Lunch in Leeds with Stan Graham
https://livinitaly.com/cloth-hall-st-leeds I thought that it was about time I paid a call to the ‘other’ incarnation of LivinItaly known as Dough House in Cloth Hall Street, next door to the Corn Exchange. Whereas the original place in Granary Wharf is mainly a deli and restaurant, the emphasis here is on cocktails and pizza, so what…
Read More
Sometimes I find food to be really complicated and I’m at the time of life when I don’t want to be bamboozled. It’s enough of a challenge nowadays remembering whether I should call a member of the distaff gender a woman, lady or girl without causing offence, let alone worry about what I should call…
Read More
http://www.thaiaroydeeleeds.com/ Many, many moons ago every village, town and city had half-day closing, which meant that shops and other businesses would shut at lunchtime on one day a week. The reason was that, as they only opened from 9.00am until 6.00pm, they could work with one set of staff putting in a five and a…
Read More
https://www.eatyourgreensleeds.co.uk/ In the words of another grumpy old man, ‘I don’t believe it!’ I have battled my way through countless vegan and vegetarian meals and one of the best I have had so far is here at Eat Your Greens, which is not a vegan or vegetarian restaurant. I will repeat that: Eat Your Greens…
Read More
https://pizza-fella.co.uk/ The phrase ‘less is more’ springs to mind when reviewing Pizza Fella, the restaurant on Vicar Lane. I pass the place fairly regularly so thought that it was about time I called in to test their wares. Not only does the less is more philosophy apply to the decor but also the food, which…
Read More
https://www.le-chalet.co.uk/ Le Chalet is a Salon du Thé, although they describe themselves as a French Tearooms and Bakery. I am just showing off. In addition to offering a large range of teas, they are also a French Restaurant with an impressive menu, especially if you like cheese in all its forms. As this series is…
Read More
https://www.crownbuffetleeds.com/ When I heard that Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham-Carter were going to be in The Crown I just had to pop along to see if I could catch a glimpse. Not for the first time in my life, and probably not the last, I had got the wrong end of the stick and the…
Read More