The guide is a bit late this month due to Easter frivolities and illness, but that means I can also extend it to include early May bank holiday events, happy days!
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Bristol Food & Drink: March 2024
Welcome to March – let’s hope that it’s a drier month than February, or January! I’m still very much in the hearty food and cosy corners vibe, but more than ready to enjoy some blue skies
Read on to get tempted by special dinners, wine festivals, Mother’s Day events and more…
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Bristol Food & Drink: February 2024
My first events round-up of 2024, and it’s already a packed one!
It’s the first proper month of the year when we can start venturing out and making fun plans again, so read on for dinners, Valentine’s Day events, new openings and lots more.
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20 Underrated Pubs in Bristol
What makes a pub great? And what makes it underappreciated? Of course, both are heavily subjective, which is fine because this is a blog and not a newspaper or the BBC, so I get to be as partisan as I want.
Rather than be a list of ‘hidden gems’, I’ve instead decided to big up some pubs that I think don’t get the attention they derserve.
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Bristol’s Best Date Locations
Finally plucked up the courage to ask the object of your affection out for a drink? Or want to spoil your significant other?
Here are a few suggestions for your next date night, whether it’s a casual coffee, a slap-up dinner or a late night cocktail – all a bit special, not too noisy and with a nice atmosphere to allow you to have the perfect time with your beau. Happy smooching!
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Bristol’s Cosiest Pubs
As the cold, dark nights draw in and the rain gets more frequent, I figured it was time to round up some of the best places to get comfy until the sun reappears!
Here are the best places to snuggle up with a mulled beverage whenever it gets nippy…
Bristol’s Best Food & Drink Experiences
Not only is Bristol packed to the gills with amazing restaurants, bars and cafes, but there are also plenty of opportunities to learn from the experts or have a go at making something yourself!
Whether you want to learn how to make sushi or tell a Merlot from a Malbec, here are plenty of tasty experiences across the city…
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Bristol Food & Drink: December 2023
Hello from a misty and frosty corner of Bristol – it feels like the right time to say that I’m feeling suitably festive and excited by the prospect of lots of cheese, stodge, stouts and mulled beverages over the coming weeks.
There’s plenty going on across the city to get you in the party spirit, take a look below and let me know over on the socials (tweets or Insta) what you’re booking – or take a look at my Bristol Foodie Gift Guide for some present-buying inspiration.
There won’t be a guide in January as I always take that month off, but you can keep up to date with more food news from me on Twitter, Instagram or follow this blog on Facebook – I’ve also added some January events in below if you want to be get some stuff booked for 2024 (or buy as a gift).
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Bristol Food & Drink: November 2023
Never mind the wind and rain, we’ve got a jam-packed month of brilliant food and drink events lined up, and they’re almost all indoors!
From a retro ski lodge to wine festivals and a meal themed around the last night of the Titanic (!), there are plenty of weird and wonderful ways to spend your month. Let me know what you get up to!
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Oldies but goodies: Bristol institutions
It’s easy to get caught up with the latest openings and new exciting places (and there is plenty to be excited about at the moment), but I thought it was time to give some appreciation to the places that have kept me fed and watered with consistently brilliant fare since I moved to Bristol sixteen (bloody hell) years ago.
Let me know your favourite places on Twitter or Facebook, and I’ll add them in later!
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Bristol Food & Drink: October 2023
Get fully into the swing of autumn with these events, whether you fancy a warming wine or whisky tasting, a cosy cookery class or popping into a new bar or restaurant.
Let me know what takes your fancy over on Instagram or Twitter, I love being nosey!
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Pub Crawl Bristol #2: St Michael’s Hill
I realise that what started as a genuine intention to get people to enjoy the sights and spectacles of Bristol has instead turned in to a series of rather irresponsible pub crawl posts. Oh well, if Bristol does one thing better than most places in the UK it’s provide an amazing variety of drinking establishments, whether your tipple of choice be a fine craft beer, a rich Bordeaux or a cloudy pint of scrumpy.
St Michael’s Hill in the centre is probably the highest concentration of great pubs in this fine town of ours, and therefore perfect for a pubcrawl. I’d advise starting from the top, mind. It’s a wee bit steep, so not the most appealing route if you’ve imbibed a few strong ales.
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Bristol Food & Drink: September 2023
There are some final festival flourishes this month, as well as some intriguing new openings, and more than enough other events to keep you well fed and watered. It’s going to be a good one, whatever the weather!
