Jack Hughes
@yorkshiregourmet.bsky.social
Musings on food, and much else besides, from a Northern kitchen.
Advocate for Yorkshire's rich heritage, culinary or otherwise. A love for both rhubarb and ruins, you could say.
My Substack:
theyorkshiregourmet.substack.com
Advocate for Yorkshire's rich heritage, culinary or otherwise. A love for both rhubarb and ruins, you could say.
My Substack:
theyorkshiregourmet.substack.com
The most exciting meal of the Christmas season lies not with a dry turkey and all the trimmings, but with a dazzlingly eclectic table groaning with chipolatas, devilled eggs, and tempura prawns.
What's your favourite part of a Christmas buffet?
#christmas #xmas #christmasfood #food #buffet #york
What's your favourite part of a Christmas buffet?
#christmas #xmas #christmasfood #food #buffet #york
The Christmas Buffet and the Anarchist Within
The most exciting meal of the festive season lies not with a dry turkey and all the trimmings, but with a dazzlingly eclectic table groaning with chipolatas, devilled eggs, and tempura prawns.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The most exciting meal of the Christmas season lies not with a dry turkey and all the trimmings, but with a dazzlingly eclectic table groaning with chipolatas, devilled eggs, and tempura prawns.
What's your favourite part of a Christmas buffet?
#christmas #xmas #christmasfood #food #buffet #york
What's your favourite part of a Christmas buffet?
#christmas #xmas #christmasfood #food #buffet #york
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A controversial festive take for this fine Sunday afternoon.
Let me know what you think!
#christmas #xmas #christmasdinner #cauliflowercheese #roastdinner #food #foodwriting #foodhistory #history #britain #uk #england #turkey #culture #york #yorkshire
Let me know what you think!
#christmas #xmas #christmasdinner #cauliflowercheese #roastdinner #food #foodwriting #foodhistory #history #britain #uk #england #turkey #culture #york #yorkshire
A Mornay Misstep: The Case Against Cauliflower Cheese at Christmas
When cheese sauce collides with gravy, harmony flees the festive plate.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A controversial festive take for this fine Sunday afternoon.
Let me know what you think!
#christmas #xmas #christmasdinner #cauliflowercheese #roastdinner #food #foodwriting #foodhistory #history #britain #uk #england #turkey #culture #york #yorkshire
Let me know what you think!
#christmas #xmas #christmasdinner #cauliflowercheese #roastdinner #food #foodwriting #foodhistory #history #britain #uk #england #turkey #culture #york #yorkshire
A controversial festive take for this fine Sunday afternoon.
Let me know what you think!
#christmas #xmas #christmasdinner #cauliflowercheese #roastdinner #food #foodwriting #foodhistory #history #britain #uk #england #turkey #culture #york #yorkshire
Let me know what you think!
#christmas #xmas #christmasdinner #cauliflowercheese #roastdinner #food #foodwriting #foodhistory #history #britain #uk #england #turkey #culture #york #yorkshire
A Mornay Misstep: The Case Against Cauliflower Cheese at Christmas
When cheese sauce collides with gravy, harmony flees the festive plate.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A controversial festive take for this fine Sunday afternoon.
Let me know what you think!
#christmas #xmas #christmasdinner #cauliflowercheese #roastdinner #food #foodwriting #foodhistory #history #britain #uk #england #turkey #culture #york #yorkshire
Let me know what you think!
#christmas #xmas #christmasdinner #cauliflowercheese #roastdinner #food #foodwriting #foodhistory #history #britain #uk #england #turkey #culture #york #yorkshire
How York's Christmas Market surrendered to the worst of seasonal excess.
#christmasmarket #xmasmarket #christmas #xmas #york #yorkshire #festive #food
#christmasmarket #xmasmarket #christmas #xmas #york #yorkshire #festive #food
Tinsel and Torment: A Rejection of Christmas Market Mediocrity
How York's Yuletide bazaar surrendered itself to the worst of seasonal excess.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
How York's Christmas Market surrendered to the worst of seasonal excess.
