Food and Drink

I hadn’t even ordered my drink when the barman started gasping for breath.

If you imagine Rutland, having never visited before, you probably picture cottages with thatched roofs and perhaps a meandering path to the reservoir.

A popular dining pub has been featured in a round-up of the UK’s top autumn and winter retreats.

You can’t please all the people all the time.

A new book of ‘refreshing rambles’ is doing its bit to support pubs.

Don’t judge, but I have some friends who are into rambling.

It’s easy to spot this pie shop. Just look for the crowd of people.

“I’ll be wi’ya in a minute, duck,” came the shout from the lady coaxing the regulars to stick some change into her pint glass.

Have you ever been handed a meal so juicy that it had to be served with complimentary gloves?

A vineyard and distillery is toasting further success after scooping national and international awards.

A popular sausage festival returns this weekend with something for the whole family.

The Secret Drinker has tried his hardest to dodge reviewing a JD Wetherspoon pub since his column began — but now he’s broken his duck.

I’m a simple creature — I like my food to be filling, tasty, and eaten in a cosy establishment.

Stepping into the White Horse was like stepping back 40 years.

As I was meeting up with some old colleagues, I thought why not catch up over some classic Italian dishes.

A popular beer festival has brought the community together once again.

I’ve recently returned from one of those sunkissed foreign holidays where the price of a pint continues to make your jaw drop.

We visit a town centre pub which has reopened following a seven-month closure due to a fire.

More than 30 pubs from our area are raising a glass after being named as new entries in this year’s Good Beer Guide.

Calls to ditch pints in pubs have been labelled ‘ridiculous’ and an ‘insult to our intelligence’ by one pub owner.