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SCENIC: Matlock Bath

Friday, March 12, 2010

WE all know Matlock Bath as our little land-locked seaside town, buzzing on a Bank Holiday, with its cable cars, the Heights of Abraham, Gulliver's Kingdom and hundreds of motorcyclists.

The town and its surrounds are also a splendid place for a beer buff to visit,...

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Why not give it all a taste!

array of flavours: Tastes restaurant, in Ashbourne, offers a starter of "taster" portions of everything on the menu.

Friday, March 12, 2010

IF you're the type of person who struggles to decide on which starter to have, Tastes Restaurant, in Ashbourne, has come up with the ideal solution....

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A chic and cheerful choice

slick: Italianos, in King Street, Alfreton – after an enjoyable experience, spy has booked to visit again

Friday, March 05, 2010

SECRET Service had heard positive things about a new Italian in Alfreton. But the name of the place, the rather cheesy Italianos, and the fact it was...

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Malty and darker bitters are back

Friday, February 26, 2010

I REMINDED myself this week just how good a beer Banks's Bitter is and it set me thinking about the welcome resurgence of beers like it – malty,...

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Sensational taste of India

popular venue: The new Eden Gardens restaurant in Derby lived up to expectations but the service was a bit slow.

Friday, February 26, 2010

FANCY an Indian? How about a Chinese, or a Thai – or maybe all three? Such an option might not be to everyone's taste. Similarly, the prospect...

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New direction must be based on ale

kickerx hyh: The Five Lamps etc etc etc etc.

Friday, February 19, 2010

THE latest closure of the Five Lamps pub in Duffield Road is not good news but it is, sadly, not entirely surprising. What was surprising was when...

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Straightforward food but superlative table manners

SOMETHING FOR STARTERS: Santanda is the venue many choose to begin a night out.

Friday, February 19, 2010

SANTANDA is the city centre bar venue many party-goers choose as their starting pub on a night out. Secret Service picked it for a midweek bite to...

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Business is going with a swing for this microbrewery

bigger future: Blue Monkey Brewery owner John Hickling.

Friday, February 12, 2010

PROMINENT at the Derby Winter Beer Festival was the foyer bar featuring the Blue Monkey Brewery. It is a measure of how far this Ilkeston microbrewery...

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Glory of Graze, a jewel in the restaurant crown

Friday, February 12, 2010

NOWHERE in the rules does it say that excellent food has to be posh. Certainly, it is good to keep an open mind about different tastes and the way...

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Pub proves its pedigree once again

Friday, February 05, 2010

RIGHT back to my youth, when it was my local, the Nag's Head at Borrowash has had a good reputation for its Marston's Pedigree. It's an old-fashioned...

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