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Blessed are the Cheesemakers – The Courtyard Dairy, Settle

The Courtyard Dairy, specialist cheese refiner and purveyor…. I popped in to The Courtyard Dairy near Settle to meet Andy Swinscoe and Kathy Bull this week and was delighted with the company, the cheese and the knowledge, a fantastic gem … Continue reading

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Todmorden Pexommier – Creamy Camembert Style Cheese

Creamy Camembert style cheese made entirely from Todmorden Organic Milk I had heard rumours about this cheese but was not sure of the name until a chat with  @GeorgeandJoseph revealed the details, Pexommier from the Pextenement Cheese Company, Todmorden, a … Continue reading

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Grassington Festival 2012 – “Beer, Food & Relish”

Grassington Festival is upon us once again and this years highlights for me include, Billy Ocean, Allan Davies, Hope & Social and a Frank Stone lecture, Frank was actually part of the real Great Escape from Hut 104 in Stalag … Continue reading

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Unexpectedly Yorkshire & Cornucopia at The Corn Exchange

As part of #GoodFoodFriday in Leeds and in conjunction with Cornucopia I experienced some unexpectedly Yorkshire food & convivial company at the Corn Exchange in Leeds. This was truly Yorkshire Fusion Food, Leventhorpe Wine, Shepherds Purse Cheese & Yorkshire Chorizo … Continue reading

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Malmaison, Leeds Loves Food

After the final scorching day of Leeds Loves Food in Millennium Square, I was invited to sample some of Andy Lawson’s (Head Chef of Malmaison, Leeds) dishes as  seen in the Leeds Loves Food food theatre demo earlier in the … Continue reading

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Like Whisky Galore but Cheese!

During the snow a couple of weeks ago a cheese van was shipwrecked crashed in The Dales and adhering to the strict principles of “waste not want not” a small quantity of this cheese has been recycled!  The cheese appears to have … Continue reading

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Yorkshire Life Lunch, Bull at Broughton

Had a terrific lunch courtesy of Yorkshire Life Magazine & Slow Food North Yorkshire at The Bull at Broughton near Skipton with Nigel Haworth & Craig Bancroft.   The great and good were all present, Julian from Fresh Radio, Esther From … Continue reading

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Yorkshire Chorizo Tart

Couldn’t resist trying my own version of Lynn’s Chorizo tart for a simple quick lunch. shortcrust pastry rolled out to size on a baking tray. smoother pastry base with tomato puree sprinkle with Cheddar cheese (from my cave aged truckle) add a … Continue reading

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Real Cheddar Cheese

On my way back from Cornwall we decided to have lunch in Cheddar Gorge (avoiding Motorway Services Food!) we had a simple Ploughmans lunch and of course I had to buy some Real Cheddar cheese to take home…..

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Jamie Oliver’s Tomato and Chorizo Salad

A couple of people have mentioned Jamie Oliver’s latest TV show on Channel 4 and a great recipe he made with Chorizo so thought I had better check it out with our own Yorkshire Chorizo!  The program is called Jamie … Continue reading

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