Call me the odd woman out but my road trips begin when I pull my coat collar to my ears and my outside voice forms clouds before me. Maybe it’s “Masterpiece
Hollywoods during it s official opening night in 1988
- Credit: Archant
From Hollywoods to the First Floor Club - how many of these Ipswich nightclubs did you used to visit?
The Greyfriars had a nightclub and later restaurant
Roundhouse
The Greyfriars Centre, built in the mid-1960s, seemed like a great idea at the time and was home to a number of clubs including the Merlin, Lafayette and Roundhouse - most of which were short lived - before becoming an Asian restaurant.
It was largely demolished in 1984, becoming a normal roundabout again and had been completely been knocked down by 2012.
Radio One DJ Kenny Everett was at the First Floor Club in June 1969. Kenny moved to the BBC from pirate Radio London, off the Essex coast, in 1967. He went on to be a star on television with shows like The Kenny Everett Video Show. Picture: IAN MCGRATH
August 19, 2019
Since the Cotton House opened in Cleveland, Mississippi, at the end of July, business has already been booming. That’s partly because, as Cleveland’s first and only boutique hotel, it provides a wealth of charm and Southern hospitality to the little Delta town. It’s also thanks to chef Cole Ellis, who helms both the Delta Meat Market downstairs a refreshed, larger iteration of the original location across the street that garnered him a James Beard nod for Best Chefs in America in 2017 and the brand-new Bar Fontaine on the rooftop.
This rooftop perch’s food offerings small plates such as rosemary focaccia with whipped ricotta and pasta dishes like fettucine tossed with brussels sprouts and peppers have a southern European flare, but the drinks stay true to Mississippi. “The bar manager, Matthew McCain, and I started playing around with the idea of having our drinks menu incorporate Delta-style names and local ingredients,” Ellis says. He recommends the Ra