Bristol Culture » Bristol Top-10s http://www.bristol-culture.com A cultural meander through Bristol with plenty of stops for food and drink along the way Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:27:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 Top-10 Bristol restaurants for a special occasion http://www.bristol-culture.com/2013/05/01/top-10-restaurants-for-a-special-occasion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-10-restaurants-for-a-special-occasion http://www.bristol-culture.com/2013/05/01/top-10-restaurants-for-a-special-occasion/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 06:45:00 +0000 http://www.bristol-culture.com/?p=23597
  • Bell’s Diner
  • Berwick Lodge
  • Casamia
  • The Ethicurean
  • Flinty Red
  • The Glassboat
  • Greens
  • Pony & Trap
  • Riverstation
  • Second Floor
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  • The Apple, Welsh Back
  • Avon Gorge Hotel, Clifton
  • Beese’s, Conham
  • Boston Tea Party, Park Street
  • Brandon Hill
  • The Farm, St Werburgh’s
  • The Hope & Anchor, Clifton
  • The Kellaway, Horfield
  • Under The Stars, city centre
  • The Victoria, Westbury-on-Trym
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  • Cafe Amore
  • Didn’t You Do Well
  • Grounded (Redfield)
  • Hart’s Bakery
  • Hennessey’s
  • Lahloo Pantry
  • Primrose Cafe
  • Small Street Espresso
  • St Stephen’s Cafe
  • Workhouse Cafe
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  • Bell’s Diner
  • Bravas
  • Casamia
  • The Ethicurean
  • Flinty Red
  • The Lido
  • Manna
  • Poco
  • The Pump House
  • The Town House
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    An insight into the world of Bristol’s best-known gig-goer. When he’s not talking about bands he has seen, Big Jeff talks about bands he is going to see.

    @Bristol52
    An idea borrowed from Sweden which sees 52 different tweeters take over the one Bristol52 account over the course of a year, with always interesting results.

    @GeorgeFergusonx
    Our esteemed mayor has swiftly built up a hefty Twitter following since being elected last years, opening up his thoughts and diary details to the masses.

    @GreatGeorgeWMB
    The large bell on top of the Wills Tower doesn’t just ring in each quarter of an hour, but often dedicates his chimes and welcomes visitors down below.

    @guriben
    The self-styled Bristol Twitter gobshite has an 18-rated feed of whatever is on his mind. This ranges from Big Mac cravings to poking his child with a chicken drumstick.

    @iambags
    “Watching films so you don’t have to,” with an endless range of movie trivia, news and reviews interspersed with links to his thoughtful blog, Serene Velocity.

    @MarkTaylorFood
    Incredibly well-connected on the Bristol food scene. The Post food critic, Fork founder and Crumbs founding editor knows everybody you need to know. Loves music too.

    @parryphernalia
    The owner of more Twitter accounts than fingers (and he literally has 10 fingers), documentary comedian Paul Parry uses Twitter for dry observations on Bristol life.

    @PearCafe
    A food business with the right balance between self-promotion and fun. Run by owner Ellie, the daily menus are revealed as well as many random titbits.

    @waiyeehong
    For everyone who thought they would never go to a Chinese supermarket in Eastville until these brilliantly entertaining tweets. It’s a wonder Jo gets any work done.

    Twitter bird

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  • Ribena was invented at the National Fruit & Cider Institute in Long Ashton. As sources of vitamin C dwindled during World War II, Bristol researchers found blackcurrants were the best alternative to oranges and Ribena was born.
  • Browns restaurant on Queen’s Road used to be the Bristol University refectory. It is modelled on the Doge’s Palace in Venice.
  • Nipper the dog, made famous by his appearance on the HMV logo, was owned by an employee at the former Prince’s Theatre on Park Row. He is commemorated there by a statue and blue plaque, thought to be the only blue plaque in the UK devoted to an animal.
  • The Downs Tea Rooms are former Victorian toilets. On the toilets the other side of the water tower, a blue plaque commemorates attendant Victoria Hughes, who in the 1920s befriended prostitutes, making her workplace a safe haven for working girls.
  • St Mary Redcliffe is Bristol’s tallest building at 89m. But by virtue of Clifton’s lofted elevation, Christ Church is the city’s highest structure above sea level.
  • The Bristol Post Boy of August 12, 1704, is the earliest surviving copy of a provincial newspaper in the UK.
  • The Clifton Suspension Bridge is three feet lower on the Leigh Woods side than on the Clifton side in order to counteract an optical illusion.
  • In medieval times, the Christmas Steps was called Queene Street, later becoming known as Knyfesmyth Street after its specialist traders. At its foot for centuries was a statue of the Madonna and child, rubbed smooth by generations of people for luck. The beheaded statue can still be seen just inside the entrance to St Bartholomew’s Court.
  • The star-shaped light in the ceiling of St George’s marks the point where an incendiary bomb, thankfully failing to ignite, crashed through the roof during the Blitz.
  • Bristol is the only city outside London to have a State Coach.
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