The team at Yorkshire’s first single malt whisky distillery is celebrating its tenth anniversary by releasing a 10 year old single cask whisky. The single malt whisky is the first age statement whisky from the Hunmanby, North Yorkshire single estate distillery, Spirit of Yorkshire.

Corrie legend Sally Ann Matthews, now touring with the official Steps musical Here and Now, admits her philosophy and ideas about food have kept changing.

Group Editor Andrew Palmer is taken to Rudy's by his niece Emma, a self-appointed ambassador for the Manchester-born pizzeria, and finds the enthusiasm thoroughly warranted. There is a particular tone of voice a niece reserves for the things she has decided her uncle simply must try. Emma has been deploying it about Rudy's for the better part of a year.

Leeds cheesemonger, George & Joseph, has been named a regional winner at the 2026 Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards, cementing its reputation as one of the UK independent food retailer. The Chapel Allerton-based business was recognised as the North East regional winner at the national awards, which celebrate the very best specialist food retailers across the UK.

Wine retail has long carried a certain stiffness, part theatre, part intimidation; it can leave you navigating more jargon than joy. A relatively new entrant to the market, Winedrops trims much of that away. Its model leans on a tight edit rather than endless choice, with rotating offers that are, at times, strikingly good.

For generations, the British cup of tea has followed a simple formula: strong black tea, a splash of cow’s milk, and nothing too experimental. But as National Tea Day (21 April) approaches, tea experts at Birchall, the nation’s most awarded tea for taste, are encouraging the nation to rethink what goes into their cup.

Quite often visitors to a city will make a beeline for somewhere to eat within its historic boundaries — in York's case, the famous walls. Yet a short walk beyond the centre can lead to some genuinely delightful discoveries, places that take quiet pride in both their hospitality and their food.

Les Dennis has a truly wonderful outlook on food. “Most people eat to live – but I live to eat," declares Les. Les currently plays the role of Old Joe in the UK tour of the musical Waitress, and he not only loves eating food but also enjoys preparing and cooking it; he was the runner-up in the 2013 Celebrity MasterChef and later returned as a guest judge.

Ten Yorkshire vineyards across the region have come together to create the Yorkshire Wine Trail to support wine tourism and wine experiences in our region as Yorkshire’s wine industry continues to grow. The trail will launch on 31st March 2026.

Lee Mead admits he “just loves eating”. Lee stars as P.T. Barnum, known as the 'world's greatest showman', in the UK tour of Barnum – the circus musical. “Food is a massive part of my life and always has been since I was a small boy.

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine when I was a toddler and my mum used to lift me up to post letters to her friends in the large brass mailbox at the city’s main post office that one day, decades later, I would be dining inside that very building in one of the smartest restaurants in town.

With just a few spaces remaining, guests have the opportunity to savour dishes from five of the Northwest’s award-winning chefs, who are coming together for an exclusive fundraising evening on Tuesday, 24th March from 6.15pm at Lancaster & Morecambe College. The event aims to raise vital funds for local charity CancerCare, which operates four centres across North Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Restaurant Pine Retains Michelin Star And Michelin Green Star For Fifth Consecutive Year The team behind Restaurant Pine, Northumberland, celebrated retaining both their Michelin Star and Michelin Green Star for the fifth consecutive year, reaffirming the restaurant’s position as one of the UK’s leading destinations for exceptional and sustainable dining.

Our wine reviewer Nathan Lane uncovers a supermarket steal from the Barossa Valley and finds solace in a richly textured Mediterranean blend from Stellenbosch that proved the perfect antidote to an Edinburgh winter.

“Wow” was the only word I could utter when I stepped into the foyer of the freshly renovated and fabulously reimagined Hotel Metropole, now known as The Met. My last visit to the hotel was as a small child in the 60s when, along with my mother, I was a guest at a relative’s silver wedding party.

Two acclaimed Cumbrian restaurants have secured prestigious positions in Harden's Top 100 UK Restaurants for 2026, underscoring the county's emergence as a culinary powerhouse beyond the capital.

Anne Hegerty sees food as a “treat” and “not just something to fuel the body with”. Known as The Governess in ITV’s The Chase, this Christmas Anne will once again be in pantomime this year, playing Fairy Rose The Good Fairy in Beauty and the Beast at Scarborough Spa Theatre.

The team at a North Yorkshire whisky distillery is celebrating after being named one of the top 50 spirits producers in the world. Hunmanby Single Estate, single malt whisky distillery, Spirit of Yorkshire, was awarded the accolade by the IWSC (International Wine & Spirit Competition) on account of its consistent quality, excellence and success in the last three competitions.

The team at Cumbrian bakery Lovingly Artisan, based at Plumgarths near Kendal, recently learned that they had been named Cumbria’s Best Bakery for the third consecutive year in the annual National Bakery Awards. They join 91 other county champions from across the UK in the annual Bakery Business Magazine National Bakery Awards.

A mid-October break, and conjuring our childhood experiences, we decided to head out in our camper van to the well-known amusement park of Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire, excited by the prospect of an on-site touring field and a couple of days of fun and reliving our childhood. We were eager to get going.

If a restaurant is filled with diners on a rainy Monday evening, it indicates high standards of food, ambience, and service; this is the case with The Ivy Asia. Since this opulently styled restaurant opened, it has become the hottest ticket in town to enjoy Pan-Asian classics with a twist, cooked with real passion and presented so beautifully.

The winners of the 2025 Free From Christmas Awards were announced live this afternoon (03rd November) on Instagram, recognising outstanding innovation and quality in allergen-free festive food and drink. Lake District producer Hawkshead Relish secured two accolades in this year’s competition, with its Ultimate Festive Chutney earning Gold and its Christmas Ketchup taking Bronze.