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Restaurant review: The Aspley, Huddersfield May 25 2012

IT makes you wonder what’s in a name when it comes to restaurants. Take Table Table at The Aspley pub. Why use the same word twice? Is it so good the message needs reinforcing or couldn’t they think of another name after coming up with Table?Read

Home-made nougat bars: Stephen Jackson's recipe May 25 2012

Over the last few weeks at the café I’ve been enjoying making various home-made versions of commercially available snacks and sweeties.Read

Restaurant review: Balooshai restaurant, Honley May 18 2012

HOW times change! Back in 2001 Labour enjoyed a landslide election victory, Manchester City were relegated from the Premier League, and the Balooshai restaurant left Honley to set up home under the railway arches in Huddersfield town centre.Read

Crab Thermidor Jacket Potato: Stephen Jackson's recipe May 18 2012

I’ve often mentioned that it’s surprising how often the best thoughts come to you at the least expected moments – and in cooking this seems to happen to me with quite staggering regularity.Read

Wine column: English wines spell success May 18 2012

WHETHER you’re a wine lover, jolly good sport or proud of our English heritage, 2012 certainly promises to be a vintage year for England.Read

Wagon Wheels: Stephen Jackson’s recipe May 11 2012

ANOTHER dismal Bank Holiday. I despair; I really do. I still can’t believe how cold it is, and we’re in May already.Read

Restaurant review: Brambles Bar and Cafe, Holmfirth. May 11 2012

HOLMFIRTH has recently been noted for its quantity – and quality – of Indian takeaways.Read

Wine column: Diamond Jubilee drinks May 11 2012

WITH all eyes on London for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (June 2 to 5), and the city strung in red, white and blue bunting, street party celebrations call for patriotic pours with a slice of memorabilia just for good measure.Read

Restaurant review: The Fox Bar and Bistro, Ripponden May 04 2012

THE ROMANS were the earliest folk to settle in Ripponden, arriving 2,000 years ago to skilfully build the nearby cobbled road to link Manchester with Ilkley.Read

British asparagus & oak-roast salmon tart: Stephen Jackson's recipe May 04 2012

CITIZENS! We have reached another of those bell-ringing, fanfare-blaring, party-popper-popping moments in the food calendar.Read

Home-made “Oreo-style” cookies: Stephen Jackson's recipe Apr 27 2012

AFTER last week’s foray into the world of modernist cuisine, I thought it time to get back to simpler things, and indulge again in a spot of baking.Read

Wine column: A good catch Apr 27 2012

PESCETARIANS don’t need a sea view this summer to raise a glass to local fishmongers.Read

Restaurant review: Design House, Halifax Apr 27 2012

IT WAS, we agreed, a bit like being a judge on Master Chef. We sat at our table, with its crisp white cloth, and accepted an ‘amuse bouche’ of smoked salmon and cream cheese.Read

Beef Tartare With Braised Fennel & Lemon-Caper Jam: Stephen Jackson's recipe Apr 20 2012

THIS week I thought it would be interesting to go to the other end of the cooking scale, and do something a bit ‘cheffy’, following last week’s rather playful bunnies on the lawn.Read

Wine column: Wines for the wedding season Apr 20 2012

BEYOND the ivory silk tulle, bouquet, rings and honeymoon, it’s not surprising so many busy brides-to-be start to stress over the amount of decision-making ahead of their big day.Read

Restaurant Review: Trattoria Domenico, Huddersfield Apr 20 2012

SOLE Mio was a Huddersfield institution. The lively Italian pizzeria, located in the Imperial Arcade, flourished for more than 30 years.Read

Stephen Jackson: Bunnies on the lawn Apr 13 2012

THE best laid plans, eh? As I made this dish up for the photograph, there was about half a foot of snow outside the café.Read

Wine column: Loire valley lovelies Apr 13 2012

FROM the elegance of Sancerre to the crispness of Pouilly-Fume and the minerality of muscadet, the majestic Loire Valley stretches 400 miles along the River Loire from central France, to the west coast.Read

Restaurant Review: The Fox Glove at Kirkburton Apr 13 2012

WE’D gone to The Foxglove at Kirkburton to catch-up with pals after a weekend away in southern French medieval city of Carcassonne.Read

Restaurant Review: Da Sandro’s, Birchencliffe Apr 06 2012

DA Sandro has to be one of the oldest restaurants in Huddersfield – or perhaps to coin a more politically correct phrase these days, one of the most well-established.Read

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