By Liz Coggins on May 25, 2023
Food & Drink
If you haven’t dined at TGI Fridays recently then its about time you did. Fridays first opened in Manhattan, New York in 1965 on the corner of East 63rd Street and 1st Avenue with flowing cocktails and charismatic bartenders making every night feel like a Friday. One of the fist TJ Fridays to open in […]
By Liz Coggins on May 22, 2023
Food & Drink
Situated on West Park overlooking The Stray is Three’s a Crowd – the jewel in Harrogate’s modern gastro-pub dining crown. It’s easy to spot with its distinctive dark blue paintwork and modern white signing and tables outside on the pavement that have been created to tone in beautifully with the paintwork. But what you cannot […]
By Liz Coggins on April 18, 2023
Food & Drink
Tucked away between Briggate and Lands Lane in the cobbled Swan Street is one of the city’s hidden gems. What springs to mind immediately is The City Varieties – the famous music hall and the oldest working theatre in the country – but would it have not been for the landlord of the White Swan […]
By Liz Coggins on March 7, 2023
Food & Drink
You’d be forgiven for walking passed Gaucho on Park Row. It has an entrance below street level and there’s no glitzy signs but just a tasteful black and gold sign on the railings. But walk down the Edwardian stone staircase and open the large black door and you will not be prepared for what you […]
By Liz Coggins on February 17, 2023
Food & Drink
Set high above the twinkling lights of the city Crafthouse and Angelica are just the most stunning locations for food and drink in Leeds. Since they opened around 10 years ago these two sister venues on the 5th and 6th floors respectively of Trinity have always been the hottest ticket in town. The reason is […]
By Liz Coggins on January 11, 2023
Food & Drink
Gino D’Acampo has revealed he is to open a new upmarket Italian restaurant and bar at the recently refurbished Leeds Marriott Hotel – Gino D’Acampo, Trevelyan Sq, Boar Lane, Leeds. Designed by acclaimed international restaurant designer Bernard Carroll, it will feature an impressive marble bar complete with lounge area, a cicchetti bar, deli, 160-seater open […]
By Liz Coggins on December 1, 2022
Food & Drink
El Gato Negro is sheer tapas heaven! Situated in the former iconic bank building in Park Row over the last three years it has become a firm favourite with discerning diners and its not hard to understand why. Elgato Negro can be anything you want it to be at any time of the day. It’s […]
By Liz Coggins on November 22, 2022
Food & Drink
Situated in a Grade 2 building that dates back to Georgian times The Lost and Found Leeds Club has a remarkable ambience and proudly displays a blue plaque on the outside as a testament to its remarkable history Built as a private residence in 1820 in 1849 it was given a new facade and became […]
By Liz Coggins on November 21, 2022
Food & Drink
Tucked away in the middle of the Spa town of Harrogate there’s a piece of Parisienne chic that has a menu packed with gastronomic delights. Cote in Albert Street has an elegant feel before you even pass through its doors. In true French style tables with fresh white linen, sparkling glasses and gleaming cutlery sit […]
By Liz Coggins on November 16, 2022
Food & Drink
Sitting in the Botanist its hard to believe you are right in the middle of the hub of Leeds city centre. To experience the Botanist is an experience like no other. Its vibrant but relaxing, sophisticated but simple with its many facets of back to nature design. The simple rustic décor of a potting shed […]