Farsley in the late 1970s when I lived there was hardly the most alluring suburb of the City, possibly because I lived there. It had all of the disadvantages of a village, i.e. shops which closed at lunchtime on Saturday and no nightlife except for a couple of pubs, a decent chippy and a Chinese…
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I was a little later eating than normal so had Googled a place where I could have a late lunch and set off for my first choice. When I arrived the place was locked up. I don’t know whether this is permanent or if they had checked out their on-line hits, seen my name and locked…
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As my regular reader may have noticed, the cheque’s in the post, I am doing a series of articles on Farmers’ Markets and so using the opportunity to do some Let’s Do Lunches in the suburbs on the market days. They are held over weekends and so the lunch spots will probably have a different…
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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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I set off to Leeds with a specific establishment in my sights but when I arrived I found to my surprise that they don’t have a restaurant, just a bar, so that was that. I took a stroll around the business area of the City but nothing screamed out at me. The problem was that I…
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At last I’ve got round to reviewing a place I’ve been meaning to visit for quite some time. I have heard good things about it and even Chris, one of my very best friends who never recommends anywhere, asked me if I had reviewed it. Good mate he may be but I was tempted to…
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I do like a surprise, especially when it is food related. This week I decided to do a bit of research before I went out for lunch as I had an evening appointment and wanted to eat a little later than normal. The most convenient place was George’s Great British Kitchen situated on The Headrow…
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