July 2023. Walkley, Sheffield. Mrs RM has been hard at work keeping me in the lifestyle to which I have long become accustomed, but joined me for a bottle of thrillingly expensive red wine and moussaka at the Greek Grill House on Barber Road in Commonside. Must have been a strong bottle of wine, because… Continue reading THE WORLD IS A ROSE
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PLUM PORTER AND KATSU CHICKEN IN SPOONS
July 2023. Hillsborough. Sheffield. Not sure what you’ve done to deserve a blog post on my lunch in Spoons; surely an Instagram post like Mrs RM does would be sufficient. Perhaps. But as I staggered out of Beer House I knew that I needed to eat (Axholme Rob doesn’t eat when he’s pubbing, it’s his… Continue reading PLUM PORTER AND KATSU CHICKEN IN SPOONS
MURKY MARVELS AT HILLSBOROUGH INTERCHANGE
July 2023. Hillsborough. Sheffield. Music lovers descend on Hillsborough today for the annual celebration of mediocrity (sponsored by Brew Dog) that is Tramlines. Mrs RM just asked “Is Sophie Ellis-Bextor on again ?“. (No). Once they’re behind the fences at Hillsborough Park they won’t be allowed out, so no chance to explore the thriving ale… Continue reading MURKY MARVELS AT HILLSBOROUGH INTERCHANGE
TICKING THE TICKERS
July 2023. Sheffield. When you’ve ticked all the pubs, thoughts naturally turn to ticking the other folk engaged in this most noble of callings. You’ll remember the first annual tickers conference in Chesterfield. Well, if you do, you’re doing better than us. Some tickers are aiming for GBG completion, some to do all the heritage… Continue reading TICKING THE TICKERS
That quick Sunday evening pint in the Blake Hotel
July 2023. Sheffield. The sun is back in Sheffield, just in times for Tramlines its annual celebration of middle-aged, middle-class nostalgia. Friday’s headliners are the bloke out of the Verve, Bloc Party, and MYQ Kaplan, who I’m convinced ran accountancy training in the ’80s. And the beer comes from Brew Dog. Oh dear. Tremendous fringe,… Continue reading That quick Sunday evening pint in the Blake Hotel
A RAINY SHEFFIELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON – EEL & IMPERIAL STOUT
July 2023. Sheffield. Summer brings with it showers, even on the righteous it seems, but that didn’t stop Mrs RM accompanying me on a 10k (steps) walk round Sheffield on Sunday lunchtime. We really want to explore south Sheffield, the bit not covered by trams with all the ethnic eateries, but only made it as… Continue reading A RAINY SHEFFIELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON – EEL & IMPERIAL STOUT
MUSIC NIGHT AT THE WASHINGTON
July 2023. Sheffield. Please treat this as an experimental post. I want to know if it’s possible to do a 10 minute blog post after 4 pints in 90 minutes, when that 4th pint is Plum Porter in Spoons. On Thursday night I felt in urgent need of live music. If in doubt, try the… Continue reading MUSIC NIGHT AT THE WASHINGTON
Mrs RM’s resolve crumbles in The Old Shoe
July 2023. Sheffield. Mrs RM has a posh watch which “rewards” her, if a beep can be considered a reward, as she hits her 10k/15k/20k step targets. A walk from the Blind Monkey into central Sheffield is worth 10k, so Mrs RM decided to take back a pair of shoes she’d just bought. NEVER, NEVER… Continue reading Mrs RM’s resolve crumbles in The Old Shoe
ALL THE BREWERY TAPS IN SHEFFIELD ON TRAM – ST. MARS OF THE DESERT
July 2023. Attercliffe. Sheffield. I have a little section called “Notes” on my phone and for 2 years there’s been a note saying “St Mars of the Desert”. If Pastore is the trendy centre of Greater Waterbeach’s brewery centre, St Mars is the heart of hip Sheffield. Or something. During lockdown I had a fair… Continue reading ALL THE BREWERY TAPS IN SHEFFIELD ON TRAM – ST. MARS OF THE DESERT
ROBIN HOOD, ROBIN HOOD…
July 2023. Little Matlock, Sheffield. I had a real scare the other day, I can tell you. On the walk up the hill into Sheffield, just past the Crow, a young bloke overtook me. Granted, I was dawdling a bit, and I’d overtook him a few minutes earlier so he may have had a point… Continue reading ROBIN HOOD, ROBIN HOOD…
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