Meat is Dead – a new plant-based restaurant has landed on Kirkstall Road

Meat is Dead is one of the newcomers on Kirkstall Road. The owners describe it as a junk-free, plant-based bar and food place. The owners, Vic and Joe, founded Meat is Dead to share their love of plant based, nutritious food and to bring people together to enjoy each other. I’ve cycled past Meat is […]

Bab Tooma – Tastes of Syria

The brightly lit interior of Bab Tooma was welcoming on a dismal autumn evening. The restaurant has had a complete make over, following its many years serving curry as Nawab. The Middle Eastern motif includes beautiful coloured glass lamps, fabric covered benches and sturdy wooden tables. We were quickly seated. A carafe of fresh water […]

OBA Kitchen & Bar – Inventive Korean and Japanese Fusion

Ask any Leeds local for dining recommendations, and chances are one of them will mention Wade Lane. Home to foodie favourites My Thai and Fuji Hiro, those in the know flock here for a good feed. But there’s a new kid on the block – quite literally – OBA kitchen & bar. Situated in a […]

Love Brownies

Love Brownies was launched because the founders, a Yorkshire couple who now live in the Dales, had a love of good food and the luxury of beautifully wrapped gifts, and wanted to combine those in business. Brownies were the treat of choice because whilst deciding where to take the business, the founders attended a wedding […]

Fat Hippo – Now in Headingley

Fat Hippo launched in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 2010 and over the last 10 years, they have spread across the North, becoming one of the go-to places for great burgers. After running a pop up in Trinity Kitchen, Fat Hippo recently opened up in Headingley, offering people a great pit stop whilst on the Otley […]