by admin | Mar 13, 2013 | Blog
March has all the signs of spring with the days getting longer and the colourfulness of bright yellow daffodils starting to make a welcome appearance. The theme for this months’ Clandestine Cake Club in Saltaire was designed to conjure up such images of all things...
by admin | Mar 9, 2013 | Blog
It must be a good 9 years ago that I first went this upmarket establishment but don’t remember much about it at all. Consequently, this visit was a ‘clean sheet of paper’ so to speak. I did have a quick sneak preview of their website to give me an idea of what one...
by admin | Mar 9, 2013 | Blog
My excursion takes me across the border into Lancashire from my West Yorkshire home base. As a keen fell walker I have driven past Hipping Hall zillions of times on my way to and from the Lake District. Today, there are no walking boots in sight; the sole objective...
by admin | Mar 9, 2013 | Blog, Recipes
This recipe by Frances Atkins (of The Yorke Arms) caught my eye in a recent article in The Yorkshire Post and I decided to try it. Her notes were that this was a versatile cake to be used as either sweet or savoury – the article was illustrated with the latter where,...
by admin | Mar 4, 2013 | Blog
As a Saltaire resident, I have visited this café on many occasions for both lunch and dinner over the years and have finally got round to putting finger to keyboard. Here are my thoughts and review of a very recent visit for dinner.
