Judging at the Decanter World Wine Awards
Some go to Graceland, some go to Skywalker Ranch, some even go to Elland Road. There are many places of pilgrimage around the world for the faithful. So it was…
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Dave MacKay
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Dave MacKay is a Yorkshireman, avid foodie and is also known for his powers of persuasion – having managed to get the UK's top chefs to all sign a card for his wife, Andrea, when they renewed their vows. You'll either find the couple frequenting Michelin-starred restaurants or in their own kitchen whipping up a dish from the latest MasterChef.
Review: Kim Selby’s Debut Cookbook, Everything With Love
When you are the second youngest of seven siblings, hand-me-downs are par for the course but, for Kim Selby, the best hand-me-downs were a host of family-friendly recipes passed down…
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Leeds Food Tour Review
Sometimes you visit a new city and don’t know where to go. Sometimes you visit a city that you’ve been to dozens of times and realise that there is still…
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Foxhills Country Club Review
When considering a destination for a meal, a spa day, a round of golf or even a wedding, many people will look at review websites, Savour first of course, but…
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The Alice Hawthorn: Review
There is a line that runs through the Terminator film franchise, “There is no fate but what we make”. The Punters, with all due respect to James Cameron and his…
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Czerwik Fine Wine And Cheese Night Review
Us Yorkshire folk are renowned for being, shall we say, not overly extravagant when it comes to financial matters so when we found out that there was a place where…
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48 Hours in York – Part Two
Fresh from being petrified at the York Dungeons we set off to The Grand Hotel, York hoping for something to reduce the pulses to something less likely to result in…
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48 Hours in York – Part One
Yorks are much like Minis. The New Mini is big and shiny with electric windows and Bluetooth but most will agree that it is a not a patch on the…
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Interview: Alex Henderson
Born and raised in Inverness, Alex wasn’t a lover of school and originally thought of joining the army, but the turning point came when his mum – who was a…
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Review: The Torridon
It is fair to say that our expedition to The Torridon, in Wester Ross on the West Coast of Scotland, is the furthest we’ve ever travelled for a hotel stay…
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Northcote Gourmet Getaway
You might wonder why some of the world’s best chefs know about the village of Langho in the Ribble Valley. The answer is simple, Obsession. Held annually at Northcote –…
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Interview: Hirishikesh Desai
Born and raised in Pune in India, a young Hrishikesh worked in the Baker’s Basket which was famous for its “posh” cakes. It was here Hrishikesh learned about hard work…
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Farlam Hall: Review
Some say that Hirshikesh Desai gets the train to work and he boards at platform 9 ¾. Others say that he actually wears chef’s whites because he is Gandalf re-incarnated.…
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The Milner York (Formally The Principal York Hotel) Review
The Principal Hotel (now The Milner York Hotel) has been an institution in York since it opened in 1878, a year after the train station opened. It was owned by…
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Holdsworth House Hotel Review
Ever the disorganised one, Mrs Punter left it to Friday of the Coronation weekend to say that she wanted to stay at The Angel at Hetton on the Sunday. I…
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