I’ve been keeping a secret… I’m going to be on the goggle box! A few weeks ago I was approached by RDF Television and asked if I would like to be in a new programme for Channel 4. WHAT. It seems my incessant ramblings on the internet got me noticed somewhere?! It was incredibly bizarre, […]
Month: September 2013
New Italian restaurant, Vinny & Vito, has launched at The Village Hotel in Headingley, Leeds. We were invited to try the menu, and to be honest, I wasn’t overly enthused about what it would be like; chain hotel restaurants are often an afterthought of frozen fish and stale bread. The audience is captured, why make […]
Millies in Leeds is a haven of healthy, well sourced, local food. It’s a great resource in Leeds, bursting with goodies, and I can never make it out the door without gobbling one of their freshly made cakes. Millies sources its meat from Tancred Farm, and I was given a few samples to try. Tancred […]
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The Botanist, Leeds
At the bottom of Leeds Trinity, tucked down in a corner just off Boar Lane, is The Botanist. People have been singing its praises far and wide, so there was a lot for it to live up to on my visit with my buddy, Laura. The look of the venue is gorgeous, welcoming and relaxed. […]
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Picking Plums and Making Pies
Our plum tree is now two years old. It’s a bit squat and fat, but it makes fruit! Darn tasty fruit it is too. We got about 20 plums growing on it this year, and they each remained stubbornly green for weeks and months, until all of a sudden they were purple and leaping from […]
Fantastic local cheesemongers, George & Joseph, have set up shop in Chapel Allerton, Leeds. Launching on 30th August 2013, this new store is a haven of locally sourced cheese and other produce. Emilia and I stumbled upon it when the heavens opened last week. Racing in from the slashing rain, the shop was a welcome […]
The Handpicked Foodstore is an online outlet of gourmet gifts and treats for food lovers. A panel of food and wine experts source and sample each product making sure it’s top notch before it’s added to the store. There’s a great selection of artisan cheeses, potted shrimps, smoked fish, fine wines and a fabulous array of […]
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Soul Kitchen at The Wardrobe, Leeds
The Wardrobe has always served food, but it has never been a place that has popped up on my radar for it. I went a few years ago, ahead of going to see Daniel Kitson at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, and the food was ok, but not particularly memorable. Pre-theatre diners have become the sole […]