The Sticky Beak Blog Reviews

Dinner At Viva Italian Restaurant in Matlock

Located in the bustling town of Matlock is a gem of an Italian restaurant called Viva that never fails to have a great write up whichever site you use. The Man bird and I were very kindly invited

Trying The New Menu At Revolucion de Cuba, Derby

It's been a while since The Man Bird and I were over at Revolucion de Cuba in Derby and it was really good to be invited back to sample their new menu items. Sarah the Manager showed us

Dinner At Harpur's of Melbourne

The Man Bird and I love gadding about our wonderful county to see what culinary delights the talented chefs are cooking up, and this time it was the two rosette winning Harpur's of Melbourne that we

Dinner At The Junction Bar & Restaurant, Sutton-In-Ashfield

Daddy Bird was away, Chickadee was out with the fella; so Mummy Bird, The Boy Wonder and me thought "diddle this for a game of soldiers, we're going out too!". The weather was

Dinner At The Refurbished Blue Peter, Alvaston, Derby

We were contacted to say that the Blue Peter in Alvaston, Derby had recently undergone a huge refurbishment and asking if we would like to go along and sample the food. Having

Tea Blending & Coffee Roasting At Northern Tea Merchants

I absolutely love the diversity and opportunities my blog affords me; I get to do some incredible things I wouldn't otherwise do. As you may recall, The Boy Wonder and I

Dinner At The Queens Head in Belton, Leicestershire

It always amazes me how vast Derbyshire is, and nothing emphasizes this more than an invitation into "foreign" territory that is a lot less miles than some towns in our

Rum Cocktail Masterclass At Turtle Bay, Derby

The Boy Wonder and I went to Turtle Bay in Derby just before Christmas 2016 to try out their food, and had a brilliant night there, so when they invited us along to a Rum Cocktail making master class

Lunch At The Noel at Whitwell nr Rutland Water

Our first blog adventure of the New Year took us to the UKs smallest county, Rutland. As we were staying close to Rutland water so we decided to go there for a stroll around on our way down.

Bank Holiday Lunch At The Gate At Tansley

Having indulged in a wonderful Christmas and New Year filled with delicious food thanks mainly to Percy Dawes butchers and Loubys, both based in Alfreton, we have finally left the nest and