What’s better than Christmas? Christmas with CAKE. And when I say that, I am definitely NOT talking about your traditional Christmas cake. I can’t stand the ruddy stuff, which is annoying as I love all things festive. But festive bakes (mince pies, christmas pudding, stollen etc.) are just not for me. It’s ok though, there […]
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Sam’s Chop House, Leeds
I’d often heard Sam’s Chop House mentioned in and around Leeds, but had never been myself and wasn’t entirely sure what it was about. Looking at the website, I found out that “the chop house tradition is about hearty eating, good company, fine wines and ales”. Now, this is my type of place, and without taking a […]
In our early 20s, Mr M and I ditched pre-made jars of sauce from the house. We’d never enjoyed them that much, they just seemed easy at the time. While there are many, many reasons to make your own sauces (the main ones being homemade is nicer and NOT FULL OF EVIL RUBBISH) that is […]
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elysium, Leeds
A few weeks ago, elysium held a tasting evening for some of the food babbling bloggers in Leeds. elysium opened its doors a couple of months ago, and is found on Wellington St, just round the corner from Leeds train station. It’s a large, modern Italian restaurant, which also has a deli section open for […]
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, […]
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 […]