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Michelin Guide 2012
We’ve never hidden our scepticism of the Michelin Guide – too much gussied up food, too much Squidbeakery, too much emphasis on French values of rarified service – but you can’t deny that it means a...
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Our Top Ten for 2015
Squidbeak have eaten well this year and so we bring you our Christmas round up, in no particular order, of the best bars, cafes and restaurants of 2015. Thank you to all our followers, thanks for...
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Black Swan Guesting
We raved about Tommy Banks’ cooking at the Black Swan at Oldstead after we lunched there in the summer so we are happy to report he’s at the stove for a special guest night with Matthew Lockwood at...
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The Black Swan at Lockwoods
An invitation for dinner at Lockwoods of Ripon cooked by Tommy Banks from the Michelin starred Black Swan at Oldstead, was too good to miss. It turns out that Tommy Banks and Matthew Lockwood are old...
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Food Awards 2017
It’s the awards time of year, so here’s a quick round up: The 2017 Waitrose Good Food Guide came out in September with new entries for Ox Club and Tharavadu in Leeds, White Rabbit in Todmorden and the...
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Michelin Delivers
Congratulations to Skosh, York and Joro, Sheffield on their Michelin Bib Gourmand announced this morning. So glad we visited and reported some time ago, we’ll never get a table now. Congratulations too...
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… and the Michelin Star Goes To …
Monday saw the launch of the 2018 UK Michelin Guide – streamed live in front of an invited audience. After an interminable build up they finally announced the 16 new stars. No new stars for Yorkshire,...
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Roots Opening in York
Over the last few months I’ve watched teams of builders and decorators turn the unloved Bay Horse pub on Marygate, York into Roots, the much anticipated second restaurant for the Banks family, where...
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Friends of Ham, Chopping Block and Roots
It’s sad that we’re too often writing about restaurant closures, the latest and most surprising being Friends of Ham in Leeds and Ilkley. According to this report in the Bradford Telegraph & Argus,...
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Chefs on the Move
If you need to know just how difficult it is to run a restaurant talk to James and Tommy Banks, the two brothers behind the much feted Black Swan at Oldstead. James remembers that despite earning a...
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