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Pub Crawl Bristol #4 – Gloucester Road
There are many things that Bristol can be proud of, but one of the biggest is the overwhelming support for independent local businesses, along with the diversity of choice on offer. Nowhere in the city is this more apparent than on Gloucester Road; still one of the longest stretches in the country consisting mainly of thriving independent shops, bars and restaurants, which obviously makes it ripe for a good ol’ pub crawl.
I’ve started my list from the top end nearer to Horfield (although just beyond is The Inn on the Green, which is a fantastic pub), just because I think it makes sense to end your journey nearer to the centre of town, but the choice is yours! Here are my top tips for boozing in BS6.
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Bristol Food & Drink: August 2023
What a false start of a summer huh? All rain and wind – when am I supposed to start enjoying pub gardens and frozen Pina Coladas?
Whatever the weather decides this month. there’s plenty to get excited about, from grand feasts to wine tastings, night markets and brewery trails.
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Pub Crawl Bristol #1: The Harbour
Bristol is a great city for so many reasons, but one of the big ones for me is that it’s such a lovely place to go for a scenic amble of a weekend afternoon. There are lots of routes I like to take through the city, but my favourite by far is around the harbour.
The richest part of Bristol’s history starts here – some of the oldest and most beautiful buildings in the city can be found by the water and there is always something exciting going on no matter what the hour or time of year. So the next time you’re stuck for something to do of a weekend, I suggest you gather some friends and go on a cider or ale quest around the water’s edge. I’ve even put together a suggested route, because I’m nice like that.
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Bristol Food & Drink: July 2023
Summer tiiiiime, here we go! We’re firmly into beer gardens and Harbourside drinks terrritory, and dare I say it, cider slushies if that’s your vibe (it very much is mine).
St Pauls Carnival was a hoot, and we still have Bristol Pride, Harbour Festival and the Balloon Fiesta to come!
Take a look at the tasty things happening this month, and let me know what takes your fancy over on Twitter or Instagram.
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Bristol Food & Drink: June 2023
The sunshine has arrived, along with lots of fun excuses to spend time outdoors, from beer festivals to food tours. As ever there are also a bunch of new places for you to visit, including a few vegan joints and a couple of exciting newbies at Wapping Wharf.
Start planning your month of munching now…
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Bristol Food & Drink: May 2023
It’s a bumper bank holiday month, so you’ve got even more time to spend on fun days out!
Here’s what I’ve managed to dig out from the the next few weeks, whether you want to go to a buzzing market, sample some wines in a local vineyard, have a cream tea on a boat or want to find a street party.
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Bristol Food & Drink: April 2023
Here we go – spring sun and showers, beer gardens, festivals and a bagful of bank holidays!
It’s time to rub your hands together excitedly and start planning your next few weeks of eating and drinking…
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Bristol Food & Drink: March 2023
Don’t let the freezing weather fool you, we’re a mere hair’s breadth from spring and sunnier days I assure you!
There’s plenty to look forward to over the coming weeks, from a ton of new openings to some festivals to make the most of the brighter evenings.
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Bristol Food & Drink: February 2023
Welcome to my first blog post of 2023, and my 11th year of writing this blog!
I always take January off as not much is going on, but February already has plenty of fun stuff to help you see out the last few weeks of winter.
** Note: I had to redo this blog post from scratch after it got wiped, so please take even more time reading + appreciating it so that my fits of rage and subsequent redoing of everything below is a bit more justified. Thankyoubye!
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Bristol Food & Drink: December 2022
As we stumble through the season of Christmas parties and Bratwurst-laden markets, there’s still plenty of other tastiness to keep you busy.
I’m also having January off from the blog so have added some extra treats in for you to start off 2023 (ffs) in the best possible way.
Oh and if you’re still looking for last minute presents, take a look at my Bristol Foodie Gift Guide – it’s got tons of local stuff on there!
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Bristol Food & Drink: November 2022
We’ve arrived at my favourite point in the year – misty evenings, pretty trees, the return of mulled beverages and the perfect conditions for me to sink into a cosy corner of a pub and nurture a dark beer. Lovely stuff.
Whether you’re excited for impending festive vibes (the Bristol Christmas Market opens eye-wateringly early this year – 4th November!), or want to focus more on learning a new cuisine or indulging in a beer trail, I’ve got something to please all tastes in this month’s guide. Read on!
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Bristol Food & Drink: October 2022
It’s a bit late due to factors, but there are still some exciting events going on this month, plus some new places to try!
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A Life Less Organised 