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Jan 18, 2025 | essexlive.news | What's OnEmily GillAudience |Emily GillAudience |Emily Gill

A “cosy” and “quirky” cocktail bar with “unparalleled ambiance” has been voted as the best in Essex by our readers. Every so often, we ask our readers to shout out their favourite businesses and this time it was the turn of cocktail bar enthusiasts to have their say. After a round of nominations we whittled it down to just five and we are now able to reveal the winner. The Fête Lounge in Upminster has been voted the readers’ choice as the best cocktail bar in Essex.

Jan 13, 2025 | essexlive.news | What's OnEmily GillAudience |Emily GillAudience |Emily Gill

Chinese New Year is just a few short weeks away and here at EssexLive we are searching for for the best Chinese takeaway or restaurant in our county. The festival, also referred to as Lunar New Year, starts on the first day of the first lunar month and concludes with the Lantern Festival on the 15th day. The festival celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. This year, Wednesday, January 29, 2025, will mark in the beginning of the Year of the Snake.

Nov 7, 2024 | essexlive.news | What's OnEmily GillAudience |Emily GillAudience |Emily Gill

Here in Essex we are extremely lucky to have such a wonderful array of food and drink venues. From quirky country restaurants to bustling city pubs, we have it all. EssexLive has been championing some of the best the county has to offer through its Essex Eats series, which sees a member of the team review a local independent food business. They never know we are coming and we don't tell them who we are when we're there - it truly is an independent review.

Jul 7, 2024 | essexlive.news | What's OnEmily GillAudience |Emily GillAudience |Emily Gill

July has arrived and the school holidays are fast upon us. Luckily though, it seems the weather has taken a turn in the last week or so and we're able to go outside and enjoy the best of what Essex has to offer. Finally it's ice cream season. Whether you prefer the fruitiness of a sorbet, a classic vanilla or chocolate, or something more adventurous like bubblegum ice cream, there's somewhere in Essex just for you.

Jul 6, 2024 | essexlive.news | What's OnEmily GillAudience |Emily GillAudience |Emily Gill

We might be biased, but no one do a fry-up better than the British. Whether you're looking for a gourmet breakfast or a greasy hangover cure, there's plenty of options within the British cuisine - but none more notorious than the English fry-up. So for the past month we've been asking readers in Essex where to go for the best fry-up in the county. Now, after weeks of nominations and voting we can finally reveal the results.