William Shakespeare famously wrote in Twelfth Night; 'if music be the food of love, play on'. Alan Partridge once said a similar thing; 'if music be the food of love, let's eat it!'
Whilst one may be profound and the other preposterous, there is no doubt that the crossover between music, food and love is as evident now as ever before. From romantic songs and serenading dinners, to street food in music venues and live music at food events, there is an increasing culture for cuisine and entertainment to join passionately together.
In this issue, we celebrate the many local folk who are doing amazing things uniting them and sharing their music, food and love with the county. None of this, of course, is what the great bard meant in 1601, but in 2018, Leeds and York are definitely playing on and eating it!
