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The Brewery Tap Peterborough: Thai Food, Oakham Ales And The Citra Connection
Graham WaiteWhy does a Peterborough pub serve Thai food alongside serious beer history? Inside The Brewery Tap's unusual story — including Peterborough's connection to Citra.
Read moreBijou Peterborough: Coffee By Day, Cocktails After Dark
Graham WaiteBijou on Bridge Street moves from coffee, cake and afternoon tea to bottomless brunch, cocktails and live entertainment. So which version of Bijou is yours?
Read moreBombay Brasserie + New Theatre: Peterborough’s Curry-And-A-Show Night Out
Graham WaiteBombay Brasserie has a £22.50 pre-theatre menu — and New Theatre is almost directly opposite. Curry, naan, cross Broadway, curtain up. Friday night suddenly looks very easy.
Read moreThree Peterborough Coffee Stops For Different Kinds Of Day
Graham WaiteLooking for coffee in Peterborough? Try three very different local options for a catch-up, Portuguese pastries or a greener change of scenery.
Read moreThe Chalkboard Peterborough: Breakfast & Brunch
Graham WaiteLooking for breakfast or brunch in Peterborough? We take a look at The Chalkboard and why breakfast out has become much more than a quick coffee and toast.
Read moreIt's Raining In Peterborough Inside Fratelli Peterborough: Sicilian Food, Pizza & Italian Deli
Graham WaiteWhen Peterborough turns grey, Fratelli offers pizza, pasta and a little hit of Sicily. Discover Fratelli in Peterborough, a family-run Italian restaurant with Sicilian roots, pizza, pasta and an Italian deli.
Read moreAfternoon Tea At Orton Hall Peterborough: What It's Like
Graham WaiteWarm scones, cakes and afternoon tea inside a 17th-century manor house. Here's what an afternoon at Orton Hall near Peterborough actually feels like. Take Mum, Granny, a friend or somebody you want to impress. Orton Hall makes afternoon tea feel like an occasion before the cakes even arrive.
Read more3 Unusual Places To Eat In Peterborough
Graham Waiteooking for somewhere different to eat in Peterborough? Try dinner on a historic barge, food in an old railway building or a communal seafood boil.
Read morePeterborough's One-Metre Pizza: Where To Find It
Graham WaiteA Peterborough café is serving half-metre and one-metre pizzas. Here's where to find the giant pizza hiding on an industrial estate near Newark Road.
Read morePeterborough Food Hygiene Ratings: What Does 0–5 Mean?
Graham WaiteWhat does a 3 food hygiene rating actually mean? We explain Peterborough's 0–5 ratings, what inspectors check and what to look for before eating out.
Read morePeterborough Has Discovered 16-Hour Brisket. Are Burgers In Trouble?
Graham WaiteBrisket, ribs and pulled pork are muscling onto local menus. But Peterborough has already lost one smokehouse so is this a craze or something bigger?. We look at Hickory's, independent local BBQ and whether the smokehouse trend will last.
Read moreCheck Your Tesco App — There Could Be Dinner Hiding In There
Graham WaiteTesco Clubcard vouchers can be worth 2× with Reward Partners. Here's how to use them for eating out without losing value or getting caught by the small print.
Read moreHomemade Indian Fakeaway: Can It Beat A £40 Takeaway?
Graham WaiteCan homemade chicken tikka masala, pilau rice and naan beat a £40 Friday-night takeaway? Laura takes on our first Taste Trail Fakeaway Challenge.
Read moreWhat Wine Goes With Sunday Roast? A French Wine Expert Explains
Graham WaiteFrench wine expert Olivier explains what to look for when choosing wine for roast beef, lamb or chicken — without the jargon, rules or intimidating wine talk.
Read moreVillage Pubs & Lunches Near Peterborough: 3 Food Detours
Graham WaiteEscape Peterborough for lunch without going far. Discover food stops and village outings around Helpston, Etton and Wansford for your next lazy afternoon.
Read morePeterborough Pubs With Character: Where To Find A Proper Local Night Out
Graham WaiteLooking for a Peterborough pub with some personality? Discover a historic back-street local, an award-winning micropub and a Lincoln Road favourite with weekend karaoke.
Read more3 Peterborough Birthday Meal Ideas That Feel Special
Graham WaitePlanning a birthday meal near Peterborough? Try a private room in Glinton, fine dining at a Wansford hotel or a Whittlesey celebration.
Read moreFive Peterborough Food Stops Worth Getting In The Car For
Graham WaiteFarm shops, proper butchers, local produce, cafés and even a few animals - because sometimes buying dinner is considerably more interesting than pushing a trolley around a supermarket.
Read moreAfternoon Tea & Cake Near Peterborough: 3 To Try - Cake, A Walk Or The Full Works? Three Peterborough Afternoons To Steal
Graham WaiteFrom £2.30 cake in Central Park to afternoon tea at Ferry Meadows and Wansford, discover three different Peterborough-area afternoon treats. Because sometimes an afternoon deserves absolutely no productive purpose whatsoever.
Read moreVegetarian & Vegan Food In Peterborough: 3 To Try
Graham WaiteDiscover three Peterborough options for vegetarian and vegan food, from plant-based Mexican cooking to Nepalese and Indian flavours.
Read morePeterborough Food & Drink In 3 Unusual Settings
Graham WaiteEat and drink in a former railway engine shed, aboard a historic Dutch barge or inside Peterborough Museum with these three unusual local stops.
Read more3 Independent Peterborough Lunch Stops To Try
Graham WaiteSkip the automatic chain restaurant lunch with three independent Peterborough options for Italian food, Indian street food, coffee and lighter bites.
Read more3 Different Peterborough Restaurants To Try
Graham WaiteBored with your usual Peterborough restaurants? Try West African, Portuguese and Nepalese food at three very different local food stops.
Read moreWhat Did People Around Peterborough Eat 3,000 Years Ago?
Graham WaiteWhat was dinner like around Peterborough 3,000 years ago? The extraordinary Bronze Age settlement at Must Farm near Whittlesey preserved cooking items, fish traps and clues to everyday life.
Read moreBaker Perkins: Peterborough's Surprising Food Machinery History
Graham WaiteDid you know Peterborough has a remarkable connection to the machinery used to make biscuits, bread, confectionery, snacks and cereals around the world? Discover the Baker Perkins story — then share your own Peterborough food memories.
Read moreWhere To Eat Before A Show In Peterborough
Graham WaiteGoing to the Key Theatre, Peterborough Cathedral or another evening show? Should you eat before or afterwards? Help us build Peterborough's genuinely useful pre-show food trail.
Read moreWhat To Eat Before A Halloween Night Out In Peterborough
Graham WaitePlanning Halloween in Peterborough? With ghost walks, outdoor films, parties and the new Ferry Meadows drone show coming up, we're asking the important question: where should you eat before or afterwards?
Read moreFoodie Fridays Ferry Meadows: Final Friday Tonight
Graham WaiteHaven't made it to Foodie Fridays at Ferry Meadows yet? Friday 25 September is the final scheduled event of the season, with street food, drinks and live music until 8pm. Here's why tonight might be the night to finally go
Read moreWhat Peterborough Food Place Deserves More Attention?
Graham WaiteKnow a Peterborough café, takeaway, bakery, pub or food business that more people should discover? Tell us the place, what to order and the insider tip you'd give a friend.
Read moreWhere Can You Get Locally Roasted Coffee In Peterborough?
Graham WaiteWhere can you drink coffee that's actually roasted in Peterborough? The Bean Around in Cathedral Square is a family-owned café and roastery producing coffee in small batches locally.
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