Everyday People, 12 Byard Lane, Nottingham NG1 2GJ (0115 958 2445). Snacks and small plates £3.50-£7.35, ramen £14-£16, desserts £6-£7.50, wines from £31 a bottle, cocktails £9.50
Restaurants don’t always end up where they began. Everyday People in Nottingham is one of them. It was never meant to be a ramen bar. Chef Pete Hewitt, a 2015 MasterChef finalist, found his way to it, much as I imagine the questing find their way to God, and the flexible to Pilates. At first, he was all about Homeboys, a street-food operation knocking out massive flavours in handheld portions: confit duck doughnuts, stacked burgers, and chicken wings glazed with sweet, sticky sauces. In 2019, Homeboys won the European Street Food championship in Sweden with their nuggets of crispy pig’s head, and their prawns with preserved lemon and green chilli kosho. All good dish descriptions are an exercise in come-hither; those flashed more ankle than is strictly necessary.
