Cheese Events Launched Sunday 9th February at the Assembly House as part of the Cheese & Wine Event. In the beautiful surroundings of the Assembly House and with the kind support of Richard Hughes, I had the pleasure to launch the Cheese Tasting Events in Norwich and Norfolk. My aim is to help all…
In this blog I talk about my recent visit to the Assembly House. Then some very happy cows at Fen Farm that makes award winning local cheese, Baron Bigod. There are a few places that trigger very special memories for me. The Assembly House is one of them. I recall the day it caught fire,…
The smell of woodsmoke has started to perinate the air as we approach autumn. My planning for the Norwich CAMRA beer festival, World Beer Bar, this October are in the advance stages of confirming some delicious USA beers which will be joining our selection of European and UK beers, from lagers to rich thick stouts…
There are a number of inspirational people in this fine region, last week I was invited along to a project that has been started to support people with learning difficulties. The Brewkery was originally founded in 2017 at the Vauxhall centre moving to its new site at Independence Matters in June 2018. It is run…
Having survived the hottest day of the year, what do you do? Go for a curry of course. 3 of Norwich’s curry houses are in the National Curry finals, so we had to visit one of them. Dhaba 15 is located in the old Nazma restaurant, there is a clean, relaxed look to this new…
Norfolk and Suffolk have a number of food and drinks producers that have become firm family favourites. They have something in them that triggers fond memories yet even they have to move with the times. In this article I will be talking about two that are in the process of moving forward and one that…
My father only gave me a few good pieces of advice in life; ‘Never talk, Sport, Politics or Religion. Unless you want a long, loud conversation.’ Was one of them when I started working in pubs. I would add beer to this advice especially when it comes to social media. This month though there are…
Pilsen, more like its beer than its dumplings. My first visit to the Czech Republic has been a crash course, in Lager, (A beer style much maligned over the years. Yet has a complex diversity hidden in its simple clean taste) and history. For the first few days my base was Pilsen, traveling through rolling…
Norwich and Norfolk has been rather full of Tipples this past month with the Great British Beer Festival (Winter (GBBFW)) at St Andrews Hall for the last time before it moves to Birmingham. All those hard-working volunteers can now rest for a few weeks before planning the next beer festival in October. The GBBFW being…
TryJanuary or DryJanuary, which ever has been your chosen path, this month has been a time for fresh starts and fresh ideas. At least 2 of our local brewers have some new brews being planned for the Great British Beer Festival Winter (19th – 23rd February), or the fringe event that starts the week before.…