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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York Talks to Emma Godivala: ‘We felt that York should really have a gin, and people understood that’
Last week I trundled out in the sunshine to Ancaster Malbis to chat to Emma Godivala, one of the founders of the York Gin company. After arriving at the York Gin headquarters and being offered an oat milk coffee (I’ve never had oat milk before and I’ve been converted!), Emma gave me the grand tour…
Food Stories with Bex Toppin: ‘I never thought at seventeen I would be working in a two Michelin starred kitchen’
Robinsons Café owned by couple Bex Toppin and Will Pearce is in the centre of all the action on the famed Bishy Road. Bex is modest and unpretentious when it comes to speaking about her achievements as a chef having worked in a range of top establishments, but she clearly knows her onions when it…
A Grand Day at The Grand Cookery School
After only opening its doors two weeks ago for a series of pre-opening classes, The Grand Cookery School ran by head tutor Andy Dixon is already creating quite the buzz. The cookery school which is situated in The Grand Hotel in York is a purpose-built space with state-of-the art equipment and a number of work…
20 Minutes with Tommy: ‘When you are up in the middle of nowhere, you always think that everyone else is better than you’
Knocking tentatively on the imposing front door of Roots, I waited nervously and tried not to dwell too much on the very likely prospect of tripping up the stairs in front of the famous Tommy Banks. After walking into the stylish restaurant and probably looking more like an excited fangirl than the cool and collected…
Food Stories with Florencia Clifford: ‘It can be weird to come here for a meal and then leave with a table and a painting’
Florencia Clifford holds a meditative air of zen as she floats around her café Partisan in a stylish long dress whilst overseeing a busy Tuesday brunch service and the cafés popular Instagram account. There is an abundance of delicious cakes and bakes that line the vintage countertop, and the neighbourhood café feels like the hub…
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