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Great Yorkshire foods – York ham

A stalwart of Yorkshire pub lunches everywhere, York ham is possibly the most copied food product ever to come out of North Yorkshire. To be a true Yorkshire food, the ham should come from pigs born and raised in Yorkshire, and cured on Yorkshire soil, preferably near or within the city of York itself. Skipton [...]

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A smoking habit – but a healthy one

A hearty ploughman’s of York ham, served with crusty bread and a selection of homemade pickles, is a popular choice wherever Yorkshire pub lunches are served. Ham is just one example of a traditional Yorkshire food that gains its unique flavour through smoking – a method of food preservation that is centuries old. Cured and [...]

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In praise of the Great British Pie

Pie-making is a British tradition that goes back centuries. Today, traditional meat pies are still a top choice for Yorkshire pub lunches, with classics like steak-and-kidney, beef-and-ale, chicken-and-mushroom and Cottage Pie on practically every pub menu. “Pie and chips” is a popular choice at fish-and-chip shops, but not one a connoisseur would ever make; the [...]

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A Taylored approach to Yorkshire food

Two things define the pubs of North Yorkshire – great beer and great food. With Timothy Taylor pubs, one defines the other. Timothy Taylor beers go hand in hand with Yorkshire pub lunches. The brewery has almost 30 tied pubs in North Yorkshire and the West Riding – often traditional premises serving excellent Yorkshire food. [...]

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Wining and dining with the breweries of Yorkshire

In North Yorkshire, food and booze go together. Nothing beats a good, home-cooked meal washed down with your favourite tipple, whether it’s dinner at a high-class restaurant, or a “beer and barbeque” at your local. In recent years the two have become synonymous, with a growing number of “gourmet pubs” springing up, especially in areas [...]

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Yorkshire Pub Foods

Yorkshire Pub Foods; homemade jams and chutneys, smoked fish, meat and even cheddar… We have launched our own provisions label; Yorkshire Pub Foods so we can now sell homemade jams and chutneys, smoked duck, salmon, chicken and cheddar direct from the pub… Never ones to rest on our laurels, we have developed our own Yorkshire [...]

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Yorkshire – a chocoholic’s paradise

Yorkshire food is world renowned. Half the reason people enjoy walking the North Yorkshire dales and moors so much is the hearty Yorkshire pub lunches they can enjoy afterwards. However, there’s more to Yorkshire food than puddings, sausages and rich onion gravy. Go to a good pub or restaurant in North Yorkshire and the chances [...]

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The breweries of Skipton and Keighley

If you’re in the mood for Yorkshire food and beer, the Skipton and Keighley area boasts around eight breweries, with an impressive number of venues where the wares can be sampled in style. From quaint 16th century coaching inns serving hearty Yorkshire pub lunches, to smart gastro pubs offering upmarket cosmopolitan fare, the area is [...]

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Great Yorkshire food, locally brewed ale and the Dales

Known as the gateway to the Dales, the historic market town of Skipton offers everything the active visitor could want, from gentle tours of the castle and priory, to climbing and potholing at Malham Tarn. Travel round Yorkshire and when you start to get peckish, there’s the fantastic Yorkshire food and locally brewed ale to [...]

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Yorkshire cuisine – a surprisingly varied menu

Ask someone to name a traditional Yorkshire food item, and they’ll invariably answer Yorkshire pudding. Yet what about Yorkshire curd tarts, Parkin and Wensleydale cheese? All are native Yorkshire foods that have achieved similar status. Whether sweet or savoury, Yorkshire cuisine is known for its rich, wholesome ingredients and large portions. In North Yorkshire, pub [...]

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