cold winter nights always have me craving comfort food and, bar shepherds' pie and apple crumble, pizza and roast chicken are both high up there on the comfort charts for me! so when i was invited along for a review meal at one of altrincham's most popular italian restaurants, tre ciccio, i was instantly sold on two of their ...
from peru, with love
it's been a few years now since i embarked upon some serious wanderlust-inducing travel, but the beauty of living in such a vibrant and eclectic city like manchester is that sometimes you don't have to travel too far to be tantalised by the flavours of far-flung destinations. last weekend i was invited along to experience the new all-day south american ...
follow your nose
i'm not quite sure how it happened, but somewhere along the way i became a candle collector. it wasn't really a conscious decision. as a blogger i'm lucky enough to frequently be gifted candles from some of my favourite lifestyle brands, and over the years i've amassed an enviable selection of beautifully packaged and exquisitely scented candles that gather in ...
you are beautiful
we all deserve a little bit of pampering every now and then. there was a time when i'd have considered a trip to a beauty salon both a little indulgent, and generally reserved exclusively for towie-wannabes. i think i'd just not come across the right salon before. and now, now i most definitely have! smuk is a new breed of ...
hotel indigo
now that i'm settled up in manchester, i'm often asked by friends and family to recommend a great place for them to stay in the city when they visit. but given that i live here and don't have need to stay in a hotel myself, i've never been able to give a tried-and-tested answer.. until now! i was recently invited ...
sunset vibes
welcome to your new favourite beach bar in manchester. yes, you read that right. describing itself as “a stylish but laid back slice of modern australian life, down-under in manchester,” australasia has always been a port-of-call on a grey day for an injection of sunset coast vibes, but earlier this month their new terrace bar sunset opened and immediately set the ...