately in such extreme

Blue Star Crab Meat From Strike The Gold Foods

I like to think I'm a fairly pro-active kind of lass, so when the weather forecast said that we were going to have one good day over the weekend I decided I was having a salad for lunch to celebrate

Sampling Nut Butters & Spreads From Nutural World

I have to admit that The Man Bird is what you would call a keeper; he's a good lad when it comes to spoiling me - especially when it's to something that he himself doesn't like. No prizes

Sampling Coffee From Darkwoods Coffee in Huddersfield

It probably seems as though I focus solely on food and alcohol for the blog, and I must confess to enjoying these two elements immensely, but we are rather partial to a good bean

Original, Tea & Lavender Gins From Mason's Gin

As well as food, The Man Bird and I are rather partial to a tipple or two on occasion. Lady Luck shone across our path again at the Fine Food Show North at Harrogate and we were introduced to

Jams, Jellies And Sauces From The Sweet Beet

Lizzy Hodcroft is a jolly nice young lady it has to be said. Not only is she gorgeous, and a dab hand in the kitchen (more of that later), she has that silky smooth Texan drawl that mesmerises you;