{"id":18550,"date":"2018-12-31T14:15:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/?p=18550"},"modified":"2018-12-31T14:29:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:29:43","slug":"2018-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/12\/31\/2018-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I can scarcely believe another year has gone by and that we&#8217;re already set to drop into 2019. 2018 was another year of growth for the food scene in York with high profile new openings and expansions from established locals complementing one another. New development <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/05\/31\/sparking-a-new-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spark<\/a> also broadened the city&#8217;s horizons. On a personal level, the arrival of Baby Fork has proved tiring, challenging, tiring, rewarding, tiring and fun in equal measure, if a little tiring. Here&#8217;re a few meals and events that stick out from the year. I can&#8217;t thank you enough for taking an interest in what I&#8217;ve been up to over the last year and I can&#8217;t wait to share more adventures over the next 12 months.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>January<\/strong> started with a trip to London where I took the opportunity to indulge in a Kejriwal from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dishoom.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dishoom<\/a>, one of my favourite breakfast dishes. This month also saw <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/01\/19\/the-ivy-st-helens-square\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ivy on St Helen&#8217;s Square<\/a> open its doors and a fun day helping Brew York put together the newest variant of their <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/02\/02\/meeting-empress-tonkoko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tonkoko<\/a> Imperial Stout. Mrs Fork showed admirable fortitude for a visit to Whitby to enjoy a stay at <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/02\/07\/winter-in-whitby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The White Horse &amp; Griffin<\/a> despite her advanced state of pregnancy, even finding space to enjoy a meal at <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/02\/14\/the-star-inn-the-harbour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Star Inn the Harbour<\/a>. Finally, the Star Inn the City had the chance to show off to the great and good of the food world, hosting the Estrella Damm UK Gastropub Awards which was a very special day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18558\" style=\"width: 826px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18558\" class=\"wp-image-18558 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kejriwal-816x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kejriwal-816x1024.jpg 816w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kejriwal-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kejriwal-768x964.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Kejriwal.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Dishoom Kejriwal<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18559\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18559\" class=\"wp-image-18559 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/The-Ivy-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/The-Ivy-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/The-Ivy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/The-Ivy-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/The-Ivy.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Ivy<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18560\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18560\" class=\"wp-image-18560 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/White-horse-and-Griffin-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/White-horse-and-Griffin.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/White-horse-and-Griffin-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>White Horse &amp; Griffin<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18557\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18557\" class=\"wp-image-18557 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bisque-870x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bisque-870x1024.jpg 870w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bisque-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bisque-768x904.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bisque.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Bisque from The Star Inn the Harbour<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>February\u00a0<\/strong>was something of a quiet month as we waited for Baby Fork to make her arrival. While her debut was of rather more personal import than that of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/humpit-hummus.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Humpit<\/a> Hummus, it was still a pleasure to sample their hummus and falafel. I also finally got the chance to try bread &amp; butter pudding spring roll when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.streetcleaver.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Street Cleaver<\/a> popped up at the Fossgate Social. <a href=\"http:\/\/millershaxby.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Millers Fish and Chips<\/a> in Haxby gave us strength in the days before birth, as did a fabulous Reuben sandwich from Shambles Kitchen. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-18562\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Humpit-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Humpit-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Humpit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Humpit-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Humpit.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18563\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18563\" class=\"wp-image-18563 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Reuben-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Reuben-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Reuben-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Reuben.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Shambles Kitchen Reuben<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18561\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18561\" class=\"wp-image-18561 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bread-and-butter-pudding-spring-roll-940x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bread-and-butter-pudding-spring-roll-940x1024.jpg 940w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bread-and-butter-pudding-spring-roll-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bread-and-butter-pudding-spring-roll-768x837.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bread-and-butter-pudding-spring-roll.jpg 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Street Cleaver Bread &amp; Butter pudding spring roll<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18570\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18570\" class=\"wp-image-18570 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Baby-Fork-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Baby-Fork-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Baby-Fork-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Baby-Fork-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Baby Fork<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nMarch<\/strong>\u00a0was mainly marked by a lack of sleep, but I still found time to get out and about.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/03\/23\/radix-makes-its-mark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radix<\/a> started its cutting edge regular tasting menu at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortyfiveuk.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">45 Vinyl Cafe<\/a>. It was a pleasure to be involved with judging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.garbutt-elliott.co.uk\/food-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garbutt &amp; Elliot Food Entrepreneurs Awards<\/a> so it was particularly rewarding to see the winners crowned at the Hospitium. There&#8217;s not much that can prepare you for the first few weeks of parenthood so brunches became something of a refuge. We particularly enjoyed <a href=\"http:\/\/trinacriacafebar.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trinacria<\/a> (the sausages are superb) and the Brisket Benedict at <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/04\/01\/sourcing-brunch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a>, which was en even more welcome distraction after the loss of one of our beloved cats. The first meal we braved without Baby Fork was to sample the new menu at Goodramgate <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/03\/29\/tapas-on-goodramgate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ambiente<\/a>, just as reliably tasty and great value as ever.