LIF19 – Bombay Speakeasy
Many people will already be familiar with Below Stairs and Bundobust; many won’t. They are two very different establishments, the former tucked away underneath a quiet street, the latter squeezed in between two eateries and an endless procession of Mill Hill commuters. One specialises in cocktails, the other in vibrant Gujarati food and craft beer. […]
LIF19 – Rawsome Vegan Supper Club
Vegan cookery has its roots in fruits, leaves and, well, roots. While seitan is having a renaissance and vegan cheese gets ever-closer to the coveted status of “melting just like real cheese”, Rawsome offered a supper club that focused on more identifiably plant-based matters. Thomas Chalk went along. As a basic idea, raw food is […]
LIF19 – Kachumber
I suppose that it had to happen eventually. I have been to quite a few events at Leeds Independent Food Festivals over the years and the standard has ranged from very good to great. Kachumber Kitchen Vegan Supper Club broke the mould and only just rated an OK, thanks to dessert. The event was held […]
L19 – Notes On A Nervous Planet – Matt Haig
At least part of the goal of any decent arts and culture festival should be to capture the essence of the zeitgeist and throw it back to the audience for discussion. The 2019 Leeds International Festival’s attempt at this most deft of moves came in the form of a four-part, one-day event series entitled What […]
LIF19 – Food and Drink Photography
I seem to spend most of my time photographing and writing about food, so I thought that I would go along to this event at the Leeds Indie Food Festival to see if I could pick up any tips with which to hone my skills. The two and a half hour workshop took place at […]
