GREEN SHOOTS

Three of the best venues featuring plant-based menus

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FORAGE BAR & KITCHEN

Perfect marriage

Elsworth at The Mill is based at High Corn Mill and run by Skipton-based couple Rebecca and Bruce Elsworth, the team behind the award-winning Skipton restaurant Elsworth Kitchen. With an established name in excellent locally sourced seasonal food, The Elsworth’s new venture is rapidly becoming the place to go to, for an original and unique dining experience, and is being heralded amongst couples as a characterful wedding venue with a di erence. elsworthatthemill.co.uk

Summer nights

CHATSWORTH KITCHEN

Chatsworth Kitchen, at Peak Village in Rowsley, is a relaxed and welcoming place to enjoy fresh seasonal food and drink sourced from the Chatsworth Estate and local artisan producers and suppliers. Joining the menu this summer are afternoon teas, including a vegan option, o ering fresh sandwiches, and warm homemade scone. On Thursdays until 31 August, they'll be staying open until 8pm to provide a summer-inspired menu. chatsworthkitchen.co.uk

LAS IGUANAS

Get a taste of delicious Latin America in York. This restaurant on Back Swinegate in York’s city centre offers a taste of the tropics with all the sizzling Latin American favourites, with a hugely popular vegan menu to boot. iguanas.co.uk

Forage Bar & Kitchen, an innovative social fine-dining restaurant in the city of York, has launched a new menu featuring local, foraged and fresh ingredients. The new dishes at the Little Stonegate restaurant, which serves eclectic cuisine cooked over fire, include a co ee-rubbed pork chop with used co ee grounds and a local wild garlic kimchi, and tamarind pork belly bao buns. forageyork.com

EIGHTYEIGHT

Bar & Restaurant EightyEight at Grantley Hall offers a unique fusion of Yorkshire produce and Far Eastern flavours. Designled décor is set against the stunning backdrop of ornamental Japanese Gardens, with fabulous vegetarian and vegan options. grantleyhall.co.uk/dining/eightyeight

Taco Away

BILL’S

HUMPIT

The founders of Humpit loved hummus, but couldn’t find anywhere to eat it in traditional style, in a bowl with a warm pitta on the side to rip and dip. With a load of innocence and passion, they set out around the streets of Leeds – and now have locations dotted around the county. humpit-hummus.com

Bill’s York and Leeds are launching a bunch of sizzling summer specials, bound to heat up your summer. The new Taco ‘Bout It and Tequila Me Softly menus are packed with the equally tempting and tasty taco plates and tequila-fuelled cocktails, perfect for kicking o a summer of fun. Choose from three flavoursome taco plate options of Spicy Pulled BBQ Brisket, Buttermilk Fried Chicken, or Roast Squash & Feta (vegan option available). bills-website.co.uk