Author Dave Lee

It was a country pub needing an injection of love. It got one thanks to Ian and Zoe Burdass. Dave Lee celebrates the reinvention of the St Quintin Arms.

The rapid increase in new-build housing in Brough over the past decade or so has left the town lacking in drinking dens and so the recent appearance of micropub the Centurion Arms has proven a much-needed fillip for local sensation seekers.

Chamas in Beverley is not only a meat feast, but it’s also doing its bit to revive the salad bar, says Dave Lee.

Run by Russell and Sarah Jeffrey for the last 20-odd years, the Wellington is the sort of solid, stable, well-drilled foodie pub that you more usually find in the Dales or North York Moors.

The Pig & Whistle in Beverley specialises in meats and cheeses, but will it be heard in a crowded market asks Dave Lee?

At the end of the gloriously named Land of Green Ginger in Hull’s Old Town is Manor Street, where used to be situated a little tapas place called the Brief now renamed Chilli Devils

The Blue Lion at East Witton has simplified its menu and bucked up its ideas, according to Dave Lee.

You might recognise the Red Lion at Langthwaite from the television, but it is more than just a TV set as Dave Leed discovers

It’s not brash, the prices are reasonable and the food is good. What more could you want from a restaurant? asks Dave Lee of Thirteen, Leyburn

The George Inn was a favourite watering hole of JB Priestley and you can see why, says Dave Lee