Are you a little apprehensive about going out for a bite to eat or grabbing a drink at the local pub? If you feel ready to head out, but you’re a little nervous about what to expect from the ‘new normal’, you’ve come to the right place. Today I’m going to talk you through my…
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Veganuary: Is it worth the hype? (spoiler: I’m no longer vegan)
With a quarter of a million people signing up to Veganuary in 2019 and the Greggs vegan sausage roll rolling in a cool £300 bonus for all staff members due to its roaring success, I think it’s safe to say that the plant-based diet crave is well and truly upon us. But, what is it…
Food Stories with Tom Heywood: ‘It’s about being sustainable and creating an experience that people can take something away from.’
What can only be described as a chic bistro restaurant with a focus on local and fresh British produce, the Rattle Owl takes up a prime spot on the busy independent street of Micklegate in York. Owned by Clarrie O’Callaghan, The Rattle Owl proudly displays grandeur and decadence from its seventeenth-century frontage that smoothly contrasts…
Food Stories with Danny Victory: The Yakitory Story
With spray painted signage across it’s corrugated iron walls, tropical leaf plants lining the doorway, and house beats pumping out, you can’t help but be drawn towards the newly opened Japanese street food restaurant Shori at Spark York. Experienced chef Danny Victory has been working hard over the last few months at Spark York building…
Food Stories with Megan Ponting: ‘I work the story of my cooking history into the dinner, and that’s what makes it different’
After Megan placed a pot of tea and some specially-bought brownies on the table that she had picked up from The Pig and Pastry café where she works, I knew that this was going to be a good interview. Megan’s smiley and chatty persona instantly made me feel like we had been friends for years,…
International Women’s Day: ‘We don’t need to fight for online validation to know that we are strong and beautiful’.
Today is the 8thof March 2019 and it is International Women’s Day, just a singular day gifted to us women to celebrate how amazing and inspiring we truly are. But, we might as well make the most of it! Perhaps we aren’t allowed more than a day just in case we get ahead of ourselves…
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