• Portsmouth
  • Brasserie Blanc, Portsmouth

    Updated (see original review below) It’s been a year since we first visited Brasserie Blanc in Gunwharf Quays and wrote about it on our blog. Since then we have returned numerous times including my Mum’s birthday and my Great Auntie’s 90th. My parents dine here regularly and it’s become one of our favourites too, especially […]

  • Portsmouth
  • Best British Street Food

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    We’re lucky to have the British Street Food Awards hosted in our home city of Portsmouth. The awards are split into regions where local food traders battle it out for a spot in the final. Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth is the location of the south heats and for the second year running, we went to […]

  • Hampshire
  • The Cosy Club Launch, Gunwharf Quays

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    It’s been a while since I (Helen) have made an appearance on this site and boy have I missed sharing my food finds with you. Farm life is beginning to quieten down and I can safely say, for once, I feel settled and in a good position to start contributing to this blog again. First […]

  • Portsmouth
  • Café Rouge, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth

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    Recently I went out for the day with my pal Catia. Our first stop was Design Vintage in West Stoke, West Sussex for a cake and coffee. They didn’t recognise me with ‘normal’ clothes on (I usually visit them whilst out cycling, its one of our favourite ‘pit-stops’) and only did so once I’d ordered […]