Calendar Girls – So good we reviewed it twice.
Our writer Rosie O’Brien reviewed Calendar Girls at Leeds Grand Theatre with her usual assurance and flair. Stan Graham was also in the audience, taking a back seat but unable to resist the pull of the ‘pen’. So, not to let another good review go to waste, here are his thoughts – and for those […]
Let’s Do Lunch at Simpatico – Fresh, Fine and Friendly
Editor’s Note: Stan Graham visited Simpatico last August. We think his review is worth reviewing! We are so lucky to live in a city where the Victorian architects were so forward thinking as to build these wonderfully ornate structures in order to protect shoppers from the ravages of the Northern climate. I often wonder what […]
Blind Date With a Beer at Foley’s Tap House for Leeds Beer Week
It is many years since I have been into a pub in Leeds, or anywhere else for that matter, with the intention of meeting my perfect partner, but when I saw that Mr Foley’s Tap House was doing something called Blind Date With A Beer for Leeds Beer Week, I just had to go along […]
Leeds and Beyond – Farmers Market 7: Farsley
I have mentioned before about the unique atmosphere of each of the farmers’ markets I have visited, and today’s is no exception, although if it is unique it has to be an exception. Farsley is the smallest one I have been to so far, but it was the weekend when the heatwave broke and it […]
Leeds Beer Week Opening Party – Let Bottle Commence (and can , keg and cask)
Thursday, 16th August marked the start of Leeds Beer Week 2018 with a launch party at Bundobust. As is always the case, the atmosphere here was very friendly and intimate and made chatting with strangers and making new friends very easy. If you throw in some great beer and food then the process becomes even […]
