Has summer finally arrived? I dare say I do think so! It’s time to get out of the house and out of the pub for long evenings on terraces and in beer gardens,...

There’s nothing that gets me quite in the spirit of spring as rhubarb does. This week, it almost felt like we could finally start hoping for warmer days. The...

Tea in Italy more often than not means a bag stuffed with meagre leaves and a bright yellow label which advertises a water-thin brew of the very finest quali...

You all know I guide food tours around York. More or less, 3 - 4 times per week, I take you who decided 'eating your way around York' sounded like a good ide...

We all know about cheese and wine pairings, the little black dress of of social gatherings, a tried and tested combination which, in all honesty, I find very...

Rare are the people who will shun upon a piece of chocolate. In pre-Hispanic MesoAmerica, the cacau bean was a revered and sacred product, used as much as a...

It’s no secret by now that I’m quite a fan of tea, scones, cheese and all things good and delicious. What you might not have known however, is that I’m also ...

As the Canadian gal I am, food tours have always been on my radar when out travelling. To me, food is the best way to get in touch with a culture, meet amazi...

Cold, wet and overall dreary weather should not mean a ruined day in York. Rather, it can make for a perfect, relaxing and atypical experien