After helping to judge the Cocktail Shakedown hosted by Barlounge last week, it got me thinking about the super-talented bartenders we have here in Chester, and how much more we should celebrate them. So – I have decided to write…
After attending the relaunch party at Duttons Chester a couple of weeks ago – and listening to a member of staff explain her favourite dishes on their fabulous new menus, I couldn’t wait to dine there with my better…
WOW! Where to start with this one! I am so excited to write this review as the experience I had last night at The Dining Room was second to none. This is a slightly unusual venue, in as far that this…
Duttons, tucked away on Godstall Lane, Chester has reopened after a four-week closure and massive development. Owners and operators JW Lees have made a significant investment to bring a fresh and exciting new look and feel to the bar and…
It has been many years since I have dined at Oddfellows – only once in fact since I left, after opening it back in 2008. So it was good to hear from General Manager Lauren recently when she invited me…
What an absolute treat! A massive thank you to the Rack & Ruin Alpaca team for giving us the most incredible Alpaca Experience over the weekend at The Chester Fields Country Pub & Restaurant. We’ve always fancied doing this as…
Welcome to our brand new feature Table Talk. This is where we have a chat with one of our favourite people who we feel is really contributing to the overall lifestyle landscape of Chester and beyond … This could include…
Pride of endangered Asiatic lions explores new home for first time Lionesses, Kumari & Kiburi, and male, Iblis, take first steps into state-of-the-art conservation facility Conservationists celebrate completion of important breeding habitat for world’s rarest lion species Major 5,000…
It was a wonderful thing to wake up to the news this morning that one of our favourite independent restaurants has received a recommendation in the Michelin Guide 2020, and after our dinner there last Thursday, I don’t think it…
Birth of rare eastern bongo hailed as “incredibly important” by conservationists Calf is the first eastern bongo antelope to be born at Chester Zoo for 11 years Also known as the mountain bongo, it is feared that as few as…
Over 5,000 festival goers of all ages flocked to the first Deva Fest at Chester Lakes in the September sunshine this weekend for the party of the year. The family focused festival was a collaboration between local lifestyle platform We…
Marco Pierre White has launched a new menu in the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel and Spa in Chester, a hotel managed by Valor Hospitality Europe. Now available in 26 of his UK-based venues, the new menu includes a host of exciting…
A huge African savannah is set to be recreated at Chester Zoo after council planners backed an ambitious new development. The project, named Grasslands, will bring together a range of different African habitats from bush land to wildlife rich plains….
This month, historical Cheshire coaching inn The Swan in Tarporley has reopened its doors to an exciting new menu based around the brand-new Josper fire oven, and a fresh new look sympathetic to its 16thcentury roots. Owners, 16 Hospitality…
There’s a lot more going on at Rowton Hall Hotel & Spa in Chester than you probably think … This has become one of my favourite venues in Chester. A large group of us book in every Christmas in one…
The Goshawk, a 19th Century former coaching inn in the heart of Cheshire, has been reopened by JW Lees Brewery following the acquisition from Hydes Brewery The first official pint was pulled by JW Lees Chairman, Richard Lees-Jones. (28th March…
Who doesn’t love a little weekend away? and if you live anywhere in or around Cheshire, you are spoilt for choice with fabulous towns, city’s and forgotten places to visit within that all-important hour and a half drive time. I…
Chester has become the first Sustainable Palm Oil City in the world, as a result of a long-running campaign led by conservationists at Chester Zoo. More than 50 organisations in the city have revolutionised their supply chains and committed to…
Now, we all know that Simon Radley is a legend, and that he is Executive Chef at an equally legendary English landmark hotel, The Chester Grosvenor. You probably didn’t know however that he first joined the hotel as Chef de…