Pudsey Lights Up – With The Spirit of Christmas

You really do have to hand it to the good people of Pudsey – when there is anything happening they turn out in their droves to support it. A couple of months ago I went along to look at the new Craft and Food Market which was so popular that most of the fresh food […]

A Christmas Stroll Part 1 – The Civic Quarter

As I write, we’re on the threshold of December, when you might be getting into the Christmas spirit, and where is there a better place to celebrate the Festive Season than Leeds? The great thing about our wonderful City is that you can indulge in all things seasonal within just a few square yards. Beginning […]

Oporto Presents: Knaves Kitchen

It was a cold, wintry evening in late November when,aged 33 and three quarter years, I experienced my first vegan meal.  Not just any vegan meal, I hasten to add. Located halfway down the ever-popular Call Lane in the heart of the City lives a popular little hideout named Oporto, and if you venture inside […]

No Sprouts! Yes – Sprouts! Bundobust Sprout Bhajis are on Their Christmas Menu

They are transformed when they’re spicy – fennel caraway seeds and chilli with onion and broccoli served with cranberry chutney.  But they’re not the only item on the Christmas menu, which runs from 1 – 23 December: There is vegan Festive Curry of winter vegetables in a warming cinnamon and star anise-spiced tomato and coconut […]

Have a Merry Eat North Christmas

 #EatNorth is back – but only once before Christmas.  It is set to welcome you on 8 December at North Brewing Co. Sheepscar Grove.   This will be the 22nd Eat North event this year, only brought back owing ‘popular demand’. From  12 noon until 10pm, visitors can enjoy all of the usual fun, food and […]