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18567\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18567\" class=\"wp-image-18567 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Garbutt-Elliot-winners-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Garbutt-Elliot-winners-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Garbutt-Elliot-winners-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Garbutt-Elliot-winners-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Garbutt-Elliot-winners.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Garbutt &amp; Elliot Food Entrepreneur award winners<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18568\" style=\"width: 841px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18568\" class=\"wp-image-18568 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Radix-taglietelle-831x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"831\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Radix-taglietelle-831x1024.jpg 831w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Radix-taglietelle-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Radix-taglietelle-768x946.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Radix-taglietelle.jpg 1039w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Radix Hen of the woods, poacher &amp; root vegetable tagliatelle<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18569\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18569\" class=\"wp-image-18569 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Source-brisket-benedict-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Source-brisket-benedict-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Source-brisket-benedict-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Source-brisket-benedict.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Source beef brisket benedict<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>April<\/strong> Tommy Banks launched his first book,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/04\/21\/the-black-swan-lays-down-roots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roots<\/a>, which later shared its name with his new restaurant in York. I had a stab at his ox cheek recipe and produced a dish that even Tommy complimented me on. A trip out of York to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/04\/24\/a-cracking-calzone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gio&#8217;s Italian Diner<\/a> uncovered a great value spot that delivered simple food, done well with great ingredients. Our wedding anniversary celebration was less ambitious than previous years but still took in a delicious rosti at <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/04\/25\/bettys-without-betty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Betty&#8217;s Northallerton<\/a> and some beautifully honest pies at <a href=\"http:\/\/lordstones.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lordstones Cafe<\/a>. I also finally had the chance to get back to <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/05\/03\/fine-dining-on-a-fine-high-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melton&#8217;s<\/a> for lunch, which was a great opportunity to remember the understated quality these guys bring to Bishy Rd.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18571\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18571\" class=\"wp-image-18571 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bettys-Rosti-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bettys-Rosti-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bettys-Rosti-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Bettys-Rosti.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Betty&#8217;s Rosti<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18572\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18572\" class=\"wp-image-18572 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Meltons-rarebit-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Meltons-rarebit-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Meltons-rarebit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Meltons-rarebit-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Meltons-rarebit.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Melton&#8217;s celery &amp; gruyere &#8216;rarebit&#8217;<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18573\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18573\" class=\"wp-image-18573 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/My-Roots-ox-cheek-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/My-Roots-ox-cheek-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/My-Roots-ox-cheek-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/My-Roots-ox-cheek.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>My attempt at Tommy Bank&#8217;s Ox cheek from Roots<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>May<\/strong> brought about the long awaited opening of container park\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/05\/31\/sparking-a-new-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spark<\/a> that brought together a well curated selection of the best of local streetfood. While there&#8217;s been some turnover amongst the traders involved since then, it remains a welcoming space. With a young baby, we were still struggling to get out for special meals so the chance to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/05\/14\/parking-on-bootham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Park from Adam Jackson<\/a> remains a fond memory that Baby Fork was able to share with us. With summer starting, it was lovely to pay a visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/06\/07\/raithwaite-estate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raithwaite Spa<\/a> and take the time to relax in the sun, not to mention grab some crab sandwiches from The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.codandlobster.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cod &amp; Lobster<\/a> en route. This busy month also saw the launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/06\/05\/a-cheese-feast-at-shears-yard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire Cheddar<\/a> from Wensleydale Creamery with a menu from Yorkshire legend Steph Moon, a pasta class with the indomitable <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/06\/16\/a-super-break-with-a-masterchef\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sara Danesin<\/a>, the launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/06\/11\/the-cats-pyjamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cat&#8217;s Pyjamas<\/a> in York and Malton Food Festival.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18576\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18576\" class=\"wp-image-18576 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Adam-Jackson-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Adam-Jackson-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Adam-Jackson-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Adam-Jackson.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Poussin, white onion, ham, hen of the woods from Adam Jackson at The Park<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18577\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18577\" class=\"wp-image-18577 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Raithwaite-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Raithwaite-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Raithwaite-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Raithwaite.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Raithwaite Spa<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18578\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18578\" class=\"wp-image-18578 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spark-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spark-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spark-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spark.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Spark<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>As we got to half way through the year, <strong>June<\/strong> took me out to the <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2017\/07\/03\/walking-through-a-field-of-herbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herbs Unlimited<\/a> open day and the openings of <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/07\/22\/culture-in-a-car-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shakespeare&#8217;s Globe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/06\/28\/press-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Press Kitchen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luvayork.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L&#8217;Uva<\/a>. I also took the chance to check out a fully vegan menu at The <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/07\/02\/going-vegan-in-a-steakhouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whippet<\/a> before we popped to Ludlow and enjoyed some small plates with great local produce at <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/07\/04\/csons-at-the-green-cafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSON&#8217;s<\/a> by the river.