Food&Drink Leeds' original Japanese restaurant announces comeback One of Leeds’ best-loved independent restaurants Fuji Hiro is set to reopen at The Merrion Centre this summer following its closure at the beginning of the year. The city’s original Japanese restaurant is reopening under new management with a fresh look, a refined menu and a renewed focus on By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Yorkshire whisky distillery to host clay and cask event The team at Spirit of Yorkshire whisky distillery is to host a creative evening of pottery and whisky tasting next month. Scarborough ceramic artist Rebecca Norris will host the Hunmanby distillery's first clay and cask event on Friday, 13th June. Participants will create a bespoke water jug whilst By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Yorkshire whisky wins gold award in world whisky competition The team at Yorkshire's first single malt whisky distillery is celebrating its success in a prestigious world whisky competition. Spirit of Yorkshire's Filey Bay Peated Finish #3 was awarded a gold medal in the Other Single Malt Whisk(e)y category at the San Francisco World By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Society support amid farm confidence and wellbeing concerns Farming charity, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society will be looking at the support it provides to the farming community, following concerns about business confidence and wellbeing raised by its members. According to the findings of the Society’s first ever Farming Outlook survey, almost two in every three farmers (65%) fear By The Editor • 3 min read
Food&Drink Yorkshire's farm distillery celebrates regenerative farming with first whisky at Waitrose The team at Yorkshire's first single malt whisky distillery has created a unique single malt whisky to spotlight their regenerative farming practices. This whisky will be exclusively available at Waitrose in the UK, the first time the distillery has worked with a national supermarket. Hunmanby farm-based Spirit of By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Yorkshire Wolds brewery MD invited onto the panel at a sustainable farming event The MD at Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery has been invited to contribute to a panel session at a sustainable farming event this month. Kate Balchin will join the Food Production panel at the Farmers Weekly Transition Live event at the University of Leeds Farm on 8th May. The By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Brew+ Leeds opening is an un-bao-lievable success The highly anticipated opening of Chapel Allerton’s latest food and drink venue, Brew+Bao, has launched to huge fanfare with hundreds of excited customers grabbing their chance to have the first try of its delicious menu of Asian street food, cocktails and fresh craft ales. The new bar and By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Yorkshire whisky distillery partners with English Heritage for landmark bottling The team at Yorkshire's first single malt whisky distillery has bottled a bespoke whisky for English Heritage. Hunmanby based Spirit of Yorkshire worked with English Heritage to launch Filey Bay Heritage Edition at 40 English Heritage sites throughout the UK. Described as ‘light, fruity and full of life By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Work underway to bring beer hall and restaurant to Sheffield Sheffield city centre is preparing to welcome a game-changing addition to its hospitality scene, as work officially begins on Kapital Beer Hall & Restaurant, a 4,500 sq ft venue set to become the city’s largest destination for European beer, food and entertainment. Located on Wellington Street within the By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Yorkshire beer company launch Goth range for Whitby festival In the run up to the next Goth festival in Whitby on 24- 27 April, Proper Yorkshire Beer have launched a special range to celebrate the event. Already selling their ranges across Yorkshire, this new limited-edition range is focused on the local coastline nearby and to support regional events. Head By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink East Yorkshire poultry business farm manager joins exclusive Ross 450 Club The team at an award-winning Middleton on the Wolds chicken business is celebrating after one of its employees joined an exclusive club that places him in the top 1% of the UK poultry industry. Clive Soanes Broilers' farm manager, Graham Bell has been awarded the Aviagen's UK By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Yorkshire whisky distillery wins gold at food and drink awards The team at a Hunmanby based whisky distillery is celebrating after one of its whiskies won a gold award in a prestigious national competition. Filey Bay Flagship Single Malt Whisky won the accolade at the Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards which recognise and reward the best food and drink By The Editor • 2 min read
