Surrey Life Food & Drink Awards
I am absolutely delighted to announce that I have been asked to judge the Independent Retailer of the Year category in the Surrey Life Food & Drinks Awards 2015. For all you foodies out there follow this link to have a look at the categories and vote for your...
Reigate Easter Market
An order has been put in for the sun to shine on the Reigate Easter Market in Tunnel Road on Saturday 4th April. From 11-3pm Tunnel Road will be filled with delicious food stalls and arts & crafts plus hot street food traders too. Hopefully this will be the first...
Sunday Lunch Round Tony’s
Sunday roast is one of those dishes that we all have an expectation of and quite frankly the best Sunday roast is ours, so it’s always very difficult when choosing to dine out for this institution of a British dish. So when chef Tony Tobin tweeted that there was...
Reigate – Well and Truly Pillaged
Ghoulies & ghosties, witches, Batman, Spiderman, werewolves and pumpkins were all to be seen ‘pillaging’ Reigate Town Centre at the weekend. The sun came out on Saturday (1st Nov) to welcome everyone coming into town to celebrate Reigate Hallowmas and to #PillagetheVillage. Hundreds of families descended on Cullenders in...
It’s a long and winding ‘street food’ road
“Has Britain’s street food revolution run out of road?” asks Paula Cocozza of the Guardian today. Paula questions whether the both the use of the word ‘street’ in street food is apt and also how authentic can it be when a great deal of ‘street food’ is now being...
A Taste of Spain in Reigate
Click on the play button above and whisk yourself away to balmy nights and the night time smells of eucalyptus and orange blossom, sipping an aperitif or two whilst nibbling on tapas and olives. The Roe Deer, (who were hosting a Spanish wine tasting evening) fabulous as it is,...
Suspended Coffee: It’s About More Than The Coffee – Pay It Forward
SuspendedCoffees.com is approaching it’s first birthday on 27th March. I heard about Suspended Coffees a few months ago and thought what a great idea it was. So what is ‘suspended coffee’, how did it start and how does it work? Coffee drinking is almost a religion in Italy and the...
Orient Express Passing Though Reigate
The fabulous British Pullman Orient Express passing through Reigate....
Holy Cannoli – The Italians Really Are Coming
Passion and the love of what Valentina do oozes from the pores of Gabriella, third generation of this thriving Italian family business and soon to be manager of their sixth delicatessen and restaurant in Reigate. I was invited to visit Valentina Deli in Weybridge to find out more about what...
Who Ate All The Pies? Celebrating #BritishPieWeek
Pies, Pies, Pies Folk of Britain have been eating and filling pies since medieval times though nowadays we tend to shy away from the likes of peacock and swan, unless you want to end up in the tower that is and you may not be so keen on eels...