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 […]

More Food Indies Offering a Delivery Service

Cath Kane excitedly reports on two of her favourite Leeds eateries who delivered ‘lockdown’ food to her doorstep.  Patty Smith’s The last time I ate out in Leeds, the Thursday before lockdown, will forever be etched into my memory… one of my last memories of ‘normality!’ A group of us headed to Belgrave for food, […]

Growlers Socially Distant Club

Pre-COVID-19, Growlers was a buzzing craft beer hang out in the heart of Headingley, with an eclectic range of meal and snack options. Their waffles and pancakes were a big hit, but so too were their Tex-Mex classics like nachos and fajitas, which went really well with their range of local drinks. Then, with the […]

Pizza Loco Delivers to Your Door

After what seemed like my 600th time washing up over this lockdown period, I had the opportunity to order a take out meal from an independent business in Leeds.  A take out.  What is that? Seems like another lifetime when I was accustomed to take aways.   A part of me feels guilty for not cooking […]

The mother of all takeaways: Authentic tastes at Mommy Thai

The end of the week rolls around again. The sun is casting gentle rays over the City’s silent streets. The empty beer gardens wonder what they did to offend all the people who should be in them, quaffing pints and dipping fingers into communal bags of Seabrook’s. Another week of this mad existence we currently […]