The Sticky Beak Blog Reviews

The Ninth Blend From The York Coffee Emporium

What better way to end a Valentine's Day meal than with a coffee and a piece (or two!) of brownie? The Bake Sheds brownies are delicious, and very moreish, as you may have read

Dinner With Friends At The Grand Siam Thai in Eastwood

The Man Bird and I are blessed to have a wonderful circle of friends, and jumped at the chance to go and eat somewhere new with another couple. Treehugger and Mrs Hugger

Sampling Cakes From The Tasty Cakery in Bakewell

They say it's a small world and The Man Bird found this out when he was having a wander around at the Harrogate Fine Food Show. Having done his day job all morning, His Nibs went to

A Snowy Night Feast With @TasteTheSeasons at The Rice Bowl, Belper

There's only one thing to do after enjoying a snow day, and that's enjoying a snow night. Our friend Woon at The Rice Bowl in Belper had arranged a few weeks ago for

Sticky Beak Out On The Town In Derby City Centre

Normally when The Boy Wonder and I get to Derby it's either to visit one specific venue, or it's in the daylight hours. We had been invited to have an overnight stay in the Cathedral

Lunch At The Newly Refurbished Slug & Lettuce, Derby

It was a case of Deja Vu for The Man Bird and I as we headed back to Derby's Cathedral Quarter. This time we were off to inspect the newly refurbished Slug and Lettuce Pub

Seren's Secret Marmalade From Seren's Kitchen

I was lucky enough to stumble across an absolutely amazing lady by the name of Seren at the Fine Food North Show in Harrogate. What initially caught my eye was her wonderfully quirky stall

Dinner At The Slice Of India in Derby

The Man Bird had some lieu time owing at work, so we decided to have a chillax day. I wanted to go see Fifty Shades, so bless him he booked tickets and sat with me as I drooled over

Back To The Blue Peter A Year After It's Refurbishment

It's always nice to feel wanted and be welcomed back to a venue we have previously reviewed, so when the team at The Blue Peter in Alvaston invited us back we flew

Tonic Syrups From Jeffrey's Tonics of Chester

It isn't just food I'm partial to, I like drinking too - and not always alcoholic tipples, although I am partial to those on occasion. By a stroke of good fortune, I met the lovely Mike and Mo at