After an unexpected fallow month on the blog (blame the lurgy), this is a bit of a bumper edition, with even more events and new openings than usual!
I also just updated my Foodie Gift Guide, if you’ve started thinking about Christmas presents…
Read on to see what delicious things you could be doing this month… If you find this or any of the other guides useful, you can set up a subscription or shout me a coffee to say cheers if you like.
News
Perfect timing for winter – Pasta Ripiena has launched a stuffed pasta tasting menu! You can enjoy a starter, five different types of stuffed pasta, and a panna cotta for dessert, for £55 per person.
Speaking of wintry food, Bristol Christmas Market opens on Friday 6th November and is open daily until 23rd December – expect the usual bars with mulled drinks, bratwurst stalls, Yorkshire pudding wraps and all that jazz!
Chef Matty Grove from Caper & Cure / Carmen Street Wine is appearing in the current series of Masterchef: The Professionals – his food is absolutely stupendous, so he should smash it!
Jefe’s Ramen is coming to Bristol! This great initiative donates a meal to someone experiencing homeless for every bowl of ramen sold, so you can enjoy some tasty food with added warm and fuzzies! The pop-up is being hosted by The Punch Bowl on Old Market on Monday 9th Nov.
Congratulations for CLOUDS in St Werburghs for making it onto Timeout’s list of the Top 2% of Restaurants in the UK! SquareMeal have published their list of Bristol’s Best Restaurants, with a fair few goodies on there!
MilkBun in Clifton has launched a monthly chef collaboration series for its tasty burgers, starting with Jan Ostle from Wilsons (4 November), with upcoming collabs from Dongnae (9 Dec), and Bath’s Upstairs at Landrace (10 March), among several others.
In the past few months we’ve said goodbye to some amazing restaurants in Bristol, but two of the hardest to see go were Box-E and Bertha’s in Wapping Wharf, which had been stalwarts of the local food scene for a decade, and did everything right, from fantastic food to raising money for great causes. They’ll be greatly missed.
We’re into the time of year when businesses start releasing crazy/inspired advent calendars, and my favourite so far is the one from Gingerbeard’s Preserves (mainly because I am OBSESSED with their hot sauces, jams and chutneys). You can find more festive gift ideas in my Bristol Food & Drink Gift Guide.
Dinners
Treat yourself to an extra special meal this month!
- Jefe’s Ramen in Bristol (Mon 9th, £12.50)
- Carcass Club at Flat Iron (Tue 10th, £20)
- At The Table x Tomo No Ramen (Thu 12th, £38)
- British Takeaways Tasting Menu at Caper & Cure (Thu 12th, £65)
- Beaujolais Dinner at Lapin (Thu 19th, £45)
- Bottomless French red wine & food at One Fish Street (Thu 19th, £75)
- Bottomless Burger Club at Burger Theory (Sat 21st, £45)
- Secret Supper Club at Big Nath’s BBQ — Thanksgiving Special (Sun 22nd, £65)
- Mushrooms & Truffles With Big Red Wines at Poco (Wed 25th, £54)
Tours, tastings and classes
Learn something new before the year is out…
- Wed 4th – Portuguese Sail cargo Wine and cheese evening, £35
- Thu 5th – Spain Off The Beaten Track wine tasting at Corks, £35
- Fri 6th – Turkish Cookery Class at Migrateful, £54
- Sat 7th – Pasta masterclass at The Pony Cookery School, £110
- Sun 8th – Vietnamese Cookery Class at The Saigon Kitchen, £85
- Tue 10th – Cheese and Wine Matching Evening at The Scrandit, £45
- Wed 11th – Buff Up On Beaujolais at Carouse, £30
- Wed 11th – Fresh Pasta from Scratch Masterclass at Cooking It, £85
- Wed 11th – Whisky Tasting with The Heart Cut | An Exploration of Smoke at Spirited, £35
- Wed 11th – Cheese & Wine Tasting at Averys, £37.50
- Wed 11th – Christmas Cupcake Decorating at Boujon Bakery, £25
