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Six-and-a-half? It's a 10/10

Light my fire: Chef Leslie fans the flames WOOD SMOKE wafts enticingly around Dyson Place and there’s the smell of cooked food on the breeze. My nose twitches at the memory of Bonfire Night and Sunday afternoon barbecues but we’re in for something a lot more sophisticated than blackened bangers and undercooked chicken thighs. Tucked coyly away in the corner of this shops and eateries complex…

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Playing Bingo at Tonco

Hog’s head croquette with brown sauce I RECKON the waiting staff  at Tonco, that quirky little place tucked away in the corner of Dyson Place, Sheffield, play Menu Bingo in idle moments. And the one who draws croquettes usually takes the prize. It’s the most requested dish most days says our server Simon. Small wonder. I remember one with courgettes in the summer, all creamy interior inside a…

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Just a tweak and a prayer in the old Mission Hall

The Meal That Went Wrong - but a tweak and a prayer in the old Mission Hall should fix it! #Sheffield #Cornerstone #restaurants #blogs

It looks good at night BEFORE Covid struck there was a hit play in the West End called The Play That Goes Wrong, in which Murphy’s Law rules supreme. Actors miscue, scenery falls down, things explode. It’s a real hoot. It happens in the hospitality business too. Welcome to The Meal That Goes Wrong. In this case it has happened early on in a restaurant’s life when things have still to be…

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An idea Flowers at Dyson Place

Martin Flowers: Dyson Place is his Lego set THIS IS developer Martin Flowers, the man behind that new lively little square of shops, flats and restaurants which is Dyson Place, not far off Ecclesall Road, Sheffield. On a sunny weekday morning the place is vibrant as people stroll in to buy a coffee, stop for lunch, get their hair cut, shop for vegetables or seek a little therapy in the…

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Tonco: so trendy but tasty

Tonco: so trendy but tasty

Quincewell tart – lovely pastry

IF TONCO, a bijou little eaterie tucked away shyly behind the stone lions in embryonic Dyson Place, Sheffield, sounds vaguely Mediterranean (Greek or Italian, perhaps?) you might be surprised to find that it takes its name from a long-forgotten sarsaparilla drink brewed in Barnsley.

Once you have managed to open the stiff front door, which obviously spent a…

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