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AD | 2026 disappointments…

Sunday Roasts with boiled veg? Absolutely not❌

Bottomless brunch at 5pm? I’m too old for that shit😂

So when I find a bottomless that actually understands the assignment… 👀🍸 @bluevalentineshpl 💔

I’ll let the reel do the talking🎥👇 by @theteessider

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8 days ago

🍜Back in my happy place!!
✌🏼Teesside meets Asia!
🌶️Food meets my belly more like! AMIRITE?

I got to try a huge range of dishes from the new menu at @luckytimehpl in @bluevalentineshpl💋

Ramen for days! Gyozas for weeks and Cocktail for life! Damn that Espresso Martini slapped! And you are damn right I’m going for bottomless brunch this weekend🍸🍹[invite] by @theteessider

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2 months ago

Deffo worth the hype. 🤤🔥(ad)

We tried the Posh Marg (£11), the Munch Box (£15) – smash burger, stir-fried donner, fries & a drink, plus a cheeky side of Buffalo Chicken Fingers (£6).

Every single thing slapped. If you’re local, get yourself to @dohboysofficial ASAP. 🍔🍕🌶️ taken in Norton by @theteessider

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3 months ago

Summer is here and she’s fucking fucking buzzing! ❤️☀️

Little throw back to my birthday month. DISCLAIMER: I am no longer freelance🤣 1 restaurant has closed down. 1 restaurant does not do the Honey Cake anymore and I am gutted!

Just a little reminder that SO much can change in a few months. Live your lives happy :)

* Got ya! I see blue skies 💙
* My fave dish when I am in Newcastle🍤 (@lacasadelicatessen)
* Official freelance and ready to roll🍾
* Wine time with my old social gals 🍷
* Mother’s Day with my actual mother and my Portuguese mama 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇹
*Cute village libraries are my 🌍
*This beetroot cheesecake from @matteoseaton is living rent free in my head💗
*Birthday rock bar with my FIL✌🏼
*New cardi but make it 🌽 (@cardi.craze)
*This platter was SENSATIONAL🐮
*Flowers from my spooky sister🪻
*First freelance month and getting in the gains📱
*Proud as punch to see my gal taking over the Toon’s landscape❤️
*Double date foodie night with the in laws 🫓 (@doodncl)
*This cake!🍯
*Cocktail night with my love😍🍹
*Still on that run hype🏃🏼‍♀️
* I love a little brekkie to kick start the weekends🥑 taken in United Kingdom by @theteessider

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3 months ago

Halfway through the year and I’ve slacked off on the grid! LOLOLO! Here’s a little dumpy dump for the lolly lols! 1. Let’s open with some Benidorm Strip 🍕 Just so you know what you are getting yourself into🙈

2. Girls who back girls😍
3. Such a s*ut for kebab! @trinity_kitch Always dishing out the cultural foodie options!
4. Birthday Toon Trip for @har0ld_5
5. My talented gal designed this whole place ❤️
6. DMA’s with my ❤️
7. New Chapter, New Phone🍑
8. Never not having the best time! Happy loads of years together hun!
9. Cinema date with my little bestie! GOAT was SOOOOOO GOOD!
10. A last farewell to @okdiners 👋
11. The best roast I’ve had in a LONG time!
12. Last of the harvest!l
13. Design day out in the homeland!
14. Birthday Espresso’s!
15. Wonderful few days at @madfestlondon fest! Catching up with Emma T on what’s new and what’s next!
16. Trying out the newest foodie places in Manchester is one of my fave things to do! We tried @yardandcoop and it was 10/10!
17. Another bonus is my bestie lives there and I get to snuggle, kiss and drinks beers with her!
18. Gig with my sis! Didn’t get swilled this time ✌🏼
19. My girl gang are better than your girl gang! Franz Ferdinand Fan Club! taken in Benidorm, España by @theteessider

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3 months ago

Want Burger Discount?🍔Okay then you little burger slugs, ave it!….One of the best parts of this account is having to try out places and then share them with you so you don’t miss out![COLLAB]

@properdings hit me one sunny Friday and you better believe I was down Billingham hitting up their earliest slot.

Quality control is KEY for these homedawgs 🍔 They only fit 10 patties on a grill at any one time to make sure they are perfect! I smashed in a Chilli Cheese, Smashed Hit, Buffalo Tenders, Original Tenders with upgraded fries…. Oh and ALL the dips!

