Tommy Banks has quite the reputation in these parts, with a reputation that shows no sign of losing momentum any time soon. Way back in 2016 he made a starring appearance on Great British Menu, leading me to book into The Black Swan at Oldstead in the middle of an episode before the waiting list…
(ad – pr) Sandburn Hall is one of those institutions near York that’s remained very much on the periphery of my experience over my years in the city, my contact being limited to picking people up from work nights out. That being the case, I’d never set foot in the place, so when the offer…
(ad – pr) Over the years, I’ve been running this website, my email address has earned a place on many diverse and generally irrelevant mailing lists. Quite why Georgia Ports Authority think I’m interested in their frequent updates, I have no idea, but when a message dropped from a PR firm offering a free Simba…
A village pub should be many things, all of which should embed it in the local community. Social hub, place of refuge, venue for community groups, destination for visitors, provider of employment and (most pertinently here) somewhere to eat and drink. The Tiger Inn Coneythorpe has had a turbulent few years – an extended closure…
It’s hard work opening a hospitality business at the best of times, let alone downstream of a global pandemic, Brexit, worrying levels of inflation and “global political uncertainty” (wasn’t sure how to best phrase that without profanity). Still though people persist, for which I’m enormously grateful as should the rest of York be as the…
It’s been a little while since I was tempted enough by anywhere to make the journey to Leeds but when I heard Bobby Geetha had a new opening to take a look at, it didn’t take me long to start looking for a slot in my diary. With appearances on Great British Menu and Masterchef:…
Good Lord has it really been ten years? I vividly remember the early days of this site, thinking I should more widely share the delights of York’s food scene and tapping away without any thought of where it might end up. It honestly never occurred to me for a moment that people might end up…