#christmasmarket #xmasmarket #christmas #xmas #york #yorkshire #festive #food
#christmasmarket #xmasmarket #christmas #xmas #york #yorkshire #festive #food
I avoided the Jerusalem artichoke for years, haunted by memories of a joyless globe artichoke on a hot Madrid evening.
Imagine my astonishment when I discovered it was not an artichoke at all, but a sunflower’s buried treasure - sweet, nutty, and undeservedly maligned.
#food #history #autumn #uk
Imagine my astonishment when I discovered it was not an artichoke at all, but a sunflower’s buried treasure - sweet, nutty, and undeservedly maligned.
#food #history #autumn #uk
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Jerusalem Artichoke
A seasonal confession in praise of a misnamed, misunderstood, and magnificently knobbled root.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Something seasonally sweet for the weekend, and particularly personal to me as a Yorkshireman: a deep-dive into the history and cultural resonance of parkin.
#parkin #bonfirenight #uk #food #cake #history #foodhistory #foodwriting #spice #yorkshire #york
#parkin #bonfirenight #uk #food #cake #history #foodhistory #foodwriting #spice #yorkshire #york
Molasses and Smoke: A Love Letter to Yorkshire Parkin
How oats, treacle, and ginger conspired to turn a humble cake into a statement of northern identity.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Something seasonally sweet for the weekend, and particularly personal to me as a Yorkshireman: a deep-dive into the history and cultural resonance of parkin.
#parkin #bonfirenight #uk #food #cake #history #foodhistory #foodwriting #spice #yorkshire #york
#parkin #bonfirenight #uk #food #cake #history #foodhistory #foodwriting #spice #yorkshire #york
Pour yourself a cup of something warm and linger for a moment.
This Sunday, I invite you on a deep, sumptuous dive into the pumpkin’s extraordinary cultural and culinary legacy.
#halloween #pumpkin #fall #autumn #history #foodhistory #food #uk #travel #foodwriting #thanksgiving #christmas
This Sunday, I invite you on a deep, sumptuous dive into the pumpkin’s extraordinary cultural and culinary legacy.
#halloween #pumpkin #fall #autumn #history #foodhistory #food #uk #travel #foodwriting #thanksgiving #christmas
Of Gourds and Ghosts: A History of the Pumpkin's Bewitchment
An autumnal fantasia of mythmaking, folklore, and flame-coloured flesh.
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October 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Pour yourself a cup of something warm and linger for a moment.
This Sunday, I invite you on a deep, sumptuous dive into the pumpkin’s extraordinary cultural and culinary legacy.
#halloween #pumpkin #fall #autumn #history #foodhistory #food #uk #travel #foodwriting #thanksgiving #christmas
This Sunday, I invite you on a deep, sumptuous dive into the pumpkin’s extraordinary cultural and culinary legacy.
#halloween #pumpkin #fall #autumn #history #foodhistory #food #uk #travel #foodwriting #thanksgiving #christmas
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Something a little different for the weekend:
A review of Brancusi in York, where considered simplicity and seasonal autumn fare shine in dishes like the rich game terrine and jewel-toned damson sorbet, offering a quiet, refined celebration of modern British cuisine.
#york #food #uk #yorkshire
A review of Brancusi in York, where considered simplicity and seasonal autumn fare shine in dishes like the rich game terrine and jewel-toned damson sorbet, offering a quiet, refined celebration of modern British cuisine.
#york #food #uk #yorkshire
Review: Brancusi, York
How a York eatery is showing off the best of intelligent, local, seasonal cookery, from game terrine to damson sorbet.
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October 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Something a little different for the weekend:
A review of Brancusi in York, where considered simplicity and seasonal autumn fare shine in dishes like the rich game terrine and jewel-toned damson sorbet, offering a quiet, refined celebration of modern British cuisine.