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18579\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18579\" class=\"wp-image-18579 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Family-fork-at-LUva-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Family-fork-at-LUva-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Family-fork-at-LUva-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Family-fork-at-LUva-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Family-fork-at-LUva.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Family Fork at the L&#8217;Uva opening<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18580\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18580\" class=\"wp-image-18580 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mussels-at-the-Globe-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mussels-at-the-Globe-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mussels-at-the-Globe-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Mussels-at-the-Globe.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Mussels in the sun at Shakespeare&#8217;s Globe<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18581\" style=\"width: 952px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18581\" class=\"wp-image-18581 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vegan-at-the-Whippet-942x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vegan-at-the-Whippet-942x1024.jpg 942w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vegan-at-the-Whippet-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vegan-at-the-Whippet-768x835.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Vegan-at-the-Whippet.jpg 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Vegan dishes at The Whippet<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By <strong>July<\/strong> we were starting to find our feet with Baby Fork a little so managed a few more days out. The hot summer days were perfect for the <a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire Sculpture Park<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/08\/09\/becoming-part-of-the-fountains-abbey-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fountains Abbey<\/a>. Fantastic meals came from <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/07\/10\/arras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arras<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/02\/14\/the-star-inn-the-harbour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Star Inn the Harbour<\/a> while I finally made it to <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/08\/10\/baby-club-and-a-burger-with-everyman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everyman Cinema<\/a> for a Spielburger to celebrate my birthday after a film.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18582\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18582\" class=\"wp-image-18582 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Arras-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Arras-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Arras-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Arras.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Salmon and Greek Salads at Arras<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18583\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18583\" class=\"wp-image-18583 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Fountains-Abbey-Folly-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Fountains-Abbey-Folly-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Fountains-Abbey-Folly-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Fountains-Abbey-Folly.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>One of the Follys at Fountains Abbey<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18584\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18584\" class=\"wp-image-18584 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sculpture-park-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sculpture-park-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sculpture-park-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sculpture-park.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Yorkshire Sculpture Park<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18585\" style=\"width: 762px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18585\" class=\"wp-image-18585 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spielburger-752x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"752\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spielburger-752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spielburger-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spielburger-768x1046.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Spielburger.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Spielburger at Everyman<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>August<\/strong> I travelled further afield to Leeds to enjoy the launch event for new Pudsey neighbourhood bistro <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/08\/19\/feed-leeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feed<\/a>, featuring cheeseburger spring rolls and the &#8220;Hangover cone&#8221;. I also made it to Bradford to finally visit <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/09\/17\/a-crafty-evening-with-prashad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prashad<\/a>, which lived up to sky high expectations despite some enforced needlework, and <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/09\/06\/stamfords-bar-grill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stamfords<\/a> in Pocklington that represented great value. Cooking at home included sampling a recipe box from <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/08\/25\/riverford-veg-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riverford<\/a> and it was a real pleasure to see <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/09\/26\/born-to-lose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Born to Lose<\/a> open in Brew York from the guys behind Street Cleaver.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18586\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18586\" class=\"wp-image-18586 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Goats-curd-at-Stamfords-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Goats-curd-at-Stamfords-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Goats-curd-at-Stamfords-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Goats-curd-at-Stamfords.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Whipped Goats Curd with Carrot at Stamfords<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18587\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18587\" class=\"wp-image-18587 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hangover-cone-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hangover-cone-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hangover-cone-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hangover-cone.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Hangover Cone from Feed<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18588\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18588\" class=\"wp-image-18588 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Prashad-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Prashad-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Prashad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Prashad-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Prashad.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Kopra Pethi at Prashad<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The big things in <strong>September<\/strong> were the <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/09\/03\/york-food-drink-festival-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">York Food &amp; Drink Festival<\/a>, with whom I was very happy to work and curate the food and drinks trails, and the much anticipated launch of Tommy Banks&#8217; new restaurant on Marygate, <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/10\/02\/roots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roots<\/a>. Sunday lunch came from the <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/10\/15\/18383\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Principal<\/a> and Born to Lose, whose Alternative Sunday Lunch was characteristically brilliant. I also made it to <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2016\/11\/19\/skosh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skosh<\/a> for the first time in too long and for a great value Bento lunch at Sushiwaka. A lowlight of the year came courtesy of a broken plate that necessitated a rather painful and invasive check for tendon damage in my hand and a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yorkonafork\/status\/1046362772437643264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stitches<\/a>\u00a0(NB: link to graphic pic), and I was even late for lunch! Thankfully my thumb remains fully functional, if still rather achey.