Manjit’s Kitchen
Nestled in a row of shops on Kirkstall Road, just past the Cardigan Fields leisure complex, is Manjit’s Kitchen, the bricks and mortar branch of the vegetarian Indian food stall that has been resident in Kirkgate Market for the last few years. Thomas Chalk went to try it out. I used to visit Manjit’s Kitchen […]
Leeds International Festival of Ideas – Green or Growth?
For the last event of LIFI21 on 27 September, a panel discussed the question of whether sustainability and economic growth can go hand-in-hand. Chaired by TV Presenter Michaela Strachan, the event was framed with a recognition that there is an impending climate emergency and that action is needed. The challenge for an event such as […]
Whitelocks – A Triumphant Return
Dining out is back in. Leeds’ oldest pub reopened its doors this week. Thomas Chalk and Cath Kane went out for pub grub. Some establishments are blessed with great swathes of outdoor space that they’ve been able to adapt to lockdown and downpours; others haven’t had this option. Whitelock’s, and next-door sister pub the Turk’s […]
The Swine That Dines – at Home
The small plates eatery has reopened with a three course menu to collect and reheat at home. Thomas Chalk and Cath Kane pig out. Back when restaurants were restaurants, The Swine That Dines offered set menus of seven small sharing plates in their small, welcoming premises on North Street. Once a month they were vegetarian […]
LEEDS KIRKGATE MARKET – OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Although many stalls are shut, Leeds’ Kirkgate Market is still open for essentials such as fruit and veg, bread, meat, cheese and a range of tinned and packet food. Cath Kane and Thomas Chalk do their weekly shop. Leeds Kirkgate Market is, for us, one of the most important places in the City Centre. Until […]
