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Restaurant Review – M.A.D.E @ No. 18

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Restaurant Review – Alfreton Golf Club

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Restaurant Review – The Sanam, Alfreton

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Dining Out – The Curry Lounge, Somercotes

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Taste Derbyshire – Derby’s Bustler Market

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Restaurant Review – M.A.D.E @ No. 18

May 1, 2019 VickyP

To spend 2 or 3 hours in one restaurant it has to be good. To spend the entire Friday evening at M.A.D.E.@No.18 it has to be exceptional and something different. It was early on a Friday evening that our taxi delivered us to M.A.D.E. @ No 18; a café-bistro at the top of the old […]

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Restaurant Review – Alfreton Golf Club

March 26, 2019 VickyP

The carvery is a brilliant concept; a meal served in a pub or a restaurant where cooked meat is freshly sliced to order for diners, served in a buffet style for a fixed price. It lends itself, in a casual way, to the traditional Sunday lunch. But all too often we associate it only with […]

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Restaurant Review – The Sanam, Alfreton

March 26, 2019 VickyP

Choosing a place to take the grandkids for a meal can generally be quite a challenge for many of us. So when I said “we will go to the Sanam on King Street, Alfreton at 6pm for an early doors meal”, I’m not sure it was what they were expecting. It’s an Indian restaurant I […]

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Dining Out – The Curry Lounge, Somercotes

February 27, 2019 VickyP

They’re in every town centre and sometimes have the same names; that’s Indian restaurants. Somercotes is no exception. At the side of the parish church, on what remains of the Market Place, is the Curry Lounge; an independent restaurant, owned and skillfully managed by Ukeel. Susan and myself visited the Curry Lounge on a Saturday […]

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Taste Derbyshire – Derby’s Bustler Market

January 3, 2019 VickyP

Market food used to be all about simple, rib-sticking snacks like hot dogs piled with fried onions and thick wedges of cheese on toast. The height of sophistication was asking for a serviette with your bacon butty. But times have changed. Avocado is now our national fruit of choice; you can get liquorice in your […]

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Restaurant Review – The Old Poet’s, Ashover

November 26, 2018 VickyP

There are some pubs that claim to be what they’re not, and others who know exactly what they are and are happy being there, sticking to the time honoured script. Kim Beresford, owner of ‘The Old Poets Corner ‘Ashover for the past fifteen years, explained very clearly to me “We are first and foremost a […]

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Restaurant Review – Jeera, Codnor

November 26, 2018 VickyP

The British love affair with ‘Indian’ cuisine has come a long way in the past 50 years. From the days when anything with a hint of chili and a whiff of cumin was called a curry, to today when we can dine on authentic regional variations from the subcontinent. For example Eastern Indian cuisine is […]

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Restaurant Review – Jeera, Crich

October 25, 2018 VickyP

An evening of quality Bangladeshi cuisine. “Whoa, slow down Midge you’re going far too fast, you’ll have to explain that to me again” When people are passionate about what they do, it’s really hard for them not to try to tell you everything all at once. And all in one breath. If I was to […]

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Restaurant Review – The Hope & Anchor, Wirksworth

October 25, 2018 VickyP

Standing proudly on the market place in the centre of Wirksworth is The Hope and Anchor, a grade two listed 17th century stone building. Closed in 2016 but now under new management and with around £100,000 spent on refurbishment, along with a new chef, The Hope and Anchor is now open for business. On their website they […]

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Restaurant Review – The Dovecote, Morley Hayes

September 25, 2018 VickyP

As the year drifts slowly in to Autumn the chill in the air indicates that it’s time to put away the short sleeve shirts and shorts and consign the thoughts of dining al fresco to next Summer. The longer nights need a cosy atmosphere, pleasant surroundings, attentive service and, of course, excellent food. One Saturday […]