Restaurants and cafés in Norfolk have seen a “supersonic” start to the government’s money-off scheme, with some eateries in tourist towns overwhelmed with demand.

While Friday and Saturday nights might have been our go-to for a special meal out, coronavirus has started to tweak our habits.

‘A small courtesy to ring’ - restaurants’ plea for empathy as no-show diners are criticised Restaurateurs and hoteliers in Norfolk have urged customers to have empathy with the industry after national criticism of no-show diners. Earlier this week, television chef Tom Kerridge criticised 27 people who did not turn up to the Corinthia Hotel in London without letting them know. Just days later, well-known chef Paul Ainsworth also slammed 27 dinners who failed to attend his Cornwall pub in one da

A Norwich sushi restaurant has backed a campaign urging diners to cancel reservations they can’t attend after seeing no-shows every day since reopening.

A grandfather and former IT worker has given up the day job to build his business selling his own bottled hot sauces.

Though the food and drink sector is reopening its doors to the public, it’s certainly not back to business as usual. Here’s a handful of ways it might change going forward.

The owner and chef behind a long-standing Japanese restaurant says he is in no rush to reopen and will instead focus on takeaways as the country takes tentative steps towards normality.

It’s not been an easy few months for those working in the food industry. But the challenges have been met with resilience and innovation. Here, we’ve picked eight reasons to celebrate the work of everyone in the world of Norfolk food and drink during lockdown.

Duration Brewing had been open a little shy of three months when coronavirus hit.

Mushy peas on the side. Salt and vinegar on freshly-fried chips. Perhaps a dollop of curry sauce on top.

Our corner of the world is peppered with stand-out local produce and celebrated places to grab a bite to eat.

The colourful stalls of Norwich Market have sat at the city’s centre for more than 900 years.

But months of negotiations between business partners Terry Hughes and Linda Smith and the owners of a Belgian brewery they hoped to work with broke down. They were forced to go solo, but instead of scrapping their vision decided to narrow their focus.

‘22 of 50 guests cancelled’ - the couples and businesses hit as coronavirus cancels weddings Vicky Wackett and Tom Baxter should be enjoying their first days of newlywed life. Instead, they are among thousands of couples who have scrambled to reschedule their big day or remain in limbo over whether it will go ahead. The government lockdown and instruction that weddings should be cancelled, has thrown an industry into disarray. Miss Wackett and Mr Baxter, both 32 and from Dereham, were due to

Washing our hands has been the government’s main line of defence against coronavirus - keep clean, and you might just keep clear of the disease.

Election candidates hoping to win the votes of people in Norwich spent from as little as £90 to as much as £12,000 on their campaign, returns reveal.

Review: A well-known chef runs its kitchen, but what is the food like at this village pub? I'm pretty sure I've written this before, but it doesn't hurt to reiterate: There are few things better than a Sunday pub lunch. Whether you've built up an appetite with a long, rambling walk (I hadn't), scrubbed the house top to bottom (nope) or lazed around in bed eating buttery toast (bingo), sitting near an open fire with a glass of wine in hand and potatoes on the way is unbeatable. On a crisp, blu

It's said to have the best breakfast in Norwich - but does it live up to the hype?

Former MP Norman Lamb says his party's loss in North Norfolk was "blindingly obvious", as he reflected on a painful campaign which reinforced his decision to stand down.

Subsidence - when ground below a house collapses or sinks, taking the foundations with it - can, to put it mildly, cause a headache, costing thousands of pounds to fix and leaving owners homeless.