The Sticky Beak Blog Reviews

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

Dinner At Carluccios, Derby INTU

This may well be the last review of 2016, and if so then what a great finale to the year it is! Some of you may well have seen Carluccio's Deli and Restaurant in the Derby Intu Centre as it

Dinner At Turtle Bay Caribbean, Derby

These last few weeks have been a mad, but fantastic, whirlwind. Invitations have been coming in left-right-and-centre from venues across the county, and we finally made it into Turtle Bay, the hottest

Dinner At The Tavern At Tansley

After having spent a lovely couple of hours as a flock in Bakewell, it was soon time for us to head back to the nest. Our tummies grumbled gently to remind us that they needed some sustenance, so we pulled

Dinner At The Newly Refurbished Castle, Castleton

Having spent a hectic few days at Centerparcs it was lovely to be asked along to sample the menu at the Castle Hotel in Castleton, not least because the cupboards chez

Dinner At The Queens Head In Ockbrook

You may recall dear reader that the Boy Wonder and I went to the Queens Head at Ockbrook a couple of weeks ago for their grand opening after an extensive refurbishment. As we walked through