95% Pub of the Week: The Norfolk Elaine Lemm January 11, 2016 Drink, Pub reviews 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...
Putting Yorkshire cider on the map Yorkshire Food & Drink January 11, 2016 Beer & Cider, Drink, Producers It was formed, literally, around the kitchen table. Now an East Yorkshire-based drinks company is bringing the joys of real cider to a wider audience.
Wine Quiz: Win a trip to Spain Christine Austin January 5, 2016 Drink, Wine Start the new year by testing your knowledge with Christine Austin's Fiendish Wine Quiz.
Wine blog: Travellers log Christine Austin January 4, 2016 Drink, Wine Another year rolls in, bringing with it new tastes and new challenges, but before we really get started with 2016, here are some of my drinking highlights of 2015. As always, the most outstanding trip of the...
70% Bay Tree, Stillington Elaine Lemm January 4, 2016 Drink, Pub reviews 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...
The best of the festive fizz Christine Austin December 22, 2015 Drink, Wine Fizz is essential for Christmas. Whether you pop the cork at breakfast-time, while you open presents or you wait until evening when all the visitors have gone, there is nothing like a glass of bubbles to make...
70% The Tiger Inn, North Newbald Dave Lee December 22, 2015 Drink, Pub reviews Though the Wolds Way actually passes just to the east of the village, North Newbald makes a very handy diversion for walkers. It lies 15 or so miles from the start of the walk in Hessle, so if you set off...
Blog: My top 20 Christmas wines Christine Austin December 14, 2015 Drink, Wine The offers are good this year, which makes it worth heading out to buy for now and for those long gloomy weeks of January. But not everything I have selected is on offer – some wines really are worth their...
96% The Garden Gate, Hunslet Amanda Wragg December 14, 2015 Drink, Pub reviews There’s no indication that we have to, but if we did, we should fight tooth and nail for the life of this extraordinary Leeds landmark pub. It’s 30 years since I set foot inside the place and I’m ashamed...
Blog: And so to finish – dessert wines Christine Austin December 7, 2015 Drink, Food, Wine As the season of festive entertaining looms larger, every dessert deserves its own wine. That final course, perhaps a delicious, decadent pud or a chunk of artisan cheese, is how a dinner should end, and...