Does dining in the dark make food taste different? How much of what we taste is based on what we see? Geraldine Scott found out with a trip to Dining in the Dark at Open, Norwich. It's no secret that a beautifully presented meal can entice you in making you want more - or a poorly presented one, thrown together, can make a dining experience less than luxurious. But I hadn't realised just how much of our taste sensations were influenced by what we could see in front of us on the plate. The so

Owned by London art dealer Ivor Braka and his wife botanical artist wife Sarah Graham, The Gunton Arms in Thorpe Market promises to be more than just a normal foodie pub. Geraldine Scott found out what could be done with enough style, taste, and money in the Norfolk countryside.

“It’s not a set up,” comedian Stephen K Amos promised as he picked out local funny man Josh Ryan in the audience at his Norwich Playhouse Bouquets and Brickbats gig on Monday night.

It’s difficult to laugh about Brexit at this stage, whether you’re a leaver or a remainer.

Perched on Earlham Road, The Workshop has a exterior which oozes cool.

Before you even set foot into Britons Arms, you know you’re in the most ancient part of Norwich.

Fresh off the back of a five bubble rating from the Good Spa Guide, Geraldine Scott paid a visit to Aqua Sana at Center Parcs Elveden to see what all the fuss was about.

They say when you’re eating out abroad, you should go where the locals eat to get an authentic experience. So when Geraldine Scott wanted real dim sum in Norwich a restaurant popular with Chinese friends was going to be the place to go.

Opened in 2000, The Belgian Monk in Norwich was designed to make the diner feel like they could be sitting in a kroeg in Bruges.

Whether you’re feasting on a towering burger or chowing down on a stack of ribs, it’s clear the meat market is overcrowded, so to stand out your humble steakhouse has to have something special. Geraldine Scott finds out whether Middletons makes the grade.

It was a stay of juxtapositions, old and new, snuggled up warm and snow falling down outside, the chaos and the calm.

I’ll start by saying I am no wine connoisseur, and if looking for a bottle you’ll generally find me hovering around the £5 rosé in my local supermarket - Jean-Charles Boisset I am not. So when I went along to try some of the best wines the Norfolk Wine School could find, I took a much more sophisticated friend along with me, to lend me his palette. The night we were guests at was a first for the Norfolk Wine School, a charcuterie and wine workshop. The school was set up by chief wine tutor Je

I’m going to start by admitting I’ve never really been a Take That fan. Sure I would sing along to Rule the World in the car, but in all honesty when I heard they were coming to Norwich I didn’t rush out to get my hands on some tickets.

The Cary Arms may be a small inn but it offers huge views of the expanse of sea and sky on its doorstep.

Now a familiar face on the UK comedy scene, Katherine Ryan has appeared on Mock the Week and 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

Comedians such as Amy Schumer, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have shown on the big screen that the answer to the ridiculous question ‘Can women be funny?’ is a resounding yes. But while critics may continue asking whether stand-up comedy and women can go hand in hand, performers such as Bridget Christie are drawing large crowds on the scene. Bridget is 44 and has been in the comedy game for over a decade. In the last few years she has added to her standing by receiving critical acclaim and winning