Sometimes Yorkshire is so heart achingly gorgeous I never want to leave. It is a magnificent county; grander, more rugged and much wilder than my native Oxfordshire.
Read MoreAppetite for a good book
Which tasty snacks hit the spot after eating supper with the family and dissecting your latest good read over a glass of wine with friends.
Read MorePasta fresca
What a privilege it is to be shown how to make fresh pasta by Gennaro Contaldo. He is in Leeds to promote his new book 'Lets Cook Italian'. ennaro is a brilliant teacher and as a partner in Jamie's Italian chain of restaurants he is in charge of training new chefs and developing the menus for their growing chain of restaurants.
Read MoreTagliatelle with mussels and wild mushrooms
This post is written using material leftover from a piece I am writing for the Yorkshire Post about Gennaro Contaldo who I met today at Jamie's in Leeds where he was promoting his new book Let's Cook Italian. It's a lovely book and you can read more about this when the article is published.
Read MoreHeavenly apple cake
There is a chill in the air and it is raining again. I am standing opposite the sports hall at Ampleforth College, the Benedictine Monastery and school next to the entrance of the two hectare orchard waiting to meet Cameron Smith who looks after its two and a half thousand trees.
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