#york #food #uk #yorkshire
A review of Brancusi in York, where considered simplicity and seasonal autumn fare shine in dishes like the rich game terrine and jewel-toned damson sorbet, offering a quiet, refined celebration of modern British cuisine.
#york #food #uk #yorkshire
Something a little different for the weekend:
A review of Brancusi in York, where considered simplicity and seasonal autumn fare shine in dishes like the rich game terrine and jewel-toned damson sorbet, offering a quiet, refined celebration of modern British cuisine.
#york #food #uk #yorkshire
A review of Brancusi in York, where considered simplicity and seasonal autumn fare shine in dishes like the rich game terrine and jewel-toned damson sorbet, offering a quiet, refined celebration of modern British cuisine.
#york #food #uk #yorkshire
Review: Brancusi, York
How a York eatery is showing off the best of intelligent, local, seasonal cookery, from game terrine to damson sorbet.
open.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Something a little different for the weekend:
A review of Brancusi in York, where considered simplicity and seasonal autumn fare shine in dishes like the rich game terrine and jewel-toned damson sorbet, offering a quiet, refined celebration of modern British cuisine.
#york #food #uk #yorkshire
A review of Brancusi in York, where considered simplicity and seasonal autumn fare shine in dishes like the rich game terrine and jewel-toned damson sorbet, offering a quiet, refined celebration of modern British cuisine.
#york #food #uk #yorkshire
Eve’s pudding is a quintessential yet often forgotten autumn dessert, uniting the best of British baking, comfort food, and seasonal indulgence.
Soft, golden, and fragrant, this classic apple sponge pudding captures the nostalgic heart of English home cooking.
#food #autumn #fall #apples #uk
Soft, golden, and fragrant, this classic apple sponge pudding captures the nostalgic heart of English home cooking.
#food #autumn #fall #apples #uk
The First Temptation: Falling Once More For Eve's Pudding
An ode to soft sponge, stewed fruit, and the tender alchemy of an often-forgotten English pudding.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Food for thought this weekend:
A luscious hymn to the Yorkshire pudding’s emancipation, calling for an end to the barbarous exclusion that has long kept it shackled to beef.
Let me know what you think!
#history #food #uk #yorkshire #york #culture #weekend #sundaylunch #roastdinner #foodie
A luscious hymn to the Yorkshire pudding’s emancipation, calling for an end to the barbarous exclusion that has long kept it shackled to beef.
Let me know what you think!
#history #food #uk #yorkshire #york #culture #weekend #sundaylunch #roastdinner #foodie
No Meat Left Behind: The Case for Yorkshire Pudding Equality
A manifesto for gravy's greatest ally.
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October 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Food for thought this weekend:
A luscious hymn to the Yorkshire pudding’s emancipation, calling for an end to the barbarous exclusion that has long kept it shackled to beef.
Let me know what you think!
#history #food #uk #yorkshire #york #culture #weekend #sundaylunch #roastdinner #foodie
A luscious hymn to the Yorkshire pudding’s emancipation, calling for an end to the barbarous exclusion that has long kept it shackled to beef.
Let me know what you think!
#history #food #uk #yorkshire #york #culture #weekend #sundaylunch #roastdinner #foodie
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A sweet piece for a dreary Tuesday:
On the Bourdaloue tart, where Jesuit sermons, Haussmannian geometry, and the fragile perfection of pears converge in a single, enduring artefact of Parisian taste.
I need help too:
What's your favourite autumnal pear recipe? I want to hear them all.
#food #uk
On the Bourdaloue tart, where Jesuit sermons, Haussmannian geometry, and the fragile perfection of pears converge in a single, enduring artefact of Parisian taste.
I need help too:
What's your favourite autumnal pear recipe? I want to hear them all.
#food #uk
From Orchard to Boulevard: The Tarte Bourdaloue
A priest, a Parisian street, and the pear's pastry apotheosis.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A sweet piece for a dreary Tuesday:
On the Bourdaloue tart, where Jesuit sermons, Haussmannian geometry, and the fragile perfection of pears converge in a single, enduring artefact of Parisian taste.
