Das Kino, Nottingham - Restaurant Review

Foreword: Not sure whether to title this review with Das Kino or Oscar & Rosie's; the pizza professionals in residence in the kitchen. But together they have most definitely achieved something enhancing to the city, and delicious!

Das Kino is a relatively new to Nottingham ping-pong bar, with a great youthful trendy vibe, reflected in their quirky rustic interior styling and the crowd it attracts every night of the week. (And I'd recommend heading there in the week, it gets rammed on the weekend!)

Interior styling

Oscar & Rosie's 'pizza as it should be' is renowned in Nottingham, and not without reason! Having been previously based in a takeaway only kitchen in downtown I can only hope this residency is long and prosperous. I intend to visit again! 

The food; We ordered the Brooklyn sausage party 14" to share (basically a pepperoni pizza) with Mac and Cheese on the side. It was all very (yet nicely) filling - I'd be amazed if one person could finish a whole one! The tomato sauce was rich and the cheese was perfect - not too oily but stringy and moreish. The pepperoni was a good safe choice however the menu boasted a lot of others I'd love to sample. 

Food!

Of course the secret to pizza I feel is the base - and this was right up my street. Very thin but perfectly cooked, which is not only pleasant to eat (the texture almost melted in your mouth!), but also you know you're not just getting filled up by cheap bread! 

The Mac and Cheese was very very  good M&C (simple yet effective). As with their pizza list they have a great range of sides and lunch specials (a little lighter.) Alternatively they also sell pizza by the metre, if you feel like utterly and totally devoting yourself to becoming a pizza fiend. (I wouldn't blame you)

Rum and Raisin DIY cocktail

The drinks; admittedly I haven't explored as much as the drinks menu as I might have liked - but they do have a great selection of draught beers! (Czech Krusoviche anyone?) I had a fantastic DIY icecream float cocktail the first time I visited. It came with a scoop of icecream, a shot of rum, ginger beer and chocolate raisins. - shame I couldn't fit another in after the pizza 

Check out Oscar and Rosie's web page here (with links to the menu and Das kino's address) - http://www.oscarandrosies.com

Happy customers

I've told my pizza obsessed sister I have found her a little slice of heaven in Nottingham... I'll definitely be back.

In hindsight - An introduction

I wouldn't go too far wrong to recommend you follow my instagram to keep up with my Autumn term activities @izzym77. 

Balancing work and social life is a task which should not restrict or limit social networking, if anything it should enhance it! 

So please excuse my backdated posts, though this hindsight will hopefully prove some useful purpose towards reflection. 

My first Pecha Kucha - New Art Exchange, Nottingham

The format of this method of presentation (20 slides, 20 seconds talking for each) appeals to me as it requires clear and relevant images, provoking relevant and informative speech. (Or that's the idea anyway.)

I went to one recently hosted by the Real Creative Futures team in Nottingham. I was invited (by the organiser no less) due to my involvement within the Knitting Society of my university. But I'd say my attendance was mainly due to my personal interest within the creative community of Nottingham.

The speakers came from a mix of backgrounds, with their presentations having a mix of motives. The event (hosted this time at the New Art Exchange) is a fantastic way to promote yourself. As you're standing up selling yourself to a room of people who already want to buy into "this kind of stuff" (creative, community, etc.)

I had a great time talking with other guests/ speakers/ organisers. Initial steps now are swapping contacts, but I would definitely look to doing something for a future one - and hopefully bringing some more of the student community into it. (Thinking more art and design than knitsoc itself.) 

From the presentations I learnt about people/ places in town and around the city, helpful career tips, and also a bit of spiritual advice. Oh and some fantastic (some what wacky) gardening tips... All available to re-listen to on the International Pecha Kucha website (look for the Nottingham page.)

Free to attend, free food and drink, and lots of amazingly interesting people to meet and/or hear speak. I'm definitely going to the next one they host hear. (Whether I will speak or not; that will take some more deliberation...) 

Read more here;

http://www.pechakucha.org/cities/nottingham

And here

http://www.creativequarter.com/community/projects/pecha-kucha-nottingham/