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Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival

Posted on 26/07/2017 by

The Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival will take place from Saturday the 23rd through to Saturday the 30th of September 2017. A celebration of local produce throughout the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Discover some of the best produce the area has … Continue reading →

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The Courtyard Dairy has moved

Posted on 17/07/2017 by

The Courtyard Dairy has moved, not far but just a little further along the A65 to larger premises at Feizor.  What was once the old Falconry Centre has now been lovingly transformed by Andy & Kathy Swinscoe into a cheese … Continue reading →

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Food Festival Tents

Posted on 11/05/2017 by

With summer starting now and a whole raft of Food and Music Festivals approaching every self respecting foodie needs a foodie tent to stand out from the crowd! I spotted these great food themed tents from FieldCandy and couldn’t resist … Continue reading →

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Small shop wins big award – The Courtyard Dairy

Posted on 09/09/2013 by

The Courtyard Dairy, which opened last December on the A65 near Settle, has been awarded “Best New Cheese Retailer” at the prestigious annual British Cheese Awards that took place last Friday in Oxfordshire. The awards have been running since 1994 … Continue reading →

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Blessed are the Cheesemakers – The Courtyard Dairy, Settle

Posted on 05/01/2013 by

The Courtyard Dairy, specialist cheese refiner and purveyor…. I popped in to The Courtyard Dairy near Settle to meet Andy Swinscoe and Kathy Bull this week and was delighted with the company, the cheese and the knowledge, a fantastic gem … Continue reading →

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Todmorden Pexommier – Creamy Camembert Style Cheese

Posted on 01/07/2012 by

Creamy Camembert style cheese made entirely from Todmorden Organic Milk I had heard rumours about this cheese but was not sure of the name until a chat with  @GeorgeandJoseph revealed the details, Pexommier from the Pextenement Cheese Company, Todmorden, a … Continue reading →

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Grassington Festival 2012 – “Beer, Food & Relish”

Posted on 19/06/2012 by

Grassington Festival is upon us once again and this years highlights for me include, Billy Ocean, Allan Davies, Hope & Social and a Frank Stone lecture, Frank was actually part of the real Great Escape from Hut 104 in Stalag … Continue reading →

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Unexpectedly Yorkshire & Cornucopia at The Corn Exchange

Posted on 08/04/2012 by

As part of #GoodFoodFriday in Leeds and in conjunction with Cornucopia I experienced some unexpectedly Yorkshire food & convivial company at the Corn Exchange in Leeds. This was truly Yorkshire Fusion Food, Leventhorpe Wine, Shepherds Purse Cheese & Yorkshire Chorizo … Continue reading →

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Malmaison, Leeds Loves Food

Posted on 08/07/2011 by

After the final scorching day of Leeds Loves Food in Millennium Square, I was invited to sample some of Andy Lawson’s (Head Chef of Malmaison, Leeds) dishes as  seen in the Leeds Loves Food food theatre demo earlier in the … Continue reading →

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Like Whisky Galore but Cheese!

Posted on 14/03/2011 by

During the snow a couple of weeks ago a cheese van was shipwrecked crashed in The Dales and adhering to the strict principles of “waste not want not” a small quantity of this cheese has been recycled!  The cheese appears to have … Continue reading →

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