Category Archives: Food and Drink & Yorkshire Products
Newly Haunted Bradford – Sunbridgewells
Was the opening of the Victorian tunnels under Ivegate a good idea or have old ghosts and ghouls been released on the unsuspecting public. The Victorian tunnels have previously contained and constrained all sorts of undefined mysterious bodies best left … Continue reading
Skipton Gala & Pies
Skipton Gala Food If you want Steak & Kidney Pie, Chips and Mushy Peas you will find it on the blackboards at the Dales Cottage Cafe behind Rackhams or more correctly on the plates inside. Skipton and Settle based … Continue reading
Whale Meet Again
Whitby’s historical past is revealed in by the Abbey and the monuments that dominate Whitby’s east and west headlands above the harbour. For 84 years Whitby’s fishermen were engaged in whaling. The whale jaw bone arch on the West Cliff, … Continue reading
Sam Smiths Old Brewery Tadcaster
I would like to tell you about the best beer in Yorkshire but I am still testing them all out. What I can tell you about is the best value for money beer brewed in Yorkshire (and therefore anywhere in … Continue reading
Interlude for Afternoon Tea in Shipley
King George V would recognise many of the items on display at Interlude the Cafe Society tearoom ‘to be seen in’ when visiting Shipley. Between Elsie Russell’s florists and The Samaritan charity shop is an exceptionally well furbished cafe with … Continue reading
Candlelighters Charity Beer
Candlelight beer was brewed, by Wold Top Brewery, to help raise funds for the Candlelighter’s charity.I am not sure it is still available and my last bottle is now showing signs of age. Who and What are Candlelighters Candlelighters is … Continue reading
Terry’s of York – A Bite of History
Can you see what it is yet? Yes you probably guessed it is a mug! Some History of Terry’s of York What do an apothecary, confectioner and citrus peel importer have in common? When one of them was Joseph Terry … Continue reading
Relish and a Joke
You are unlikely to find this saucy little number in your local Chippy but you might overhear these old sores being repeated. ‘I have told you a million times not to exaggerate.’ So I went down the local supermarket, I … Continue reading
Yorkshire Teaology
Teaology involves mashing not brewing your tea in Yorkshire and other northern regions. Don’t get into hot water with the wrong tea phraseology … Continue reading
Yorkshire Pudding International Cuisine
The worlds greatest chefs come from Yorkshire and make the greatest dish in the world the Yorkshire Pudding… taste them now direct from the web…. Continue reading