Jill - Squidbeak

RIP La Grillade

19 Jan 2014 by Jill

Good places in Leeds seem to closing faster than good ones are opening. First, Anthony’s and now dear old La...

19 Dec 2013 by Jill

Blind Swine the York restaurant that we rated the best opening of the year is closing on lst January. We’re...

12 Dec 2013 by Jill

Is there no stopping the Courtyard Dairy, the magnificent cheese shop just outside Settle? We’ve written about their opening and...

26 Nov 2013 by Jill

We were well and truly cosseted last week at the Devonshire Food Festival, a week long extravaganza showcasing the work...

20 Nov 2013 by Jill

Am I falling for a PR stunt by even mentioning this? You may have seen in the press the £120...

01 Nov 2013 by Jill

When we have neighbourly get-togethers, our Spanish neighbour Jesus often arrives with the most delicious tortilla. He always graciously insists...

01 Nov 2013 by Jill

Food festivals are two a penny these days with regulation food stalls, cookery demos, you know the score, but the...

21 Oct 2013 by Jill

It was a hot ticket – an invitation to tonight’s opening of the Star Inn the City, York’s exciting new...

19 Oct 2013 by Jill

A few years ago the family came across some cans of old 8mm film shot by my granddad, Arthur Edward...

02 Oct 2013 by Jill

There are chefs with big egos and we all know who they are, and there are chefs who just get...