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Have you seen the Giggling Squid £10 lunch deal?
I’ve got to admit, we didn’t originally intend to go to Giggling Squid during half term. I was in town with the six-year-old, he wanted to try Prezzo’s lunch offer, but there was no space. Just over...
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Head here for bottomless pizza in Suffolk…
Slices in Bury St Edmunds had been on our radar for a while. The restaurant opened on Abbeygate Street in July 2024: a rebrand of pizza restaurant Dough&Co which was there before. In all honesty,...
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We visited Prezzo for the first time in years…
When the Bury St Edmunds Christmas lights were switched on a few weeks ago, we headed into town for the festivities. With carol singing, live music, street entertainers, fairground rides and market...
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Check out the Mowgli Christmas feasting menu!
**Please note: Mowgli invited me in, and paid for our food and drink. This in no way impacted on my opinion. I was not obliged to write a positive review, and Mowgli didn’t see this review before I...
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Want a better quality hot chocolate?
**This is a sponsored post** Take a look at the ingredients of the supermarket hot chocolate you normally buy. What does it contain? My guess is that it uses cocoa powder as the base. But there’s a...
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Is this really the best Ploughman’s in Kent?
When a pub’s menu lists a dish described as “The Best Ploughman’s Lunch in Kent”, it would be wrong not to try it. The Woolpack Inn in Chilham has made this claim…but did it live up to expectations?...
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Delicious Italian dining in an Essex pub
When Italian restaurant Olio announced their takeover of The Generals Arms in Little Baddow, Essex, villagers were concerned. As a popular spot for a catch-up over a pint (beside the crackling...
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Is brunch any good at Queenies in Chelmsford?
Since 2014, family-run cafe Queenies has been a stalwart of the Chelmsford food scene. They have two venues – one in Billericay, one in Chelmsford – and the Chelmsford one has been buzzing ever...
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Have you tried Suffolk’s newest live fire restaurant?
Head to Bury St Edmunds market and you’ll spot one stretch that’s purely street food vendors. With burritos, Thai food and more, there’s something for everyone – and if you’re a meat lover, you’ll no...
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A great foodie option for kids’ parties!
My son turned seven this month. A January birthday makes party organising a little trickier. We can’t risk doing something outdoors because the weather’s so unpredictable. There’s the option of...
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Looking for a great pub lunch in West Suffolk?
January is a month of birthdays in our family. We needed a great venue in West Suffolk to celebrate three birthdays: somewhere that could host a table of eight, was suitable for children, had vegan...
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A great spot for BBQ food in Cambridge
I still refuse to believe that it’s nearly 21 years since my uni life in Cambridge ended. Even back in the early 2000s Cambridge was a pretty foodie city. In recent years, though, its foodie...
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The best smashed avocado toast at Edmundo Lounge!
Working from home obviously has its perks. Problem is, it has plenty of downsides, too. The biggest one for me is distraction. Whether it’s hanging out laundry, pre-preparing that evening’s meal,...
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This Suffolk Italian lunch deal is incredible value!
The Wednesday of the February half term was particularly expensive. The boy needed a new coat and a haircut – as well, of course, as a go on two of the rides stationed at the local shopping centre,...
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Check out this new Ipswich food hall!
I’ve always been insanely envious when I’ve seen people share their food hall experiences on social media, wishing we had something similar in Suffolk. Last year we visited Yalm in Norwich and loved...
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The best iced matcha in Bury St Edmunds?
Whenever the announcement comes that a Bury St Edmunds venue is closing, you can guarantee that you’ll find a comment on one of the local Facebook groups joking that “a new coffee shop would be great...
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Love salt and pepper chicken? Try Wokwraps!
The market town of Mildenhall hasn’t really been on my radar as somewhere to visit, to be honest. That is, until Wokwraps opened their second venue there in mid-February this year. I first tried...
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Try here for great food near Bodiam Castle
This weekend, we visited National Trust Property, Bodiam Castle, in East Sussex. It was the second time we’d been, and was a stopping point after a trip from Tenterden on the Kent & East Sussex...
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The most beautiful restaurant in Stratford-upon-Avon?
Last month, we spent a weekend exploring Stratford-upon-Avon: a whistle-stop tour of some of the town’s attractions. On day 2, after we’d been up in the lift to the top of the RSC Tower and explored...
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Check out this great suntrap in Bury St Edmunds!
I think it’s fair to say that The Lounge and Garden on Hatter Street in Bury St Edmunds doesn’t look particularly enticing from the outside. The signage looks as if it should be for a dated...
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