(ad – pr visit) It’s fair to say that Forage York has had a bit of a bumpy ride recently. After working hard to establish a reputation for good food and show-stopping cocktails in their bar, restaurant and hidden speakeasy, the team were hit with a sudden closure that, quite understandably, gained traction in the…
(ad – pr visit) A few years back you’d have to journey to Leeds for a Brazilian Rodizio style steakhouse but they’ve been slowly proliferating in York over the last few years with Casa at the bottom of Micklegate being joined by Estabulo over at Vangarde as well as Caramba, a short lived offering at…
As we become more keenly aware of the need to reduce our meat consumption and are hit more and more by rising costs, inflation and so on, the treat of a good steak has become more and more of an indulgence. This places even more pressure on a restuarant serving steaks to get it exactly…
(ad – pr visit) We don’t do badly for decent steak in York. There’re a good few places that I trust to do justice to a nice piece of beef such as The Whippet, Corner Grill House and The Chopping Block but now we have a new option in the form of The Pearly Cow…
(ad – invite) These are straitened times if you’re into dining out. The cost of fine dining has, understandably, gone through the roof to the point that it’s surprisingly easy to drop well in excess of a couple of hundred pounds on a treat meal and the kind of place I aspire to eat the…
(ad – pr) Back in lockdown, much as I hate to think about that period, I was sent a variety of meals to try at home from businesses hurriedly trying to reinvent themselves under the most dire of circumstances. Amongst these was Kennedy’s who sent me a Sunday roast that turned out to be a…
Way back in 2017 I ran a series of street food events at my local pub to varying degrees of success with a range of traders who’ve gone on to a variety of enterprises since then. Amongst them and one of the most supportive was Clucking Oinks, whose bright pink van was as memorable as…
(Ad – pr) Just before Christmas I was lucky enough to be invited to stay at The Judges Lodging on Lendal and was extremely impressed by the beautifully cared for and characterful building. As I commented at the time, when I moved to York this was not a an establishment that did its premises full…
Some places have been part of the York food scene for as long as I can remember. When I first moved to York one of the best value places to hit was Melton’s Too on Walmgate, where I recall a particularly good value early evening tapas offer to take care of a Friday evening. Times…
(ad – pr) I have no idea how many times I’ve visited Castle Howard in the 20+ years I’ve lived in York; certainly well into double digits including a good number taking in the spectacular Christmas decorations and a good number of PR events that I’ve been fortunate enough to be invited to. What I…