A Harrogate entrepreneur has launched a new cookery school which aims to teach would-be chefs the secrets of authentic Indian cookery. Monalisa Fathima who launched her business Saffron Tree just six months ago is opening her Indian cookery school in January and will run lessons every Friday. The school is based at Saffron
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Raisthorpe collaborates with Grantley Hall’s Shaun Rankin
Yorkshire Wolds gin producer Raisthorpe Distillery has collaborated with Michelin star chef Shaun Rankin to produce a new bespoke Lemongrass, Thyme and Basil Gin. The gin has been produced for the chef’s recently opened fine dining restaurant, Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall, at the new luxury country house hotel, Grantley Hall,
Approved Food’s double donation to feed the hungry this Christmas
Big-hearted bosses at online retailer Approved Food have made a double donation to good causes to ensure families in crisis will have food on the table this Christmas. The Barnsley-based company has given provisions worth hundreds of pounds to the Welcome Centre in Huddersfield and donated food and toiletries to Huddersfield
Ramsay’s re-launched pie night proves just the ticket for mid-week diners
The TV chef launched it as an assault on Sheffield's pub chains and now the new owners of the restaurant he famously transformed have brought it back - with a few surprises of their own. Arundel Street's Silversmiths - which appeared on Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmare's programme - unveiled a brand
Yorkshire’s first whisky distillery wins a trio of tourism and taste awards
The team at Spirit of Yorkshire are celebrating after Yorkshire's first whisky distillery won two prestigious tourism awards and its whisky, Filey Bay First Release, won ‘Dram of the Day' at recent whisky festivals. Last week, Hunmanby based Spirit of Yorkshire was crowned Retail Tourism and Leisure Business of the Year
Christmas comes early for Yorkshire gin and whisky distillery
A self-built Yorkshire gin and whisky distillery has added two leading retailers to its portfolio and will be stocked in Harvey Nichols, John Lewis and four additional Booth’s stores in time for Christmas. Based in Sutton-on-the-Forest, North Yorkshire, Cooper King Distillery’s range of spirits will feature during a week-long pop-up shop
Yorkshire chef launches first cookery book with a demo at Bradford garden centre
Bear’s Den looks forward to tasting a second year of success
Bradford-based industrial design bistro Bear’s Den is marking its first year in business by partnering with local mental health charity Mind in Bradford to stage a celebratory first anniversary evening. A year after launching, Bear’s Den continues to pick up rave reviews from hungry theatre go-ers and is expanding its network
North Yorkshire chippy owner officially unwraps Scotts Chengdu
A North Yorkshire chip shop owner has officially “unwrapped” its first overseas restaurant – in China! Tony Webster, owner of Scotts Fish & Chips, near York, was amongst scores of guests who attended the opening ceremony at Scotts Chengdu, the first of a chain of Scotts franchises planned of the Far
Entrepreneur curries favour with leading independent retailer
A Harrogate entrepreneur has developed a taste for success after landing a long term contract with a leading Yorkshire farm produce retailer. Monalisa Fathima who launched her award-winning business Saffron Tree just this year is supplying farm shop Fodder with her range of authentic Indian curries. And her meals are currying