I need help too:
What's your favourite autumnal pear recipe? I want to hear them all.
#food #uk
On the Bourdaloue tart, where Jesuit sermons, Haussmannian geometry, and the fragile perfection of pears converge in a single, enduring artefact of Parisian taste.
I need help too:
What's your favourite autumnal pear recipe? I want to hear them all.
#food #uk
From Orchard to Boulevard: The Tarte Bourdaloue
A priest, a Parisian street, and the pear's pastry apotheosis.
open.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A piece for Sunday:
On the modern meal’s descent into a ledger of indignities, where culinary completeness is rationed, the humble fry becomes a matter of moral philosophy, and diners are subjected to the relentless nickel-and-diming of a la carte absurdity.
Burgers without fries? Hell no.
#food
On the modern meal’s descent into a ledger of indignities, where culinary completeness is rationed, the humble fry becomes a matter of moral philosophy, and diners are subjected to the relentless nickel-and-diming of a la carte absurdity.
Burgers without fries? Hell no.
#food
The Injustice of the Isolated Steak
The disappointment of fragmentary feasting in the age of added charges.
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September 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
A piece for Sunday:
On the modern meal’s descent into a ledger of indignities, where culinary completeness is rationed, the humble fry becomes a matter of moral philosophy, and diners are subjected to the relentless nickel-and-diming of a la carte absurdity.
Burgers without fries? Hell no.
#food
On the modern meal’s descent into a ledger of indignities, where culinary completeness is rationed, the humble fry becomes a matter of moral philosophy, and diners are subjected to the relentless nickel-and-diming of a la carte absurdity.
Burgers without fries? Hell no.
#food
A little something for the end of the week:
The story of how Paris conjured lightning from choux and cream, turning a fragile baton of pastry into a jewel of desire, a proclamation of modernity, and an edible hymn to fleeting splendour.
Let me know what you think!
#food #history #pastry
The story of how Paris conjured lightning from choux and cream, turning a fragile baton of pastry into a jewel of desire, a proclamation of modernity, and an edible hymn to fleeting splendour.
Let me know what you think!
#food #history #pastry
Parisian Lightning: A History of the Eclair
How a choux pastry treat became a jewel in the vitrine of the French capital.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This week’s long read: a celebration of autumnal excess. Think bruised medlars and luminous quinces, hedgerows stained with blackberries, and the sumptuousness of falling light.
Let me know what you think!
#food #autumn #fall #yorkshire #foodhistory #history #substack
Let me know what you think!
#food #autumn #fall #yorkshire #foodhistory #history #substack
Collapsed Medlars and Golden Quinces
A celebration of autumnal excess.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This week’s long read: a celebration of autumnal excess. Think bruised medlars and luminous quinces, hedgerows stained with blackberries, and the sumptuousness of falling light.
Let me know what you think!
#food #autumn #fall #yorkshire #foodhistory #history #substack
Let me know what you think!
#food #autumn #fall #yorkshire #foodhistory #history #substack
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This week's long-read on Substack: An in-depth exploration of the summertime strangehold of the strawberry and what it has to tell us about ideas of Englishness.
#strawberry #foodhistory #history #food #england #uk #britain #june #summer
#strawberry #foodhistory #history #food #england #uk #britain #june #summer
June's Scarlet Ephemera: Strawberries and the English Imagination
The paradox of permanence and perishability at the heart of English summertime.
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June 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This week's long-read on Substack: An in-depth exploration of the summertime strangehold of the strawberry and what it has to tell us about ideas of Englishness.
#strawberry #foodhistory #history #food #england #uk #britain #june #summer
#strawberry #foodhistory #history #food #england #uk #britain #june #summer
This week's long-read on Substack: An in-depth exploration of the summertime strangehold of the strawberry and what it has to tell us about ideas of Englishness.
