Author Elaine Lemm

There’s the gritty local boozer on one side and, just a few strides down the corridor, there’s an aspiring fine-dining restaurant complete with white tablecloths and a somewhat hushed atmosphere that comes...

The Yak and Yeti may look a little rough and ready, but, says Elaine Lemm, the Nepalese delicacies are infinitely more refined.

The presentation of a menu speaks volumes about the intention of both chef and restaurant. For me, short and relevant wins over rambling and confused every time; laminated always better suited to a caff and...

York’s Micklegate run was once exclusively home to drinkers, but with the opening of the Rattle Owl, the area is definitely on the up, says Elaine Lemm.

Why? Well, firstly, it is always buzzing. I have yet to pop in when it is not heaving, and don’t even think about it on race days given the Fox and Roman’s proximity to the racecourse. Even on the most...

Is the White Horse a fine dining country pub? Who cares, says Elaine Lemm, when the food is this good.

Plunkets restaurant, housed in a beautiful 1642 timbered building on High Petergate was a York institution. There was an outcry last year at its closure and proposals for Leeds Brewery to open their second bar in the city. Here we are in 2016, the furore over and the Eagle and Child is well and truly open.

The Norfolk just happens to be right smack bang in the middle of walking country. Trails and footpaths go off in all directions, and the management even organise their own walking events which conclude with...

What a delight it is to see a young couple making a go of a pub; with so many closing to take one on is a brave step. Yorkshire lass Harri Scott and her (chef) partner Ed Allen have taken on the Bay Tree at...

Offering set tasting menus in a remote location was a risk, but Elaine Lemm finds The Hare at Scawton has not only survived, but thrived.