There is a particular kind of restaurant snobbery reserved for buildings. We are trained, whether we admit it or not, to expect that good food arrives behind good glass—that the promise of the meal should be legible in the frontage before a single poppadom has been ordered.

Step into the stunningly refurbished independent Thai restaurant Sukhothai, and you’ll be blown away by the ambience, the food and the service.

English wine has spent the past two decades proving it can rival Champagne. Now, a handful of ambitious producers are asking a different question altogether: can England make a genuinely great red wine for everyday drinking? Under a railway arch in the heart of Birmingham, Midland Press believes it can.

The Merchant Adventurers’ Charity Beer Festival will return to York this summer for the fourth consecutive year on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th July. Celebrating the finest Yorkshire ales and the artistry of craft brewing, this year’s event is set to raise the bar with a stellar line-up of over 30 guest breweries.

Group Editor Andrew Palmer is taken to Rudy's by his niece Emma, a self-appointed ambassador for the Manchester-born pizzeria, and finds the enthusiasm thoroughly warranted. There is a particular tone of voice a niece reserves for the things she has decided her uncle simply must try. Emma has been deploying it about Rudy's for the better part of a year.

It’s Easter time, and like many other festivals, it's time to think about traditional edible treats. Mention Easter and we think Easter eggs – mostly the chocolate variety, which really didn’t come into fashion until the 19th century, but the egg has been a symbol of rebirth and fertility for many centuries.

Quite often visitors to a city will make a beeline for somewhere to eat within its historic boundaries — in York's case, the famous walls. Yet a short walk beyond the centre can lead to some genuinely delightful discoveries, places that take quiet pride in both their hospitality and their food.

Lee Mead admits he “just loves eating”. Lee stars as P.T. Barnum, known as the 'world's greatest showman', in the UK tour of Barnum – the circus musical. “Food is a massive part of my life and always has been since I was a small boy.

With just a few spaces remaining, guests have the opportunity to savour dishes from five of the Northwest’s award-winning chefs, who are coming together for an exclusive fundraising evening on Tuesday, 24th March from 6.15pm at Lancaster & Morecambe College. The event aims to raise vital funds for local charity CancerCare, which operates four centres across North Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Our wine reviewer Nathan Lane uncovers a supermarket steal from the Barossa Valley and finds solace in a richly textured Mediterranean blend from Stellenbosch that proved the perfect antidote to an Edinburgh winter.