Category Archives: Food
The Plough at Lupton and Small Plates!
On the way back from visiting relations over the border in The Lake District we called in to try the refurbished Plough at Lupton. The Plough is no longer the venue for Wild West quick draw competitions (although that was a … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Food, Reviews
Tagged beer, belly pork, figs, Hobgoblin, Kirkby Lonsdale, Lake District, Lupton, Plough Inn, Public house, pumpkin soup, Small Plates, tapas, yum cha
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Fancy a curry with 25% off?
Aagrah group of restaurants are offering 25% off food in January, 20% off in February and 15% in March, a perfect wallet saver for the new year. Just print off this voucher and take along to any Aagrah group restaurant. … Continue reading
Michelin Guide 2011 Stars & Bib Gourmand
There is a lot of hot air about the latest Michelin Guide 2011 on the web and in the press, including some quiet deletions, Andrew Pern’s fantastic Star at Harome with Michelin star or not, remains one of the best … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Eating, Food, Food & Recipe Books, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged Bib Gourmand, cinzia bocchi, Clitheroe, country inn, freemasons, Gisburn, Harome, italian, maurizio bocchi, Michelin, Michelin Guide, pasta, pub, restaurant, Simon Smith, star inn, Wiswell
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Christmas Lunch in less than an hour!
Ian & team from Napier’s Restaurant cooked up a fantastic Christmas Lunch in under an hour on a wood burning stove today at Skipton Stoves & Ranges in Skipton. The event was part of a Fresh Radio promotion, Julian & gang … Continue reading
Posted in chefs, Chorizo, Events, Food, Turkey, Yorkshire Dales Food
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Utopia – Broughton Hall, Skipton
Called in at the fantastic Utopia on the Broughton Hall Estate just outside Skipton this afternoon, just for a coffee! If you have not been, you really should try it, set in a superb location in what looks like the … Continue reading
Herb Fed Turkey, perfect Christmas Turkey
In my search for the best Yorkshire products & producers for Paganum, I came across Ed Wilkinson and his fantastic bird’s. Ed has recently started free range turkey farming and supplements the birds feed with fresh herbs from his Aunt’s … Continue reading
Posted in Farm, farmers market, Food, mail order meat, New Products, Turkey, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged Bird, christmas, Ed Wilkinson, free range, herb fed turkey, outdoor reared, Poultry, Shopping, Thirsk, turkey, xmas, Yorkshire
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Mutton Renaissance – What is mutton?
What is Mutton? Sheep farming experts generally agree that mutton refers to meat from sheep that are over two years old. Traditionalists argue that mutton is always the meat from a wether (a wether is a castrated male sheep; it … Continue reading
Posted in butcher, chefs, Competitions, farmers market, Food, Lamb, Mutton, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged ewe, Lamb, Lamb and mutton, Meat, mutton, renaissance, sheep, wether
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Giant Pumpkins
This week has all been about pumpkins, a Giant Pumpkins from Class One in Skipton was carefully delivered to The Bull at Broughton for the photo below and then an interview for the next FreshExtra podcast with Michelin Star Chef … Continue reading
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