Food and drink, restaurants in Huddersfield

Restaurant Review: The Gallery, Heckmondwike Nov 11 2011

I NEVER imagined I’d be having dinner with a metallic fairy. She was sitting among some cupcakes with a painting of a poppy behind her and people interwoven with each other on the windowsill.Read

Stephen Jackson: Lamb Mulligatawny Soup Nov 04 2011

THE WET, windy weather, low-lying cloud, and damp, clingy fog, twinned with the permanent sound of distant explosions 24 hours a day tells us one thing, and one thing only: tomorrow is Bonfire Night.Read

Restaurant Review: Toad and Tatie Nov 04 2011

CULINARY entrepreneur Mark Irving has a natural knack of knowing what gets the taste buds going in the Holme Valley.Read

Wine column: Try South African gems Nov 04 2011

BLESSED with an abundance of natural beauty and a diverse environment, Cape Town and its surrounding coastal regions have grown into a wine lover’s paradise.Read

Wine column: Don't be spooked by Halloween drinks Oct 28 2011

WITH the clocks going back and the witching hour set to cast its spell on revellers for Halloween (October 31) and Guy Fawkes night (November 5), throwing a party and delving into the dark side is just the tonic for tipplers thirsty for a ghoulish treat.Read

Restaurant review: Aagrah at Denby Dale Oct 28 2011

THINK of Denby Dale and the word ‘pie’ will almost certainly spring to mind.Read

Recipe for Kransekake by Stephen Jackson Oct 28 2011

THIS week we’re back to baking, which is timely, as these are definitely the days to spend in a cosy kitchen as the leaves fall in the chill air outside.Read

Stephen Jackson: Mushroom vol-au-vents Oct 21 2011

AUTUMN has arrived with a vengeance, it seems.Read

Restaurant Review: Café Thai Oct 21 2011

THERE’S compact and bijou and then there’s Café Thai.Read

Chocolate Torte recipe: Stephen Jackson Oct 14 2011

CHOCOLATE! Yes, I thought that would get your attention.Read

Wine column: Tasting a French classic Oct 14 2011

THE picturesque village of Chablis in northern Burgundy is one of France’s classic wine regions, and cool climate chardonnay is its signature grape.Read

Restaurant Review: The Fountain Inn Hotel, Ingbirchworth Oct 14 2011

THERE has been much coming and going at The Fountain Inn Hotel at Ingbirchworth in recent times.Read

Restaurant Review: The Clough House in Rastrick Oct 07 2011

DRIVE past the Clough House at Rastrick and it looks like any other dusty old pub at the side of a busy road.Read

Stephen Jackson's recipe: Baked Beans & Cornbread Muffins Oct 07 2011

AS I begin to write this piece, the weatherman is saying we’re in for an unseasonably warm period for September.Read

Wine column: Charm of Chilean wines Sep 30 2011

NAVIGATE your way around a Chilean wine list, and it’s easy to see how an abundance of reasonably priced, good quality, everyday wines have secured Chile a prime spot on our wine racks.Read

Restaurant review: Ruby’s Lounge, Mirfield Sep 30 2011

I LOVE Indian food. I don’t think you can get the flavours nor the variety in any other style of cooking.Read

Restaurant Review: Brook’s in Brighouse Sep 23 2011

STEPPING into Brook’s Restaurant is to leave behind the busy Brighouse ringroad and the bustle of modern life to enter into a bygone world of charm and elegance.Read

Stephen Jackson: Truffade Sep 23 2011

IT HAS been a long time since I saw our little house in France, and I miss it terribly.Read

Wine column: Sparkling performance from early Champagne Sep 23 2011

NEVER out of vogue, a sprinkling of stardust surrounds champagne, and the illustrious brands which produce this legendary wine.Read

Wine column: A toast to the best of British Sep 16 2011

BRITISH Food Fortnight (September 17 to October 2) is a marvellous excuse to crack open a gratifying bottle of wine, and raise a glass to quintessentially British cuisine.Read

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