Yorkshire Appetite Food Tours
Taste & Discover
Yorkshire Appetite is based in Harrogate and was started to help visitors experience a great few hours finding out more about our towns and why both have been known as the happiest place to live in the UK in the last few years. Locally owned and run, Yorkshire Appetite wanted to take visitors on a journey around our beautiful towns of Harrogate and York and entertain them - finding out about the key historical and cultural sites - and in between, enjoy what all visitors to Yorkshire enjoy - food and drink. Both places are lucky to have a bustling independent food and drink industry and we want you to be able to savour a selection of tasty foods and good drinks. Harrogate has a history of hospitality from its Victorian heyday as a leading European spa to its current standing as a leading exhibition and conference centre, and York has been host to many visitors since Roman times and before! We simply love visitors and we want you to love our Yorkshire as much as we do!
Our Food Ambassadors
KAY ATKINSON
Kay loves to travel and to eat! After taking her first food tour in 2011 in Chicago she was blown away by the experience – all the things she likes in one: wandering around a new place soaking up the sounds and smells, finding out about history and culture and getting a feel for a place and finally, trying local foods and drinks. Kay and her family live in Harrogate and are very happy to do so and want to share the great things about Yorkshire with visitors and so was born Yorkshire Appetite!
LOUISE RODGERS
Louise is our guide for all things York and Vegan! Another traveller with a long love affair with the Food Tour, Louise is a born and bred Yorkshire Lass who always returns home to her roots however far she may travel. Louise lives in Harrogate with her beloved English Bull Terriers Kiki and Bootsie. With a passion for food and for sharing that enthusiasm with visitors she is a integral part of the Yorkshire Appetite Team!
JILL LAURILLARD
Jill is another keen foodie and she enjoys meeting the visitors on our classic Harrogate Tour. A long time devotee to food tours around the world, Jill has lived in North Leeds with her husband, Mark for over 30 years. Jill very much regards Harrogate as a second home having got married in the town and is quite the expert on the coffee shops of Harrogate!
JAS KAUR
Jas is our expert on Indian Food and has lived in North Leeds for over 40 years. A passionate cook who has a diverse knowledge of Indian cuisine having had her own food blog and delivered cookery lessons. Jas has an excellent awareness of the diversity of Indian food and restaurants offered in Leeds. With a background in science and nutrition, you could not be in better hands when it comes to a great tasting experience.
LINDA MOORE
Born in Harrogate Linda spent 20 years as an exhibition and events organiser in the UK, Europe and America. A career change resulted in 10 years of organising activities for Dementia clients. She currently volunteers at the National Trust and Ripon Museums, doing both school and visitor tours. She lives in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales with her husband. She enjoys walking Ralph, a very excitable Springer Spaniel, going to music events, travelling the world and swimming when not looking after numerous grandchildren - and eating of course!
MARIEANNE
Marieanne lives in Harrogate and has a background of over 30 years in the leisure industry in London.
Originally from North Yorkshire, she moved to Harrogate in 2017 and loves both Harrogate and York, She has travelled widely and particularly enjoys supporting independent businesses, cooking, interior design, and vintage jewellery.
She is our expert on our Vintage and Antique adventure!
ROSIE CLARKE
Rosie grew up in Harrogate and returned here to raise her own family after studying languages in London. Over 60 years in total in Harrogate means she knows the town and the beautiful surrounding countryside pretty well!
She has 4 grown up children and 6 lovely grandchildren.
Her passions include travel , film, Nature and art ...all of which she indulges when she can !
She likes nothing better than meeting new people and sharing her interests and enthusiasm and she can't wait to meet you as an Ambassador for Yorkshire Food Tours.
