VEGANUARY 2022 Happy 2022 and Happy Veganuary! I love Veganuary, it is a great way to start the year! I love to support new vegans, or those experimenting with a plant-based diet and I also LOVE all the new products and recipes. The plant-based boom in January spreads from Instagram to supermarkets to restaurants, and …
Restaurant Review: Ingham Swan
Loving food as much as I do, one of the things I missed the most during the (many!) lockdowns was going out to eat in restaurants. I love the whole experience of dining out – the atmosphere, the service, menu studying, beautiful wines and great food. Obviously, I have my favourites – but I am …
Benoli. Restaurant Review
Benoli. Restaurant Review Norwich is lucky to boast Benoli an independently owned Italian restaurant offering beautiful authentic modern Italian dishes with the most delicious hand-made pasta and carefully sourced ingredients. Benoli is owned by Chef-Patron Oliver Boon, a former ‘Masterchef Professionals’ finalist- and the restaurant is run with pride and enthusiasm which is obvious as …
Life As Lockdown Eases…
The ‘New Normal’ Many people will have spent weeks and months adjusting to a new way of living as the COVID-19 pandemic led to ‘lockdowns’ around the world. We all were told to ‘stay home’ and almost overnight our whole lives changed… things we took for granted were taken away and we had to negotiate …
Little Pie Patisserie: Review
Vegan Afternoon Tea Lockdown has been so tough for everyone, but it has also encouraged us all to slow down, and take stock of our blessings. Being stuck at home can feel frustrating, but I think most of us have embarked on ‘house missions’ – that DIY job that we have been putting off, decorating, …
Squire’s Restaurant. Restaurant Review
Squire’s Restaurant, Bedford Lodge Hotel, Newmarket When you find a restaurant that can offer amazing food time after time, with attentive and friendly service in a gorgeous setting you have hit the jackpot. Squire’s Restaurant at Bedford Lodge Hotel is one of those places, I have visited many times now and never been disappointed, in …
Gousto: Review
In January my Facebook and Instagram was swamped with ads for food subscription boxes promising fresh, delicious and healthy food delivered straight to your door. Seeing all these happy people receiving their food boxes made me click, and we ordered our very own plant based Gousto box with 4 meals included … A huge …
The Assembly House. Restaurant Review
Festive Afternoon Tea Afternoon Tea is by far my favourite grown up pastime, so as we approach the most wonderful time of year, booking a festive Afternoon Tea is a must. Afternoon Tea gives me a little bit of everything I like – the theatre of it all! I love the delicate and flavoursome sandwiches, …
BrewDog Norwich. Restaurant Review
It is no secret that I love eating out in restaurants. Since going vegan I have discovered so many brilliant places, and I have also rediscovered some old favourites too. Restaurants are great. You’ve got to love cracking open a new menu, or discovering a ‘new favourite’ dish, settling down as regulars or walking in …
The Last Wine Bar & Restaurant. Restaurant Review
If you want quality, atmosphere and history look no further than The Last Wine Bar and Restaurant in Norwich. Nearing its thirtieth birthday, The Last Wine Bar shows no signs of slowing down, and it seems to be unearthing its biggest secret…. It is actually, very much vegan friendly. I love eating at restaurants that …