The first one is for the ever popular Italian restaurant Vitos in Walkley and the other for Toscana,  the Italian restaurant and espresso bar on Devonshire street, in the heart of Sheffield.

23 seems to be going from strength to strength and was recently name ‘Restaurant of the Year’ at the Sheffield Area Restaurant awards.  At the same awards, Nonna’s took the award for best ‘Modern European Restaurant’, WasabiSabi were named as the best ‘Oriental/Asia Pacific Restaurant’ and Moran’s scooped the award for ‘Outstanding Service’.

We decided to check out Wagamama just after they opened and had a really good meal there. See our Wagamama review for full details. 

We’re very excited this month to have done a deal with Spice Yorkshire to bring a terrific offer to our readers. If you’ve ever yearned to do something exciting, like have a crack at white water rafting or fire eating, but aren’t sure about tackling it on your own, Spice Yorkshire could be just what you need to get started. Mind you, they’re not just about adrenalin kicks and adventure, they also have a great range of more sedate social activities, including a dining club, which is what brought them to our attention in the first place.

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The end of July saw an exciting new menu introduced at Sheffield’s top tapas restaurant, Cubana. The new menu has been created by Chilean chef Fabian Cruz, who has headed up the Cubana kitchen for seven years, ever since they opened as Sheffield’s first tapas bar. They’ve kept some old favourites, but new additions to the menu include ‘Cordero’ – slices of tender marinated lamb sauteed with caramelised red onions and ‘Pez espana’ – smoked swordfish on toasted Chilean bread. There is also an extensive vegetarian selection.

Cubana have also teamed up with Sheffield’s leading Italian restaurant, Nonnas. Nonnas Cucina have created a new range of luxurious Cuban style ice creams exclusively for Cubana, with coffee made from a special blend of fair trade beans.

Once again, the The Walnut Club in Hathersage is celebrating, as they have had confirmation that the restaurant has made it into the Michelin Guide 2008. They don’t yet know what the rating will be, but they are naturally delighted to have received this news, as their aim from the word go was to achieve Michelin status. Richard Mills, Managing Director said ‘I am very proud of our staff, especially our chefs, who work tirelessly in search of perfection with each dish’. We quite agree – a big pat on the back to all of them.

During the summer holidays, The Walnut Club have a special organic children’s lunch box available for just £3.99. Alongside the £5-£10-£5 set menu, this means that the whole family can have a day out in the Peak District and enjoy a great meal, whilst keeping the cost under control.
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New reader reviews this month include The Ivory, Rowley’s, Bluefin, Baan Thai, Playspace Cafe and Parthenonas.

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August 2007