Adjacent to the Winter Gardens, Jurys Inn Sheffield has a special Valentine’s event on Saturday 11^th February 2012.  Starting at 7pm, their  Infusion restaurant will be themed for Valentine’s Day and diners will receive a glass of sparkling Proseco on arrival, to be followed by a 3 course menu.  To keep the romance flowing, local acoustic singer Michael Mulholland, will be performing some classic love songs throughout the evening and guests will receive a small gift to take away with them.

The cost is £22.50 per person and if you want to push the boat out, their lovely superior rooms are available for the night for £95.00 per couple including breakfast the next day.

Cafe Rouge have a Valentine’s offer running at all their locations – Cafe Rouge St Paul’s Place Cafe Rouge Ecclesall Road and Cafe Rouge Meadowhall with each offering a special 3 course meal accompanied by a glass of Cremant de Bourgogne for £25 per person – full details of the offer and the menu are accessible from the special offers section of each restaurant’s online booking diary.

If you want to share some Latin vibes on Valentine’s Night, Cubana on Trippet Lane have a mixed tapas deal for £22.95 per person, or just £17.95 per person for early birds who book a table between 5 and 6pm!

We’re still hoping for a bit of an Indian summer for a last blast of sunshine, but have to admit that down on our veg plot there are definite signs of slowing growth in the summer crops, so it looks as if they agree with the Met Office at least.

As we all change gear and start to prepare for our winter woolies and boots, we do at least have a few festivities to look forward to, with Halloween and Bonfire Night on the horizon.

We’ve just spotted a nice offer for November dining at Cafe Rouge in Sheffield too, where you can get three courses for the price of two plus a glass of bubbly via one of their online booking offers.

And, brace yourself because their online Christmas deals are also out and other restaurants will no doubt be gearing up for the festive season too.  Don’t shoot the messenger!

Offers at Cafe Rouge – Ecclesall Road, Sheffield

Offers at Cafe Rouge – St Paul’s Place, Sheffield

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With just a few days to go before the action starts, the Sheffield Food Festival is set to serve up an enticing menu of events. It will be taking place between 4 – 10 July with a range of exciting activities happening across the city.

Events include everything from a demonstration with the chef of the Michelin starred Old Vicarage, to a market of food produced and grown right here in Sheffield, to classes in chocolate or cheese tasting, to an exhibition of sixteenth century cookbooks.

It’s about much more than enjoying fabulous gourmet food though and forms part of a wider piece of work at Sheffield City Council on the Food Plan which aims to tackle issues from access to healthy food in the city, to encouraging businesses and residents to support local food producers, to improving opportunities for community food growing in the city over the next three years.

Councillor Helen Mirfin-Boukouris, Sheffield City Council’s Cabinet Member for Business, Jobs and Growth, Culture and Sport, said: “Sheffield Food Festival is bringing together over 100 organisations and is destined to attract over 40,000 visitors to the city in an array of fantastic events that will whet the appetite and stimulate the senses. This will bring the important work of the Food Plan alive, and I hope that as well as enjoying some wonderful tastes and experiences, people will come away having picked up new skills and knowledge to help them enjoy healthy food.”

It should be a fabulous time to head into the city to check out what is happening on the local food scene,  pick up tips and ideas and sample some gourmet treats.  We’re looking forward to seeing what the ‘pop up’ restaurants will offering and can’t wait to have a rummage through the festival market to find some new ingredients and local produce.

During the festival, Otto’s Restaurant on Sharrowvale Road have a new Moroccan mezze menu on offer, featuring 3 Moroccan mezze and a drink for £8.  It will be available as an early bird option from 5.00 pm -7.00 pm from Monday 4th July to Saturday 9th July and all day Sunday 10th July from 1.00 pm – 10.00 pm.

We’ve already had a a couple of nice meals at Cafe Guru, where they serve good Indian food with a modern twist in a light and airy restaurant.  It’s located on Westfield Terrace, just off West Street, so it’s a great city centre restaurant if you need somewhere before or after a night out in the city.

The White Horse Inn at Misson, just outside Bawtry are offering £30 worth of food for two people for just £12.  The White Horse is a traditional country inn with a wide and varied menu, featuring everything from British classics such as Beef and Ale Casserole, to Pan Fried Fillet of Sea Bass with Garlic Tiger Prawns and there is also a full vegetarian menu.

The offer voucher is valid until June 17th and up to two vouchers can be used per booking, so parties of four can enjoy a meal out together.

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Sheffield’s fabulous Cubana restaurant has teamed up with Groupon, to bring you a ray of sunshine in January 2011, with a great deal to enjoy £20 worth of Tapas for just £10.

Cubana have more than 40 different Latino-influenced tapas dishes to choose from, perfect for sharing with a friend or loved one.  With plenty of meat, fish and vegetarian dishes to choose from, you’ll be spoilt for choice!

Vouchers are on sale now and are valid from 3rd January – 31st January 2011 from Monday – Thursday.

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For just £14, you can get an authentic Thai meal for two – worth £35 – at The Orchid restaurant on London Road, Sheffield.  Not a bad deal to beat the cold weather winter blues…

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