(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…
(ad – pr) A traditional Afternoon Tea can be a tricky thing to differentiate. So many of them are a series of over-sweet cakes paired with finger sandwiches betraying how long it’s been since they were cut, followed by an underwhelming brace of scones. That being the case, it’s not a natural way for me…
(ad – pr) I’ve been lucky enough to eat at Sora York a good few times now and it never fails to impress. The location is utterly unique in the city and offers quite impressive and spectacular views that, in all honesty, would keep the place busy even if the food offering wasn’t up to…
(ad – pr) Whenever I think I have a handle on all of the best buildings in York it feels like another contender looms into view all ready to wow me again. The concentration of landmark buildings within the city walls is practically endless and there’re plenty of examples around the wider city such as…
(ad – pr) You’d think serving fresh beer to enthusiastic customers in a brewery wasn’t a terribly hard thing to do. After all, the beer is brewed and ready to go and who isn’t eager to attend the proverbial in a brewery. In real life though practicalities can intervene and I’ve seen a few events…