Bavette: Incredibly French. Incredibly good.

As I sit at a table, in front of me a plate of beautifully cooked bavette dressed elegantly with a sauce vierge, I notice a big chunk of garlic. In fact there are a great many chunks throughout the dish, and indeed the meal, but this one in particular caught the eye, settled determinedly right […]

Horsforth’s Bavette Takes The Top ‘Good Food Guide’ Title

The Good Food Guide has today announced its annual 100 Best Local Restaurants list. Bavette has won the ‘Britain’s Best Local Restaurant’ award, celebrating the very best of British dining and beating off competition from across the country. These hugely popular awards celebrate fabulous independent restaurants from Scotland to Cornwall, Norfolk to North Wales.  This year, The Good […]

A Night at The Casino: Napoleon’s

I’m not someone who goes to casinos. I don’t judge those who do – I just don’t have the attention span or intellectual ability to excel at card games, and, apart from the odd lottery ticket, I don’t really gamble. Consequently, I think the only time I had ever been to a casino was when […]

Boojum and Cholula: a great combination

Cholula Hot Honey Chicken is the special summer treat at Boojum, Leeds’ most vibrant burrito bar. It’s been a dank, dreary July, so visiting Boojum turns out to be a great way to brighten your mood. You cannot miss the electric blue building on Merrion Street. The restaurant has a feeling of Mexican authenticity. It […]

They think it’s all okra! It’s cumin home! – Euros at Bundobust

Whether football is indeed coming home, or it’s just footballers coming home on Sunday morning, there’s still time to score with Bundobust’s Euros menu. Running until 14 July regardless of the fortunes of the England team, Bundobust’s current special menu is the latest round of fusion and experimentation from the Indian street food stalwart. Bundobust […]