Yahala Mataam

Pop-ups and supper clubs seemed to have been steadily slowing down in popularity before the pandemic restrictions put everything back to a crawl by default a few years back. A decade or so ago there were a few popular supper clubs in York which all came to an end but over the last year or…

Azets in Yorkshire Food + Drink Business Awards 

                                                                                                                                                  Entries are open for the Azets in Yorkshire Food & Drink Business Awards 2023. The Awards are well known in Yorkshire and have been running for five years now, previously under the Garbutt + Elliott brand and I’m very happy to be returning as a judge. It is very simple to enter; just click…

Izakaya

Spark has done a lot for the hospitality scene in York both directly and indirectly. As a venue to be able to reliably grab decent food in a relaxed, family friendly setting, it’s broadened the city’s offering greatly and as a launchpad for new businesses it’s made a strong contribution to the wider offering and…

2022 in review

That was a bit more normal wasn’t it? Well aside from the potential for nuclear conflict, the pandemic continuing to wind down, the energy crisis, the cost of living crisis and the death of the monarch…but in general 2022 did have the feeling of returning to a bit of normality as pandemic restrictions were lifted…