- Thu 12th – Wine + Cheese Tasting – The Fall Guys at KASK2, £35
- Thu 12th – Make Your Own Sauerkraut at Bristol Folk House, £20
- Thu 12th – Yakinori Sushi School Bristol, £40
- Thu 12th – An Introduction to Wine Tasting at The Robin Hood, £25.50
- Fri 13th – Gin Lover’s Masterclass, £30
- Sat 14th – Wines for Winter at Winterbourne Medieval Barn, £32
- Sat 14th – Averys Celebration of Wine, £37.50
- Sat 14th – Bristol Chocolate History Walking Tour, £17.50
- Sat 14th – Bristol Old City Food & Drink Tour, £68.50
- Sun 15th – Perfect Pastry at Cooking It, £85
- Sun 15th – The Clifton Spirits Festival, £17.50
- Wed 18th – Grand Christmas Wine Tasting at Le Vignoble, £15
- Wed 18th – Wine + Cheese Tasting – Georgia On My Mind at KASK, £35
- Wed 18th – Wine Tasting: Women In Wine at 22 Clifton, £30
- Thu 19th – Beaujolais Nouveau Party at Cave
- Thu 19th – Fermentation Fundamentals: Hot Sauce Edition, £25
- Thu 19th – Beaujolais Nouveau at Carouse
- Fri 20th – Cooking Fish & Seafood with The Pony, £110
- Fri 20th – Pakistani Cookery Class at Migrateful, £54
- Sat 21st – World of Wine tasting + lunch at The Square Club, £99
- Sat 21st – The Great Big Festive Spirits Tasting at Spirited, £20
- Sat 21st – Wapping Wharf Street Food Tour, £37.50
- Sat 21st – Kurdish Cookery Class at Migrateful, £54
- Sat 21st – No Knead Sourdough at The Pony Cookery School, £130
- Sun 22nd – Vietnamese Cookery Class at The Saigon Kitchen, £85
- Sun 22nd – Introduction to Preserving and Pickling at Cooking It, £85
- Sun 22nd – Trinidadian Cookery Class at Migrateful, £54
- Tue 24th – Charcuterie, Cheese and Wine Evening at The Scrandit, £45
- Wed 25th – Beer and Whisky Tasting with Left Handed Giant, £30
- Wed 25th – Christmas Wine & Cheese Tasting with Corks and Cotham Cheese Co, £39
- Thu 26th – Festive Wine Tasting at The Clifton Sausage, £75
- Thu 26th – Yakinori Sushi School Bristol, £40
- Sat 28th – Wapping Wharf Gourmet Food Tour, £75
- Sat 28th – Bristol Harbour: A Food Tour Through Time, £75
- Sat 28th – Root classics with Rob Howell at The Pony Cookery School, £110
- Sat 28th – Bristol Chocolate History Walking Tour, £17.50
- Sat 28th – Wapping Wharf Street Food Tour, £37.50
- Sat 28th – IEWA English Wine Fair at Averys, £30
- Sun 29th – Chinese Classics Cookery Class at Cooking It, £85
- Mon 30th – Southeast Asian Fine Dining Masterclass (Thailand, Malaysia & Vietnam), £125
- Wed 2nd Dec – Dessert Wine Tasting at Le Vignoble, £40
- Wed 2nd Dec – Whisky Tasting with Highland Park at Spirited, £35
- Wed 2nd Dec – Let’s Get This Party Started at KASK, £35
- Fri 4th Dec – Christmas Highlights Wine Tasting at Averys, £37.50
- Sat 5th Dec – Great Big Christmas Wine Tasting at KASK2, £40
Newbies
There are a few new faces to visit across the city, including Four Aces Hovercraft Club – a cocktail bar in St Judes, and Super Nature on Stokes Croft in what was formerly The Social – as well as being an all-day cafe and bar focused around music, it also hosts a kitchen residency from the fantastic Gigi’s Pizza Shop.
The former Fierce & Noble brewery site in St Werburghs has now reopened as bakery-cafe-roastery werbs.
Danny’s Burgers have moved from their former home at the brewery to cool indoor skatepark and bar Shredenhams in Broadmead.
Much-loved family-run Italian restaurant MoltoBuono has opened a second restaurant on Princess Victoria Street in Clifton, while Acento Tapas has opened around the corner next to Clifton Arcade.
In early November, Arbor Ales will open their bar onboard the Glassboat on Welshback, and Taco Picante begin their residency at Kongs of King Street.
That’s it for this month, you can see what I’m eating on Instagram, or see the latest local food news by following A Life Less Organised on Facebook.
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