Yemi Adelekan is a food writer and blogger who was a semi-finalist in the 2022 series of BBC TV’s Masterchef competition. Every Saturday Yemi writes on the Stray Ferret about her love of the area’s...
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Yemi’s Food Stories: food as a universal language of love and connection
Yemi Adelekan is a food writer and blogger who was a semi-finalist in the 2022 series of BBC TV’s Masterchef competition. Every Saturday Yemi writes on the Stray Ferret about her love of the area’s food and shares cooking tips – please get in touch with her if you...
Rudding Park to open fine-dining restaurant
Rudding Park in Harrogate is to open a new fine-dining restaurant. Fifty Two, which the hotel described as an “immersive dining experience”, will be headed-up by former head chef at the hotel's Horto restaurant, Adam Degg. The news follows Mr Degg's stint on Great...
Yemi’s Food Stories: one year of celebrating Yorkshire’s food
Yemi Adelekan is a food writer and blogger who was a semi-finalist in the 2022 series of BBC TV’s Masterchef competition. Every Saturday Yemi writes on the Stray Ferret about her love of the area’s food and shares cooking tips – please get in touch with her if you...
Former Harrogate Arms to reopen as café tomorrow
The historic Harrogate Arms is set to reopen as a café tomorrow. The grade two-listed building, which closed a decade ago, will finally be brought back to working order. Originally built in 1844 by Henry Wright, the then-owner of the estate, the Harrogate Arms and...
Cold Bath Road restaurant asks for outdoor seating until 11pm
La Feria in Harrogate has asked North Yorkshire Council for permission to allow outdoor seating until 11pm between April and September. The restaurant offers Spanish cuisine from the Andalusia region and opened on Cold Bath Road in 2016 after moving from a smaller...
The Yorkshire cafés putting sustainability at the heart of their business
(Image: Yolk Farm and Number Thirteen) From dutifully separating plastics and glass for recycling, to thrifting second hand clothes and furniture, there are many small ways we can be kinder to the planet. As consumers it can feel we can only go so far; extensive...
General Tarleton goes on the market for £1.2 million
One of the best known gastropubs in the Harrogate district has gone on the market for £1.2 million. The General Tarleton at Ferrensby, near Knaresborough, closed several months ago. Leeds business broker Christie & Co is now marketing the freehold for the...
Harrogate pub set to rebrand
The Swan on Devonshire Place in Harrogate is to be rebranded by new owners. The Harrogate pub will reopen as The Mucky Duck, under the ownership of Appetite for Life Ltd. The company also run SO! bars in Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon, the Devonshire Tap House in...
Amber’s restaurant at Cedar Court Hotel in Harrogate is now open
Amber’s at Cedar Court Hotel in Harrogate is now open. The hotel, which has been undergoing an extensive refurbishment over the last 12 months, has invested £500,000 into the venture. Yorkshire-based interior design practice, Studio Two, orchestrated its redesign and...
Yemi’s Food Stories: top tips for cooking with limited ingredients
Yemi Adelekan is a food writer and blogger who was a semi-finalist in the 2022 series of BBC TV’s Masterchef competition. Every Saturday Yemi writes on the Stray Ferret about her love of the area’s food and shares cooking tips – please get in touch with her if you...
Yemi’s Food Stories: a taste of France at Kendell’s Bistro, Leeds
Yemi Adelekan is a food writer and blogger who was a semi-finalist in the 2022 series of BBC TV’s Masterchef competition. Every Saturday Yemi writes on the Stray Ferret about her love of the area’s food and shares cooking tips – please get in touch with her if you...
Discover these quirky Yorkshire cafés for your next coffee stop
Going out for lunch really could be considered a national pastime, but with so many options it can be hard to branch out and try somewhere new. In January, the Stray Ferret revealed there's at least 40 places serving coffee alongside cakes, pastries and light lunches...