#strawberry #foodhistory #history #food #england #uk #britain #june #summer
#strawberry #foodhistory #history #food #england #uk #britain #june #summer
June's Scarlet Ephemera: Strawberries and the English Imagination
The paradox of permanence and perishability at the heart of English summertime.
open.substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This week's long-read on Substack: An in-depth exploration of the summertime strangehold of the strawberry and what it has to tell us about ideas of Englishness.
#strawberry #foodhistory #history #food #england #uk #britain #june #summer
#strawberry #foodhistory #history #food #england #uk #britain #june #summer
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This week's long-read: A celebration of the Jersey Royal and the virtues of seasonal eating. Enjoy!
#jerseyroyal #food #potato #history
#jerseyroyal #food #potato #history
The Valley of Fifteen Eyes: On the Particularity of the Jersey Royal
From côtil to table: The provenance of a potato whose appearance marks the high point of spring.
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May 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This week's long-read: A celebration of the Jersey Royal and the virtues of seasonal eating. Enjoy!
#jerseyroyal #food #potato #history
#jerseyroyal #food #potato #history
This week's long-read: A celebration of the Jersey Royal and the virtues of seasonal eating. Enjoy!
#jerseyroyal #food #potato #history
#jerseyroyal #food #potato #history
The Valley of Fifteen Eyes: On the Particularity of the Jersey Royal
From côtil to table: The provenance of a potato whose appearance marks the high point of spring.
open.substack.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This week's long-read: A celebration of the Jersey Royal and the virtues of seasonal eating. Enjoy!
#jerseyroyal #food #potato #history
#jerseyroyal #food #potato #history
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A recent rhubarb soufflé I devoured. Tall, trembling, and just beginning to crack at the top. A scoop of vanilla-scented custard ice cream offered a delicious contrast to the hot pudding. And for extra oomph - a coulis, electric pink and sherbet-sour that flickered across the tongue like static.
April 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A recent rhubarb soufflé I devoured. Tall, trembling, and just beginning to crack at the top. A scoop of vanilla-scented custard ice cream offered a delicious contrast to the hot pudding. And for extra oomph - a coulis, electric pink and sherbet-sour that flickered across the tongue like static.
A recent rhubarb soufflé I devoured. Tall, trembling, and just beginning to crack at the top. A scoop of vanilla-scented custard ice cream offered a delicious contrast to the hot pudding. And for extra oomph - a coulis, electric pink and sherbet-sour that flickered across the tongue like static.
April 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A recent rhubarb soufflé I devoured. Tall, trembling, and just beginning to crack at the top. A scoop of vanilla-scented custard ice cream offered a delicious contrast to the hot pudding. And for extra oomph - a coulis, electric pink and sherbet-sour that flickered across the tongue like static.
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When did restaurants get so dark? I ask this question in this week's long-read. Do you find yourself squinting to read menus? Does dingy lighting prevent you from enjoying food to its full extent?
#food #restaurants #uk #england #yorkshire
#food #restaurants #uk #england #yorkshire
Gastronomy in the Gloom: When did Restaurants Get So Dark?
Fine food deserves to be highlighted by its surroundings, not obscured.
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April 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
When did restaurants get so dark? I ask this question in this week's long-read. Do you find yourself squinting to read menus? Does dingy lighting prevent you from enjoying food to its full extent?
#food #restaurants #uk #england #yorkshire
#food #restaurants #uk #england #yorkshire
When did restaurants get so dark? I ask this question in this week's long-read. Do you find yourself squinting to read menus? Does dingy lighting prevent you from enjoying food to its full extent?
#food #restaurants #uk #england #yorkshire
#food #restaurants #uk #england #yorkshire
Gastronomy in the Gloom: When did Restaurants Get So Dark?
Fine food deserves to be highlighted by its surroundings, not obscured.
open.substack.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
When did restaurants get so dark? I ask this question in this week's long-read. Do you find yourself squinting to read menus? Does dingy lighting prevent you from enjoying food to its full extent?
#food #restaurants #uk #england #yorkshire
#food #restaurants #uk #england #yorkshire