In conversation with Kimberley Robinson

Keep Real is a Yorkshire based social enterprise devoted to promoting better mental health amongst young people. On the 27th of July at Headrow House, Keep Real will celebrate a successful first year and launch its new campaign, Keep Going. We caught up with the organisation’s founder, Kimberley Robinson, to discuss mental health, her inspiration […]

The Roxy Ballroom Launch at Merrion Street

On the 7th of June, Pink Gorilla and Hairy Lemon hosted the launch party for Merrion Street’s newest addition, Roxy Ballroom. All guests were greeted with a celebratory glass of prosecco or Red Stripe on arrival. We had the chance to sample a few of the bar’s unique cocktail concoctions. ‘Lets Bounce’ is a gin-based […]

Bangin’ Bottomless Brunch at Pieminister

Leeds’ latest bottomless brunch offering comes from Pieminister. The restaurant offers two brunch sittings, the earliest at 11am and the later at 3pm. We went along to check it out at 3 pm. Despite being an unusual time for a brunch it could work well for those who prefer to start their day drinking in the […]

New Arrivals at Trinity Kitchen

The start of June brings the new serving of Trinity Kitchen independent food traders. We went along to check them out. There’s a lot of variety offered by this season’s traders so it was tricky to know where to start. After a lot of debate we settled on the Luxury Diner. The Luxury Diner does […]

LIF18: Chocolate-making workshop with Tyto Leodis

This year’s Leeds Indie Food Festival offered two chocolate-making workshops by Tyto Leodis confectionery. I immediately jumped at the chance to celebrate Leeds Independent foodie scene, having a look at one of Leeds’ favourite chocolatiers in action. Leeds local, Mike Wallis, runs bespoke Tyto Leodis from the Fabrication 2 Warehouse. Mike sells his chocolates in […]