I have travelled all over Europe and North America but have never had the urge to visit the Far East. I am a city boy at heart and love the buzz of places like London, New York and Berlin but I don’t think that I could handle the culture shock of Beijing, Bangkok or even…
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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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I do like irony. It has to be good though, not just any old irony – there’s one for the older readers – so I just had to call in and sample Outlaws Yacht Club. The nearest place you could moor a yacht must be 70 miles away on the East Coast, unless you count…
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Well, my luck had to run out sooner or later. Of all the reviews I have done so far I have not had a bad meal. I had a Chinese which was not great but not a bad one. Unfortunately the lunch I had at Nation of Shopkeepers had only one thing going for it…
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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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After seeing a feature about the Grand Arcade on this very website I decided to see what was on offer there food wise. From a choice of four or five establishments ranging from far eastern street food to genteel tea rooms I decided to get in touch with my veggie side and visit Roots and…
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