Tommy Banks at The Black Swan, Oldstead

Last year we spent some time with chef Tommy Banks photographing him and the farm at The Black Swan (in Oldstead, Yorkshire) for a feature in The Telegraph.

Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead
Chef Tommy Banks at The Black Swan Oldstead

The feature included three simple take-home recipes as well as a really great interview. You can read the interview and access the recipes via The Telegraph website here. 

Visit Black Swan Oldstead's website here. 

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