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Restaurant review: The Foresters, Lower Cumberworth

I’VE long had an affection for The Foresters at Lower Cumberworth.Read

Wine column: A loving cup of sweetness on Valentine's Day

LOVE it or loathe it, Valentine’s Day is the perfect evening for wine lovers to take the seductive route and add a splash of colour and passion to their after-dark soirees.Read

Rhubarb charlotte recipe: Stephen Jackson's recipe

LAST week, we were making the most of the seasons, using Yorkshire’s very special forced rhubarb in an unusual but terrific combination with fresh mackerel.Read

Wine column: Warm fire calls for a glass of rich red

THE lure of the vine is even more seductive at this time of year when long nights and log fires call for warming comfort food, and a glass of ruby red.Read

Restaurant Review: The Rose and Crown at Cop Hill, Slaithwaite

FEW weeks seem to pass by without a pub up for sale or its windows boarded up.Read

Potato and Mackerel Tart with Yorkshire Rhubarb: Stephen Jackson's recipe

SLIM pickings! At this time of year there is little available in the way of freshly-grown produce in the region.Read

Restaurant Review: Rose and Crown, Thurstonland

TRADITIONAL pubs are disappearing faster than Lewis Hamilton can crash into the back of a speeding Ferrari.Read

Almond and cherry cake recipe by Stephen Jackson

What a beautiful few days we’ve been having here in God’s country.Read

Wine column: Raise a glass to the Aussies

WHILE we labour through the dullest month of the year, the sun’s shining brightly Down Under and fireworks will be lighting up the sky on January 26 to celebrate Australia Day.Read

Restaurant Review: Ti Amo Italian restaurant in Penistone

JUST for a change we decided to go for a taste of little Italy just down the road in Penistone.Read

Stephen Jackson: Chicken, Orange, Fennel & Walnut Salad (for 4)

WELL, here we all are, a new year stretching ahead of us.Read

Discovery Bay head chef Lashaun Pryce gives Kirklees College students a taste of the Caribbean

CHEF Lashaun Pryce visited his former college to give students a flavour of Caribbean cuisine.Read

Restaurant Review: The Milestone, Ripponden

DESPITE harsh economic times and the astronomical cost of fuel, many of our readers still enjoy the time-honoured pastime of setting out in the car to discover new eating places.Read

Wine column: Value vino in the January sales

THE January sales may signal rich pickings for bargain hunters, but it's also the perfect opportunity for drinkers to take stock of their wine rack.Read

Leek and potato soup recipe: Stephen Jackson

IT CERTAINLY is chilly at the moment. I’m sure many of us are now used to sitting in a slowly-heating car for minutes on end every morning, waiting for the heaters to get to work on the frosty windscreen.Read

Restaurant review: Sanam’s, Elland

WHEN you go to a restaurant lots of things have to be right and most diners quite rightly concentrate on the food and the service.Read

Turkey, cranberry and chestnut spring rolls: Stephen Jackson’s recipe

THE closing of the year is almost upon us, and I do hope you all had a lovely Christmas break.Read

What can I make with Christmas leftovers: Check out our recipe tips

IT IS one of the biggest challenges of Christmas.Read

Restaurant review: Solo’s Restaurant & Takeaway, Skelmanthorpe

GOING Solo for a meal for two. That was the Examiner headline for a food review on a recently-opened, pioneering Indian restaurant.Read

Panforte: Stephen Jackson's recipe

WELL, we are getting close! For those of us who plan Christmas like a military campaign (years of running a restaurant, with no spare time at Christmas, drilled this into me) these final few days should be an enjoyable winding-down of busy working life; time to put the feet up and watch some telly or dive into that big book you got last Christmas and haven’t had chance to even openRead

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