People will argue this, but food is cheap, or we obviously have more money to spend on food.

When I was a kid, we were all skinny, partly because we played out a lot of course, but food seemed expensive. My mum would announce we were having a chicken next Sunday and I would tell my mates!

We went to the Aldi of its day, and ready meals did not exist. If they had done they would have been considered a luxury.

Now, the amount of people who eat out 2-3 times a week in Harrogate is staggering.

I bet if I check out the restaurants tonight they will be quite busy even though it's only a Monday.