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Red’s True Barbecue, Leeds

April 4, 2013
Red's True Barbecue - slow cooked meat in the heart of Leeds.

When did slow-cooked barbecued ribs become the unofficial signature dish for the whole of Leeds? I don’t know, but I’m not complaining, and even though I exaggerate slightly, there do seem to be loads of rib joints springing up all over the city. This one, Red’s True Barbecue, is the current, undisputed leader of the [...]

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Prashad Indian vegetarian restaurant, Bradford-Leeds

January 30, 2013
Prashad vegetarian Indian restaurant, Bradford and Leeds, Yorkshire

Prashad has had a lot of hype. I approach hype with a healthy amount of scepticism. I’m good at scepticism – it’s a speciality – and the world of food is littered with things that don’t quite live up to the mark, that aren’t quite as good as they claim to be. For every stellar [...]

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Mrs Atha’s coffee shop, Leeds

November 10, 2012
Mrs Atha's independent coffee shop, Leeds

From absolutely nothing a few years ago, Leeds is now littered with top-rate independent coffee shops. The latest one is Mrs Atha’s a quirky little place on that odd, desolate feeling pedestrianised road behind House of Fraser. They’re springing up all over the place, these indies, to such an extent that it’s possible to say [...]

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Pinche Pinche, Chapel Allerton, Leeds

July 12, 2012
Pinche Pinche Mexican Restaurant, Chapel Allerton, leeds

You know those times when a restaurant creates a bit of a buzz about it?  How it gets mentioned often on twitter and facebook and blogged about endlessly? That makes me nervous. There are plenty of places that don’t live up to their hype, plenty of places that just have good PR people cooking up [...]

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Brewbar Espresso, Leeds

June 15, 2012
Brewbar Espresso, Leeds

The community of very decent coffee shops in Leeds seems to be expanding all the time. Good indies are still outnumbered by the Faceless Chains, but you don’t have to walk far these days to get the real deal. Brewbar Espresso takes a bit of effort to get to, not because it’s out of the [...]

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The Cross Keys, Holbeck, Leeds

May 8, 2012
The Cross Keys, North Bar's grown up sibling

It’s not often that I use twitter for something that’s actually useful, but I managed that small victory the other night when I booked a table at The Cross Keys in Leeds. It was all done quickly and easily, and without any fuss at all – they sorted things out and tweeted me a confirmation. [...]

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Rib Shakk, the Corn Exchange, Leeds

March 7, 2012
Rib Shakk, in the Corn Exchange, Leeds, part of the Anthony's group of restaurants.

What do they serve, then? Clue’s in the name. Ribs…beef or pork, in various different incarnations, with various different sauces, all Southern US style along with other things like chicken wings, rib meat burgers and a token salad bar. Who is it aimed at? Rib Shakk is quite relaxed. It’s great for families, and isn’t [...]

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Create, Leeds

November 4, 2011
Create, Leeds

Rob said that he’d find us a restaurant. Normally, that’s a good thing, but this time he suggested this new place in Leeds that’s run by his old boss from his time at Harvey Nicks.  He described it as a bit relaxed, with plastic tables and chairs. Plastic tables and chairs weren’t what many of [...]

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