Helmsley Brewery Co. Helmsley With just three shiny fermenters in the brewhouse and a small tap room that doubles as a shop, Helmsley Brewing Co. must qualify as one of the smallest in the county. But in an era of…
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The artisan gelato maker
Groovy Moo Malton ‘It’s a little taste of the continent in Yorkshire!’ trills Michelle Walker, scooping a taster of blood orange sorbet and offering it to customers in her award-winning gelato parlour in Talbot Yard. For 20 years Michelle ran…
The award-winning farm butchers
Glaves Butchers Brompton by Sawdon On his quest for the perfect pork pie, food writer Tom Parker-Bowles wrote of his trip to Glaves ‘550 miles for a pork pie! And knowing what I know now, I’d travel twice that distance…
The traditional smokehouse
Fortune’s Kippers Whitby If you’re visiting Whitby for the first time, you’ll undoubtedly make your way to the famously steep steps up to the Abbey, along the wobbly cobbles on Church Street, at which point you’ll be hit with the…
The family butcher
Radford’s Butchers Sleights Before he puts a shift in at the shop, you’ll find Andrew Radford at Malton Livestock Auction every Tuesday buying cattle – something he’s been doing for the last 35 years. He’s a fifth-generation butcher who has…
The estate farm shop
Castle Howard Farm Shop Castle Howard Majestic Castle Howard, built in the 18th century by Sir John Vanbrugh and set in 8,000 acres of parkland and farmland deep in the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is indisputably one…
The craft gin maker
The Lickerish Tooth Lythe The story behind Lickerish Tooth gin started a number of years ago in a land far away – in Abu Dhabi! Steven Donnelly, an ex-steelworker from Marske, was working as a Health & Safety Officer in…
The artisan baker
Cinnamon Twist Helmsley It’s no fun being an artisan baker, getting up long before dawn and working in the early hours in a hot, floury bakery. Happily, that’s not a problem for Mark Lazenby of Cinnamon Twist: ‘I’ve been getting…
The ice cream maker
Ryeburn Ice Cream Helmsley David Otterburn is a happy man; word has just come through that his Mint Choc Chip has won gold at the National Ice Cream Competition, the Oscars of the ice cream world and he’s also nailed…
The coffee roasters
Roost Coffee & Roastery Malton When David and Ruth Elkington were looking for a new home for their roastery, Talbot Yard seemed ideal. They were running the CottonHouse Coffee Shop in Helmsley and took a stall at the Malton Food…