In the Yorkshire Dales, there are olde worlde trains, travelling between olde worlde stations. It’s lovely. The station at Bolton Abbey is incredibly quaint, with tea rooms, a shop and old suitcases stacked everywhere. They even have a fireplace in the ticket room to keep out the cold in winter. We pitched up to take […]
Foodies Festival has been running in different places around the country for the last ten years, and this year it came to Ripley Castle, near Harrogate. The event was great fun. Tents, street food vans, tasting theatres, live music, a bar on a bus, a giant Pimms teapot and much, much more brought the site […]
Next weekend sees the first ever Foodies Festival at Ripley Castle in Harrogate, running 21-23rd August 2015. I have 2 tickets to give away (and kids can come free if they’re under 12yrs)! Simply comment with the word FOODIES on my Facebook post here to enter. Harrogate’s Ripley Castle is going to be overtaken by […]
I’m sure a lot of people have Winnie the Pooh mingled in with their childhood memories. So many lovely stories, quotes and programmes come from Winnie the Pooh. I have a little Pooh Bear, who has stayed with me since I was born (though my sister rudely tried to claim him as hers, more than once). I also used […]
Sebby’s Deli is a cosy nook of a cafe, found on Otley Road in Far Headingley, Leeds. It’s a shabby chic place, crammed full of cook books, travel books, beautifully ramshackle bits of furniture, chalk boards, pictures and postcards. It’s intimate, but not in an uncomfortable way. People are chattering away, sharing tables both inside and […]
This is the BEST new centre for children in Leeds. The Rainbow Factory is a place that brings books and stories alive. I hesitate to call it a play centre, because it isn’t really that; it’s an interactive adventure. Entering The Rainbow Factory, you go to The Gingerbread House to buy your tickets, and then follow the Yellow […]
Casa Espresso, in Bradford, recently invested in a new roasting oven and now hand roasts coffee beans to order. Apparently, micro roasteries are a growing trend, and this one is the first to launch in Bradford. The company itself has been running for 15 years as a supplier of premium coffee machines to restaurants etc., but roasting […]
Over the last few years, I’ve heard and read a lot about feeding issues for young babies (breast feeding difficulties, proper latch etc.) but I’d never really heard about babies struggling with solid food. Not wanting to eat it? Yes. Not being hungry? Certainly. But I had never heard about babies that simply couldn’t eat solid food, until I had one […]
Bangwok serves thai street food every lunchtime from Monday to Friday, on Sovereign Place right in the centre of Leeds. Their menu is brilliantly simple having just a few choices on the menu and each dish is made to order right in front of you (which is entertaining in itself). These chefs are good. Order after order […]
NOSH Super Brekkie is a new breakfast drink / meal in a bottle. (I’m not sure I want my meal in a bottle, but there you go.) It’s a healthy yoghurt / fruit / super food style breakfast which is kind of a mix between a yoghurt pot and porridge, with fruit. The aim is that it’s a […]