Author Elaine Lemm

Everyone deserves a second chance, says Elaine Lemm, after two wildly different visits to the Hideaway Kitchen.

I’m pretty chuffed to find one of my old haunts thriving once again. The Three Hares at Bilbrough was, back then, an award-winning dining pub but still with its eye firmly on the drinker.

There was a revolving door at the Alice Hawthorn Inn, but with experienced restaurateurs now at the helm the future looks bright says Elaine Lemm.

Estbeck House has been quietly serving up excellence with little fuss. Time to raise the volume levels says Elaine Lemm.

I have often wondered why the Fauconberg Arms, a textbook, 17th-century country inn, in arguably one of the prettiest villages in North Yorkshire could have such a roller-coaster of a reputation.

The food has gone up a notch at Hudson’s after a £15m revamp of Yorkshire’s only five-star hotel, but diners deserve a better welcome, writes Elaine Lemm.

Does Whitby need another fish restaurant? Absolutely, says Elaine Lemm, when it’s the brainchild of Andrew Pern.

Don’t be fazed by the menu at Horto, just sit back and savour the culinary magic, says Elaine Lemm.

The menu at the Angel at Hetton may have been updated, but it remains a masterclass in classic cooking, says Elaine Lemm.

It is one of Harrogate’s few remaining independents and, while the surroundings may be different, the food at Norse is as good as it’s always been says Elaine Lemm. Pictures by Gary Longbottom.