I’m an ex-vegetarian and still favour veggie meals a lot of the time – I think they can often be more creative and interesting than their meaty counterparts as there are no (admittedly delicious) meat flavours to fall back on. DanMan however, although a lover of many a meatless dish, loves to tuck into steaks […]
Cosy Club, York
I’ve been desperate to give Cosy Club a visit ever since it opened a couple of months or so ago; it’s exactly my kind of food, all the cocktails sound amazing and it couldn’t be in a more incredible building. But alas, every time Danman and I plan a meal and I suggest this place, […]
Tom and Bunny Save the World
By Fat Rascal Theatre Friday 28th July, York Theatre Royal This review is quite overdue, and the main reason for that is because I’m genuinely concerned that I won’t be able to do this production justice with my ‘lil old words. So, here’s the main thing you need to know: this production was the […]
Lime House, York
Last week was mine and DanMan’s five year anniversary, an event I look forward to every year for the sole reason that it means we have an excuse to go to a fancy restaurant and then get drunk on cocktails (although, frankly, I’m thinking more and more that the only excuse you should need to […]
Etsy Feature: TrashBaggs
So just when I was internally scolding myself for not having put out any Etsy features recently, what should come through the post but these adorable pins and pocket mirrors from up-cycling company TrashBaggs! Turns out DanMan’s mum has also become a bit of an Etsy fiend, and after she’d got some of these for […]
Great Yorkshire Fringe: Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Tuesday 25th July, White Rose Rotunda As I mentioned in my last post, I’m all about the improv lately. I also happen to harbour a secret love of musicals and frequently improvise my own in the kitchen, much to the delight of DanMan (he says it makes him want to scratch his own ears off […]
Great Yorkshire Fringe: Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Time & Space!
Sunday 23rd July, The Tea Pot The Great Yorkshire Fringe is here, hooray! Hoorah! Etcetera! I’m so, so happy that this festival has become a yearly fixture in York, and this year I’m more determined than ever before to make the most of having so much comedy, theatre and performance on my doorstep and to […]
Review: Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
I am not an impulse buyer. I’m far too worrisome a person to risk not researching every little thing I buy for at least a week to avoid the crushing regret and unbearable hassle of having to – god forbid – return something. But when DanMan saw a video of Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo […]
5 Travel Essentials For Pasty Girls
Do you reflect the sun like a shining beacon of deathly light? Have you ever been mistaken for a fallen cloud, or alarmed friends and family by temporarily disappearing from sight while camouflaged against a white van? Does the beating sun have the power to turn you from snowy princess to beetroot beauty in the […]
Millfield Beefeater, York
I’m always looking for excuses to try out new places to eat/drink/nosey around/generally have a nice time in York, so when the lovely people at Beefeater invited me to come and experience their newly refurbished Millfield restaurant, I was more than happy to pop along. So on Sunday we made our way to Poppleton fully […]