The Sticky Beak Blog Reviews

Takeaway Afternoon Tea from The Orangery at St Elphin's Park, Darley Dale

One of the things I love about the blog is getting to try things out before they really go 'live' out in the big wide world, and on this occasion (Mothers Day

A Weekend Takeaway from Kathmandu Gurkha, Ripley

It's been a busy few weeks for The Man Bird and I, and with the forecast for the weekend being superb, it was going to get even busier. With that in mind, we planned to stuff our

Pick 'em' Mix; Sweets delivered to your Door

Everybody likes sweeties don't they; I'm not saying you have to have them every day or anything, but I bet that we can all think of a favourite sweet from our childhoods or adult lives.

A Valentines Day Breakfast Platter From Crazy Cooks Caterers In Alfreton

How do you celebrate the first Valentines Day in #lockdown? With a bought-in breakfast of course. But not just any old brekkie; this was a revved-up platter from

A Pre-Lockdown Visit For Tapas Tuesday At The Malt, Aston-on-Trent

A change in the Covid lockdown tier system and impending lockdown meant that The Man Bird and I had to change our dining plans at short notice, but didn't know where to

A Pre-Lockdown Visit To The Peacock In Barlow

Prior to Lockdown 1.0 we had planned to meet up in Chesterfield with The Fledge (along with Mummy Bird) to do a spot of shopping and then go for lunch out - needless to say, Covid-19

Pie Night Takeaway from The Three Horseshoes In Clay Cross

I'm never the most motivated person when it comes to cooking, I'll freely admit; but the combination of cold weather and dark nights leaves me even less enthusiastic

A Lockdown Takeaway From Lotus Indian Kitchen At Mercia Marina, Willington

Well folks, I have to say that lockdown 3.0 feels a bit like Groundhog day here at Beak HQ and I'm sure we're not alone feeling like this! Luckily there are a lot of fantastic

Back At The Three Horseshoes, Clay Cross, For Pie Night

I love autumn; not just for the cosy log fires, the warm jumpers and scarves and the falling leaves to kick through, but for the indulgent hot drinks (Hot Choc with Cream

A Delivery Of Paella and Tapas from La Valenciana In Heanor

The Man Bird and I are your typical, stoic Brits; Lockdown 1.0 didn't prevent us from eating 'out', so Lockdown 2.0 certainly wasn't about to stop play either! Obviously