You can get yours from:
📍Hartlepool (48 Church Street, TS24 7EB)
📍Billingham (Unit 5, Lagonda Road, TS23 4JA) - Delivers to Billog, Wynyard, Port Clarence and Norton
📍Stockton (Opens end of June)

For 10% off your order use code TEESSIDER10💪🏾 taken in DING by @theteessider

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5 months ago

Time for a little reintroduction! Hi, I’m Carli👋

I’ve lived a few lives…
 Fashion Business Degree👗
Owned a Tea House for 10 years🍰
@sundaybrunchc4 Tea Expert🫖
Featured in @goodfoodeveryday & @guardian📰
Travel content for @ryanair ✈️
Started life over at 29✌🏼
Jumped into agency life (Social → Creative Director)📱🎥
I now freelance across Marketing, Content, TV & Design🎬

Outside of work, I’m a massive foodie, documenting life as I go, growing a little veg patch 🌱, travelling when I can, and equally happy on the sofa playing candy crush or head in a book📖

I miss the blogging days, so I’m back (where I can), no niche, just me and the visual vibes🌼

Went freelance earlier this year, so let’s see what 2026 brings ✨ (hopefully more travel + finally my honeymoon)!

If you’re here, say hi 👋 How long have you been following?
 And what do you want more of: Post, Stories or Reels?👇 Life? Travel? Food?

Peace out homies💜 taken in United Kingdom by @theteessider

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6 months ago

I am STILL banging on about the new Tapas menu from @bazaar.restaurant✨

And of course we would bump into some of our besties! Few wines here, few beers there🍷🍺

Tapas from as little as £1. Have a little scroll, have little nose and let me know what you would be snaffling? #gifted

£1 Tapas
Spanish Olives🫒
House Pickles with Red Onion🧅
Home Fermented Chilli Sauce🌶️
Baby Moonbread🍞

£2 Tapas
Homemade Velvet Hummus with Yogurt & Cucumber Tzatziki🥒

£3 Tapas
Charcoal Grilled Lamb Kofta with Spicy Tomato Sauce on Rice🍅

£4 Tapas
Spanish Seafood Paella🥘
Spring Lamb Chops with Ember Baked Potatoes🥔
Short Rib & Roasted Onion Wrap🌯

£5 Tapas
Lobster Ravioli with Shellfish Paella🦞
Sirloin Steak, Green Peppercorn Sauce & Roasted Onion🥩

Available Monday to Saturday from 12pm to 4pm. Book now for your change to kick off this sunny weather with a BANG☀️ taken in Bazaar Restaurant by @theteessider

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6 months ago

Q2 already… and honestly, Jan–March feel like a blur 👀

This year started with a big decision, I left my job, got offered another…and decided to take the leap and be my own boss.
Too big of an opportunity not to give it a go and YOLO✌🏼

Have I looked back? Not once 💜

Here’s a little January throwback as I sort out my camera roll…

1 - Couple of trips to Leeds & back. You can’t do it without a visit to @zan.asian🍜
2 - Castle C**NTS - The group name for our yearly pilgrimage to a castle to kick start the year🏰
3 - New cardi obsession. It is what it is🌼
4 - Our family were not winding down the celebrations🎂
5 - I finally got to meet Maple and gosh could she get any cuter?🐶
6 - Jumped into to high energy content creation for @hartlepoolunited⚽️
7 - The Last Farewell to the girl gang #teamsocial✌🏼
8 - I can’t go a week without a travel around the country. Jan was definately a month of farewells and closing a chapter🧡
9 - Treating my girl to some traditional English snacks. Don’t hate! I LOVE these ploughman’s packets🧀
10 - Bagels, books and goss at @offthegrounduk with the queen that is @robynclaridge💅
11 - Another day, another city. Coffee and catch up with the Sis in Law👯‍♀️
12 - Diet starts Feb. Stunning brunch from @caffe1901jesmond🌽
13 - Happy Jan from me and my hun 💗 Bring on 2026! taken in Zan.Asian by @theteessider

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6 months ago

Little #gifted birthday treat at @thewarehousekitchenandbar🍗

We went all out for the SMOKEY JOE FEAST 🔥🍖 and honestly… I’m still thinking about it.
Started strong with the cheese souflee🧀 crispy, gooey, and gone way too fast, then the cauliflower ribs came through smoky, sticky, and seriously underrated.

But the real star? The Smokey Joe sharing platter for 2.. and yeah, this is what dreams are made of: ribs, BBQ wings, maple bacon burger, onion rings, dirty fries, corn ribs, slaw & all the dips 🤯🔥

Washed it all down with a cheeky lil Pornstar Martini (cos I’m a massive basic bitch)🍸 plus the weekly speciale by Amanda that went down way too easy 👀

Safe to say… come hungry. VERY hungry.

Who are you sharing this with? (or are we not sharing? 😏)

Not even sure @beardmeatsfood could plough through this lot! by @theteessider

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6 months ago

Spring is springing and with that grows my book pile!📚🌼

Here are a few reads I am DESPERATE to get my eyeballs on this season! I have a holiday booked so can take some dark literature with me right?

Waterstones will always have my heart (and my bank balance)❤️ taken in Waterstones Middlesbrough by @theteessider

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