Danny Malin: I tried the ‘roast dinner’ loaded sausage roll that had me saying 'wow'
From one of the UK’s largest pumpkin festivals to an award-winning steakhouse, here’s where Danny Malin, the man behind Danny Vs Food, has been eating this week
As it was my dad’s birthday, I took the family out for a meal to celebrate at one of our favourite restaurants. We unanimously love Three Flames in Wakefield.
As much as I love their onion flower, which is a huge, super crispy onion bhaji, I didn’t want to spoil my mains. So I went for BBQ chicken wings followed by their surf and turf - ribeye with lamb chop.
My wife, who is vegan, had hummus and olives followed by mushrooms and chimichurri.
From sliders for the kids to sirloin and cauliflower steaks, this place is up there with some of the best steakhouses in the UK.
There’s a range of vendors at Farmer Copley’s Pumpkin Festival serving everything from loaded fries to barbecues and sweet treats.
It’s become a mini food festival in its own right, with a range of their own produce on offer such as toffee apples, beer and sausage rolls.
Our daughter Athena had a plain German hot dog. She started her day toasting marshmallows for s’mores - but had a meltdown when they naturally melted slightly to be put in between biscuits.
Other than slathering over the sauerkraut that could have been topped onto Athena’s hot dog, Sophie had a range of vegetarian options to choose from. There were loaded jacket potatoes, waffles and Indian street food as well as vegan loaded fries from Hungry Homer and loaded doughnuts from Mae’s Desserts.
After ‘the best chai latte’ from The Yorkshire Chai Company, Sophie opted for the samosa chaat from there too.
I went for a loaded ‘roast dinner’ sausage roll from the Farmer Copley’s van.
I’ve had loaded spuds, loaded fries and loaded potato tots but never a loaded sausage roll.
It’s all made in-house in Copley’s Kitchen, so you get a chunky farmhouse-style sage and onion sausage roll with homemade pastry. This was topped with slices of roast beef and a dollop of gravy.
Wow, what a generous portion of indulgent comfort food for less than £10.
All that was missing were the roasted potatoes.
I tried some of Sophie’s samosa chaat from The Yorkshire Chai Company, as she said the flavours popped in her mouth. Chaat is basically smashed up samosas with chickpea curry, tamarind sauce and raita with chopped onion and herbs. It’s not the usual thing I’d go for - but oh my days, this dish packed a punch. It was fresh, light and more-ish.
Yes, it can be expensive nowadays going to these festivals and buying street food.
But I also know how much it costs these independent businesses to create such amazing food, not to mention how much it means to them when we support them.
You can follow Danny and Sophie’s food adventures at mrandmrsyorkshire.com.