Food Matters

Actor-turned-award-winning cheesemaker Sean Wilson is conducting a tasting event at Lewis & Cooper's Northallerton store on Wednesday, March 24.

After 21 years playing Martin Platt in Coronation Street, Sean has spent two years working on recipes for new varieties of Lancashire cheese. The result is The Saddleworth Cheese Company, established last year.

Since then, the passionate fine food fan has created quite a stir in the cheese world, landing prestigious awards and contracts with major retailers such as Harvey Nichols and Waitrose.

Sean, 44, said: "Considering we've only been operating commercially since last July, we have achieved enough to be recognised as serious contenders."

Sean will be in store at Lewis & Cooper between 10am and 2pm next Wednesday.

A new taste for Meadowhall

A flagship fast-food restaurant, which is bringing the authentic BBQ taste of North Carolina to Sheffield, has officially opened.

The Original BBQ Grill and Rib Shack Company has opened its first outlet at the Oasis Food Court on the lower mall at Meadowhall.

The company was founded by two Sheffield-born food enthusiasts, Philip Betts and Steve Palmer-Smith. The pair have a passion for all things BBQ and they believe that the combination of slow-cooked meat and the finest BBQ sauce direct from the US, will prove irresistible to diners.