Look Back in Hunger
It’s that time again, ironically the quiet period for restaurant reviewers. Most of the press launches have been done and the eateries are too full of office lunches and Christmas shoppers chomping on festive fare to make a review either valid or pleasant. I don’t fancy sitting on a table for one with total mayhem […]
Let’s Do Lunch at North Star Coffee House
I must admit that I was not looking forward to doing this particular article as it was the end of the last working week before Christmas and the City Centre was awash with workers in their posh frocks subtly accessorised with Santa hats or flashing reindeer antlers. The women were not much more sophisticated either. […]
Let’s Do Lunch at Fettle
Word of the day – Fettle – (noun)(syn) Condition, e.g. Stan Graham was in fine fettle; (verb) to trim or clean the rough edges of metal or pottery before firing. It is also a Northern English verb meaning to make or repair something. In addition there is a Yorkshire slang verb the meaning of which […]
The Ticket Office, Ilkley – New and Reviewed
I must confess to having a soft spot for the beautiful town of Ilkley. In a previous existence I used to spend my days travelling round the Bradford area and I would always try to arrange my calls to end up in Ilkley on Friday afternoon so that, after getting my weekend shopping from Booth’s, […]
Aperitivo – More Than The Name
What’s in a name? Quite a lot really, especially when it changes. Witness Dough Bistro in West Park which has now become Aperitivo and gone from being a French influenced restaurant to an Italian. Unfortunately the new name does not do the establishment justice. The term aperitivo refers to a mainly northern Italian idea of […]
