The Sticky Beak Blog Reviews

Breakfast At The Crew Yard Cafe And Bistro, Budby

The Man Bird and I were in the mood for exploring off-park (we were staying at Centerparcs), and with the weather playing nicely we got in the jalopy and headed for Budby Antiques

Chutney, Relish & Piccalilli From The Northumbrian Pantry

Northumbrian Pantry is husband and wife team, Alice and David Murray; David does the marketing stuff which leaves Alice to cook up the magic! The thing I love

A Visit To The Recently Opened Nepalese Restaurant In Alfreton, Thapa's

Locals will know by now that Loubys has been replaced by an Indian/Nepalese restaurant called Thapa's, owned by Mr. Tul Thapa. The Man Bird

Sampling The Range Of Crisps From Listers Crisps

Crisps are pretty much ingrained in the British psyche, right? They feature at kids parties, in bowls at gatherings and buffets, on bars in pubs...the list goes on and on, but you get the

Out For Dinner At The Devonshire Arms, Pilsley

People that know me know that I absolutely love all things Chatsworth, and I don't hide the fact! Imagine how happy I was, then, to receive an invitation from The Devonshire Arms at Pilsley

Trying Out The Range Of Granolas from Jemima's Deli

Despite my best efforts, I didn’t manage to visit all the traders I’d been in contact with prior to the Fine Food North Show, which left me feeling a bit glum as you can imagine. The Man Bird and I know

Jams & Honey From Pen Y Bryn Apiary, Dolgellau

I'm not great at accents, as has previously been proven by my describing a Scotsman as Irish (yes, really!) but there was no mistaking the lovely Welsh lilt coming out of Carys Edwards mouth,

Smunchy Peanut Butter From Proper Nutty in Huddersfield

I'm not gonna lie, I have some pretty weird tastes when it comes to food; one of my happy things is Peanut Butter and Marmalade on toast. Yes, you read that right: PB and Marmalade;

Out For Seafood At The Jolly Fisherman, Craster

I love seafood and Northumberlands coast is home to lots of fishing villages that land lots of yummy catches so, as they say, When in Rome... His Nibs was scoring loads of Brownie points with

Coffee From Darkwoods Coffee in Huddersfield

One of the best things about doing a food blog is meeting people whose passion, fire and enthusiasm for what they do exudes from every pore, and Damian of Dark Woods Coffee is the epitome