Once I was lucky enough to eat breakfast at the Wolseley, 160 Piccadilly, London. For those who do not know the Wolseley it is a fin de siecle restaurant designed in the style of the European grand cafes.
Read MoreRoast turbot
Although expensive turbot is one fish I single out for a treat. It cooks well and you don't need a large portion to make a meal. Eating this fine fish is about appreciating quality rather than quantity. A fine principle to follow if you are still looking for a new year resolution.
Read MoreOne to remember - beetroot, chocolate and poppy seed cake
Today is Poppy Day - the day set aside to remember the decimation of the armed forces during the Great War. The 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month is the date in 1918 when hostilities formally ended. Beautiful, scarlet poppies came to symbolise the men who lost their lives on the worst battlefields in Flanders. Where men lay dead poppies thrived.
Read MoreHake in beer batter
Fish and chips is such established Yorkshire food it is hard to believe it was Joseph Malin, a Jewish immigrant from Eastern Europe that introduced the country to the dish in 1860.
Read MoreShake holes, blackberries and beery fruit cake
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.
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