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The next Rules of Engagement is this Wednesday, with two great talks, plus Pizzarova and drinks included in your ticket!
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Bristol Food & Drink: July On we trot into July, even though it feels like it’s been July for weeks with this heat! Luckily there are plenty of opportunities to cool off in beer gardens, restaurants terraces and at foo…

The July guide is here, featuring Feast On Bristol, Bristol Cider Week, Bristol Seafood Week and lots more!
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The story of Bristol's breweries - VisitBristol.co.uk Bristol has a long history of brewing and traces can be seen all over the city if you know where to look.

We wrote something for Visit Bristol as @shonette.bsky.social asked so nicely; it's a quick whizz through the history of Bristol's breweries. 🍺🍻

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A return to Lapin in Wapping Wharf [ad, invited]

They've finessed some dishes since I last visited and added some fresh and vibrant springtime dishes like the duck leg with peas and radish, or the salmon with cabbage, creme fraiche and brown shrimp. C'est superb!

Bristol Food & Drink: June Here it is, we’re into summer and my birthday month! And before I head off on holiday for a week, here I am putting together your guide for all things delicious this month. Don’t forget…

Take a look at the tasty events and new openings coming up this month...
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Discovered a gorgeous new pub garden yesterday!

📍 The Mouse, Westbury-on-Trym

Bristol Food & Drink: May May is a great month, because we get two bank holiday weekends to start and end the month, and seeing as it’s the final month of my 30s, I intend to spend a lot of them celebrating. Read on t…

The May guide is here!
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Bristol Food & Drink: April What’s not to love about April – the flowers are back, we have a four-day weekend in the middle of the month, and it’s just about acceptable to sit in a beer garden again. Lots of…

The April guide is here!
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A lunch out of the ordinary at Other in Bedminster 🥬
Have you been in yet?

Absolute banging dim sum at Clouds in St Werburghs this evening. I could happily sit there all night working my way through the list of dumplings and wines 😍

Bristol Food & Drink: March Here we are, on the brink of spring finally! I can almost taste the pub gardens. As we emerge from our winter hibernations, there’s plenty to tempt you out, whether you’re looking for a…

Get some tasty dates in the diary for the month ahead...
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Not this time!

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 a…

This evening I was debating the most underrated pubs in Bristol with a friend, forgetting I have a blog post on that very subject!
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Back to Wangs for more of the good stuff 👍

Bristol Food & Drink: February It’s my first guide of 2025, and I don’t know about you but I’m fired up for another year of good eating and drinking! Read on to find out what’s opening this month, where y…

Check out all the tasty events and new openings coming to Bristol over the new few weeks...
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Food & Drink Offers in Bristol If you’re looking to try somewhere new or stuck for ideas for where to eat and drink, hopefully some of these brilliant deals will tempt you in. Make sure you follow your favourite bars and r…

I've updated the special offers blog - it's full of lunch deals, set menus, bottomless brunches and kids menus!
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Bristol Light Festival starts tonight and is on every night until 9th February!

The 50 best cities in the world for 2025 We polled thousands of locals to rank the world’s greatest cities. Ready?

Look who's in at no.48...
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Get some ideas for new places to try next year with this list of recommendations from locals...
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Get some ideas for new places to try next year with this list of recommendations from locals...
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Bristol Food & Drink: 2024 Highlights It’s been a while, but the highlights list is back! These have always been some of my favourite blog posts to put together – not only is it nice to get some top tips on where to eat fro…

The mega guide is here! 100+ recommendations from local legends - perfect holiday reading.
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We added a bunch of new museums, galleries and libraries to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack!

If you joined Bluesky recently, check it out and follow them all in a single click.

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I hasten to add it was shockingly awful and delivered so deadpan over whatsapp voicenote which was why I was laughing, I was not prepared for what I was hearing!

Name the pub 🍻

Bristol Food & Drink: December Welcome to chilly December! This month is a slightly abridged guide, as I know most of you have too many appointments already, or don’t want to leave the comfort of your sofa. If you’re…

Take a look at festive dinners, tastings, NYE events and new openings...
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The Bristol Foodie Gift guide We all love novelty socks and comedy DVDs, but surely the best present of all to receive is the gift of food (or money, money is also very good). I usually try to top up the stockings of my nearest…

Get some gift ideas - I've rounded up lots of local hampers, gift sets, vouchers and more!
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Popped into the new Pinkmans Bakery cafe at Bristol Cathedral - what a lush space!

Be prepared for serious decision dilemmas when you try to decide which cake or sandwich to have...

Cheers Tim!

remember salad fingers :(

I've not seem them put anything about it but wouldn't surprise me, think The Star in Bath still do though, I've seen a few locals with it which I'll have to do next time. I'm usually on the Abbey Ales Bellringer in there.