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Give us our daily bread

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:19:07 GMT

Bread is one of our cheapest staple foods yet over the past 50 years there has been a revolution in the way it has been made. Gone are the local bakeries that supplied their communities.

catering for all tastes on the roof

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:46:40 GMT

Lee Bennett has cooked in restaurants in Dubai, Paris, London and Singapore, but there’s one dish on his menu which always betrays his Yorkshire roots.

Lord of the aisles

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:12:05 GMT

TESCO: Its range may be terrific and its prices fair, but wine buyers should look beyond the supermarket giant, writes Christine Austin.

Restaurant review: The Dyeworks, Kirkburton, Huddersfield

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:06:04 GMT

Picture two fine dishes – a trembling cheddar cheese soufflé of helium lightness and a brooding French onion soup of unfathomable depth – while I tell you a story.

Pub Of The Week: The House of Trembling Madness, York

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:56:16 GMT

Stonegate is one of the busiest streets in York, so you would think finding a pub on there should be easy.

Secrets we can’t keep

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:34:01 GMT

Fresh from wowing the foodies in Melbourne, Australia, on May 11 the Chateau Marmot touring restaurant will bring its brand of culinary magic back to a top-secret venue in York.

One of the joys of spring

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:41:35 GMT

The changing weather demands the crisp taste of Sauvignon Blanc. Christine Austin offers a guide to this grape.

Restaurant review: Cabra Verde, York

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:33:35 GMT

In one of York’s overlooked lanes, Jill Turton finds the real Iberian experience away from pervasive chain restaurants.

Pub Of The Week: Mill Inn, Harwood Dale

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:27:44 GMT

Just when you thought there were no secret pubs left to find in the North York Moors – no tiny, one-room farmhouse establishments that have been in the landlord’s family for three generations – you find the Mill Inn.

The teacher who curried favour with a table full of celebrities

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:29:44 GMT

Rahila Hussain has been crowned winner of ITV’s Food Glorious Food and her White Chicken Korma is stocked by M&S. But, as Catherine Scott finds, it is the start, not the end of her culinary aspirations.

Making food child’s play

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:27:22 GMT

Top chefs have come together in a bid to get our kids cooking better food.

The art of Andes craft

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:44:26 GMT

One of the first Chilean wine producers, Aurelio Montes, was in town to show off his wares. Christine Austin reports.

Restaurant review: Black Swan, Oldstead, York

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:39:08 GMT

The Black Swan at Oldstead is into its second year of holding, what some (not I) consider the ultimate accolade for a restaurant, a Michelin Star.

Pub Of The Week: Earl of Strafford, Hooton Roberts, Rotherham

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:33:11 GMT

Here we have a listed 16th-century manor house that has shifted into being a hugely popular pub.

Video: There’s a top chef in my kitchen!

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:45:21 GMT

Top chefs feature in a campaign to get children cooking more adventurous food, but when one ended up in her kitchen, Catherine Scott wasn’t sure what to expect.

Basic – but brilliant

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:05:54 GMT

If you’re befuddled by blanching, confused by coddling and perplexed by parboiling, then Tim Bilton’s new book Bilton Basics, gives you the know-how to knock up restaurant standard dishes in the comfort of your own kitchen.

In praise of a corking club

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:51:42 GMT

After meeting the readers at our live event, Christine Austin raises a glass to the Yorkshire Post Wine Club.

Restaurant review: Roots, Hull

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:46:34 GMT

Over the past year or so there has been the distinct feeling that the drinking and eating culture, which for the past decade, has been centred around Hull’s Princes Avenue, has been gradually losing its vitality.

Pub Of The Week: The Fountaine Inn, Linton

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:38:24 GMT

The Fountaine Inn is the kind of local you really do want on your doorstep.

Local boy’s top three

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:18:23 GMT

The opening of Trinity Leeds has seen two new restaurants in the city both headed by a Yorkshire chef.