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Cooks and their Books

22 Jan 2018 by Jill

I’ve no idea whether Jo and Stu Myers got the jitters when we booked 15 of the country’s top food...

20 Jan 2018 by Jill

There’s nothing else like it in agriculture – the low wooden forcing sheds of Yorkshire’s rhubarb producers are quiet, warm...

18 Jan 2018 by Jill

Andrew Pern has announced a programme of guest chef nights at the Star Inn the Harbour, Whitby. The first one...

14 Jan 2018 by Jill

There are not many farmers who can name every low flying aircraft going over their land, but Peter Mawson is...

20 Dec 2017 by Jill

It was an institution. The Gift Shop in Staithes stocked everything you ever needed: candles, string, sink plungers, hot water...

06 Oct 2017 by Jill

Monday saw the launch of the 2018 UK Michelin Guide – streamed live in front of an invited audience. After...

05 Oct 2017 by Jill

Congratulations to Skosh, York and Joro, Sheffield on their Michelin Bib Gourmand announced this morning. So glad we visited and...

27 Sep 2017 by Jill

I’ve been cooking from Meera Sodha’s fantastic book Fresh India recently, which calls for all sorts of Indian spices, not...

16 Sep 2017 by Jill

To Ibérica the stunning, former Bonhams/Hepper building on East Parade to learn about paella. We’d been invited by Marcos the...

01 Sep 2017 by Jill

What’s happened to Clitheroe. When I lived there as a teenager there was nothing much to celebrate in the way...