Reopening on Tuesday, 1st September http://www.sociablefolk.co.uk/ Well, here’s a name to live up to – Sociable Folk. Being a Yorkshireman in his mid-sixties I don’t really do sociable but in the interests of Leeds Living and all you wonderful readers – you see, when I try to do sociable it doesn’t work – I suspended…
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I always start to worry when I go out for lunch and the drink comes to more than the food. In the 1970s it was common practice on Friday to hit the pub and have something to eat and several pints but that tradition seems to have died out. It also seems that Friday afternoon…
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https://www.harveynichols.com/restaurant/leeds-dining/espresso-bar/ The Espresso Bar in the Arcade is temporarily closed I went to a wedding last Saturday where I met up with some old colleagues from the auction house where I worked up until last September. None of them has seen me since then and in the interim I have grown a beard. For some…
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http://www.theveenocompany.com/veeno-leeds-wine-bar/ Veeno has relocated to 5 Wellington Place since my review Now here’s a concept. A wine bar which serves small plates of food. OK, put so crudely there may not be much to separate Veeno from several other establishments in the City. What does differentiate this place from the rest is that the wine…
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Friends of Ham describes itself as a ‘bar and charcuterie.’ I was just relieved to find that it is not the fan club of some third rate actor. Whilst bar and charcuterie does indeed sum up the concept, it is much more than that. As well as a menu boasting cured meats and cheeses from…
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I was strolling aimlessly along Vicar Lane when I came across Millie’s which is a health food supermarket. Outside there are a couple of tables and chairs, which were occupied, and a sign inviting me to visit Millie’s Kitchen situated at the back of the premises. Over the years I have got into several ‘interesting’…
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https://www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/leedsartgallery/eat-drink-and-shop Temporarily closed until the Art Gallery and Library reopen. I can think of no more spectacular room in which to have lunch. Tiled Hall Cafe is situated in the heart of Leeds, or should that be the art of Leeds. It is a room which links the City Art Gallery with the City Library.…
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Lunch in Leeds with Stan Graham 