The Black Hoof Apparently it snows pretty regularly in April, but that was of little comfort as I battled the elements on a thoroughly horrid Wednesday. I was determined to reach my lunch destination of choice, though, which was a Spanish deli and tapas bar called The Black Hoof on Dalry Road. Having been open …

Indaba Regular guest quester Freya and I have been having a little difference of opinion, recently. She is of the view that Spanish tapas place Serrano Manchego has improved out of all recognition of late, while I reckon it’s pretty much the same as it ever was – decent but with frequent weak dishes.Boquerones To …

Iberico World Tapas A trip to Nottingham! Given that this was a city with which I was entirely unfamiliar, I relied on some superficial Googling to work put where I should eat. It quickly became clear that Iberico World Tapas was well regarded.Snacks Given I was dining towards the later part of the evening and …

Grubcrawl Returns! We hadn’t had a grubcrawl in an age so it seemed about time to sort that. With regulars Liz, Andrew and Mairi joining first timers Anna, Gerald and Shaun we set sail for starters, main courses and desserts in three different city centre venues.Wine in a cage at Veeno First up was Italian …

Chameleon It’s interesting to see the little outcropping of wine bar eateries that we’ve currently been experiencing. The most cocktailish of these is Chameleon, which takes over the premises just next to Doubtfire Gallery previously occupied by Siam. Halloumi fries I know the owner Matt from his work at Seasons. Consequently it was tricky to …