Lunch in Leeds with Stan Graham
I have learned a lot since I began doing my restaurant reviews but the one thing which has struck me more than the rest is that, as a rule of thumb, the nicer the owners, the better the food. When a friend and I decided to call into Kirkgate Market for old times’ sake, her…
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http://ilparadisodelciboyork.com/our-new-leeds-restaurant.html Living alone I spend a fair bit of time planning my meals, from what to buy and when, to what to take out of the freezer and when. After my lunch at Il Paradiso, the new Italian restaurant in York Place, I can turn my mind to other things, as I’ve worked out that…
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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…
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http://www.the-reliance.co.uk/ When I started this series four years ago I set myself some rules, most of which I have since broken. Hey, what else are rules for? This visit to The Reliance Bar and Dining Room has prompted me into abandoning all of them and just doing what the heck I like. Two of the…
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I have a set of self-imposed rules which I apply when I decide where to eat for my Let’s Do Lunch series. I drafted this list when I began writing the feature about three and a half years ago in order to be fair to both the restaurant operators and you, my dear reader. Not…
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Now here’s a first; two firsts in fact. This is the first time I have done a second Let’s Do Lunch article at premises still run by the same owner, and it is the first time I have eaten in a restaurant named after me – how flattering! My first visit was in January 2016,…
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https://humpit-hummus.com/ What with the impending festive season and its associated overindulgence, I decided to have something a little lighter for lunch this week. I realise that self-restraint is not my strong point but you’re never too old to change. I had also read several articles about awards bestowed on Humpit so I thought that I…
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