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18589\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18589\" class=\"wp-image-18589 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Alternative-Sunday-Lunch-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Alternative-Sunday-Lunch-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Alternative-Sunday-Lunch-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Alternative-Sunday-Lunch.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Born to Lose Alternative Sunday Lunch (2 hours after having my thumb stitched together!)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18590\" style=\"width: 917px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18590\" class=\"wp-image-18590 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Cheesecake-907x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"907\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Cheesecake-907x1024.jpg 907w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Cheesecake-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Cheesecake-768x867.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Cheesecake.jpg 1134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Lemon &amp; Blueberry Cheesecake at The Principal<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18591\" style=\"width: 930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18591\" class=\"wp-image-18591 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Garden-pea-falafel-from-Roots-920x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Garden-pea-falafel-from-Roots-920x1024.jpg 920w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Garden-pea-falafel-from-Roots-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Garden-pea-falafel-from-Roots-768x855.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Garden-pea-falafel-from-Roots.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Garden pea falafel, pork fat and carrots at Roots launch event<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Things quietened down in <strong>October<\/strong> a little; fine dining came from <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/10\/29\/hudsons-at-the-grand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hudson&#8217;s<\/a> in The Grand and a more casual offering from <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/10\/21\/los-moros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Moros<\/a>, whose opening and success was great to see. A set price lunch from <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/11\/03\/the-rattle-owl-grazing-plates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The\u00a0Rattle Owl<\/a> was an accessible treat that makes for a great value midweek lunch.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18592\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18592\" class=\"wp-image-18592 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hudsons-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hudsons-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hudsons-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hudsons.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Stone bass, langoustine and Fennel from the Hudsons Tasting Menu<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18593\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18593\" class=\"wp-image-18593 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rattle-Owl-small-plates-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rattle-Owl-small-plates-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rattle-Owl-small-plates-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rattle-Owl-small-plates.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Small plates for lunch at The Rattle Owl<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18594\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18594\" class=\"wp-image-18594 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Tagine-at-Los-Moros-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Tagine-at-Los-Moros-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Tagine-at-Los-Moros-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Tagine-at-Los-Moros.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Los Moros Tagine<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>November<\/strong> took us back to Roots for a final treat before Mrs Fork went back to work. I visited Leeds again to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/11\/30\/dough-in-the-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dough<\/a>, the new city centre offering from the guys behind Feed, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/12\/05\/assembly-underground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assembly Food Hall<\/a> that packed a cracking burger from Slap &amp; Pickle. The lunchtime pie menu from The <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/11\/19\/whippet-pie-menu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whippet<\/a> hit the spot and I had great fun running a blogger event with the lovely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avocadoevents.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Avocado Events<\/a> and the Star Inn the City, to whom I wish a quick recovery to after their recent fire.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18595\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18595\" class=\"wp-image-18595 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Assembly-underground-1-1024x862.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Assembly-underground-1-1024x862.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Assembly-underground-1-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Assembly-underground-1-768x646.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Assembly-underground-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Slap &amp; Pickle burger at Assembly Underground<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18596\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18596\" class=\"wp-image-18596 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Star-kids-menu-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Star-kids-menu-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Star-kids-menu-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Star-kids-menu.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Introducing the Children&#8217;s menu at the Star Inn the City<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As we moved toward the end of the year,\u00a0<strong>December<\/strong> took me to <a href=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/2018\/12\/12\/the-cutlery-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cutlery Works<\/a> in Sheffield, a great addition to Kelham Island, which featured some great sashimi and poutine. The Christmas decorations at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.castlehoward.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castle Howard<\/a> were good enough to encourage us to make it a habitual visit with Baby Fork in coming years and I finally got to see the stage show of Jeff Wayne&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaroftheworlds.com\/live-events\/2018-uk\/default.aspx\">War of the Worlds<\/a> that even exceeded my expectations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18597\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18597\" class=\"wp-image-18597 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/castle-Howard-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/castle-Howard-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/castle-Howard-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/castle-Howard.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Castle Howard<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18598\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18598\" class=\"wp-image-18598 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martian-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martian-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martian-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martian.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Martian fighting machine with War of the Worlds!<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18599\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18599\" class=\"wp-image-18599 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sashimi-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sashimi-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sashimi-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yorkonafork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sashimi-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sashimi and small plates at Cutlery Works<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can scarcely believe another year has gone by and that we&#8217;re already set to drop into 2019. 2018 was another year of growth for the food scene in York with high profile new openings and expansions from established locals complementing one another. 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