Food&Drink Hawnby's magnificent Owl takes flight with stellar year The magnificently refurbished Owl at Hawnby, near Helmsley, has enjoyed a stellar year, despite the challenges of the global pandemic. The Owl posted an impressive occupancy rate of 70 per cent through 2021 with Sunday lunches consistently fully booked once the strict Covid restrictions had been lifted. Formerly the Inn By The Editor • 3 min read
Food&Drink The Yard is back in town After a 2-year absence popular Ilkley bar; The Yard is back on the scene with a new sports bar feel. The first concept for The Yard was created back in 1999 and the bar enjoyed welcoming thousands of customers for over 20 years, for food, drink and events. In recent By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Yorkshire chef launches new book - a blend of fiction and food Local award-winning chef and patron of The Yorkshire Dales’ Clarendon Inn, Lionel Strub, is celebrating having found a new outlet for combining storytelling with culinary creativity having teamed up with much published author Neil Russell-Jones which combines amazing tales written by Neil with recipes from around the world brought to By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Yorkshire pie-maker launches ‘posh pies’ The UK’s number one pork pie brand has unveiled a range of ‘posh pies’ into Morrisons, with the innovative range using premium cuts of British pork, each offering a unique flavour in its own right. The range consists of ‘Gatenby’ (roast pork dinner with herby potatoes), ‘Heritage’ (premium pork By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink pREP UK – the healthy meal prep service – expands nationally pREP UK, the healthy meal prep business founded in Huddersfield, has expanded to become a national service. What started as a small counter on the town’s ring road has recently undergone significant investment, with its sights set on becoming a nationally recognised brand. It now ships more than 2, By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Black Sheep Brewery breaks from the herd with bold new campaign Black Sheep Brewery is marking its 30th anniversary by embarking on a mission to tackle the misconceptions that surround cask ale, helping reposition the drink and bring it to a new, younger demographic by launching its new ‘Drink Cask Beer’ campaign. Despite being the ‘original craft beer’, rich in flavour, By The Editor • 3 min read
Food&Drink The Botanist to join collection of brands in the Glassworks Barnsley Council has today announced that The Botanist – one of the UK’s most celebrated bar-and-restaurant brands – has signed up to The Glass Works, giving town centre visitors and workers even more to look forward to as we put social restrictions behind us. The Botanist, which is the flagship brand By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Scarborough Restaurant Week: Taste the best the coast has to offer An exciting new foodie project that will showcase the best culinary experiences across Scarborough is launching this year, with the first mouth-watering event to take place in March. The concept, which was created by Scarborough Digital, The Green Room and Embers Scarborough Restaurant Week, has been funded with support from By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink the Wensleydale Creamery launches heart shaped truckle The Wensleydale Creamery has launched a new limited-edition 100g heart shaped truckle of its popular Yorkshire Wensleydale & Cranberries cheese, just in time for Valentines Day. Creamy, crumbly, and full of flavour, Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese has been carefully combined with the delicate fruity succulence of sweet cranberries, and wrapped up By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Michelin star chef launches luxury “dinner-party-in-a-box” A renowned Huddersfield-based chef, who headed up Michelin-starred kitchens across the UK – and ran The Woodman Inn at Thunderbridge for five years – has launched a luxury ‘dinner-party-in-a-box’ home-dining service, with an emphasis on beef wellingtons. Lawrence Yates left his position as managing director at The Woodman to set up ‘Chief By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Theakston Old Peculier named one of the UK’s best beers A beer from Yorkshire brewery T&R Theakston has been highlighted as one of the top UK ales in a new book from renowned beer writer Adrian Tierney-Jones, titled United Kingdom of Beer. The brewery’s much-loved Old Peculier brew - a 5.6% dark ruby red ale with By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Theakston announces permanent relaunch of ‘Masham’s best kept secret’ Iconic Yorkshire brewery T&R Theakston has announced plans for the permanent return of its much-loved Theakston XB beer after a two-year absence. The 4.5% ale will be available to stock in pubs and bars across the nation from March 2022, following a return of licensee confidence in By The Editor • 1 min read
