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[AD] Cocina is an award-winning, two rosette restaurant in Chesterfield’s iconic Casa hotel. Much of the produce is from the owner’s farm, Walton Lodge, located just four miles away on the edge of the Peak District. Date night at Cocina restaurant in Chesterfield The décor at Cocina is contemporary and stylish. There’s an open kitchen […]
[AD] I have been to the Red Lion at the Peak Edge Hotel quite a few times over the years: a relaxed family lunch on the terrace; a day date with my husband and a night drinking and eating with a friend and for daytime coffees. It is one of my favourite places locally although […]
A review of a family breakfast out at the Devonshire Arms in Middle Handley from our guest writer, Charlotte Taylor. Although the address gives it that the Devonshire Arms in Middle Handley is in Sheffield, it is actually right at the top of the county flanked by Derbyshire the villages of Apperknowle, Eckington and Marsh […]
[AD] The George is an historic inn situated in the picturesque Peak District village of Alstonefield. Located on the Derbyshire and Staffordshire border, within the Peak District national park, it is quite simply a magical place to eat. Current owners, Siobhan and Graham took over The George in 2017 and it has gradually become one […]
From ice cream farms, to ice cream parlours and gelaterias and the cutest little tea rooms, here’s the scoop on some of the best places to eat ice cream in Derbyshire. The idea, and many of the suggestions, for this post came from Charlotte who will soon be joining us as a guest writer. Keep […]
[AD] Despite being literally down the road from where I live, I’ve never really considered going to the Casa Hotel in Chesterfield for a meal or drinks. Well, more fool me, because Barca Bar is the perfect place for cocktails and tapas, and I imagine will become a regular haunt for both date night with […]
[AD – PR invite] Spending the morning at the newly opened Chatsworth Kitchen in Rowsley and exploring the Chatsworth gardens, where much of the produced is grown, is literally my dream day out, and I got to do just that yesterday. The newly opened Chatsworth Kitchen is based at the Peak Village retail park, in […]
[AD] I love Thai food. I spent a month backpacking around Thailand after finishing university and ever since I’ve had regular cravings for it. I’d been to the Thai Pavilion once when I first moved to Chesterfield and then, what with having a baby, the lockdowns etc, it turned into something we’d just have as […]
[AD] The Showroom Sheffield is a wonderfully welcoming independent cinema right opposite the train station in Sheffield. They are currently running a ‘Take Two deal’ where you can enjoy two cinema tickets to a film of your choice, two main courses and a bottle of house wine for just £47.50 (or an incredible £42.50 for […]
Reunion Café Deli has recently opened opposite the Co-Op in Belper. I went to check it out a few days ago. I was meeting the lovely Jo from Boom Magazine to chat all things social media (click here for a FREE PDF of one of Boom’s walks for little legs) and Reunion Deli proved a […]