Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
For this edition I have moved a few minutes walk from Granary Wharf along Water Lane to Temple Arches where Chow Down Winter Village has been set up. It has grown so much since its early days on this site that it almost lives up to its name and is in grave danger of having…
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That fabulous restaurant, HOME, is relocating next month from its present premises in Kirkgate to new ones in Brewery Wharf. I was fortunate enough to have been invited to the launch of HOME in 2017 which was at Harewood House, the restaurant not having been quite completed, and I was amazed by the quality of…
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While we wait for summer, let’s have a look at what winter has in store for us. Now that I seem to have everybody’s programmes I am working my way through them over the next few days. They are in alphabetical order so as not to imply favouritism, sorry about that Yeadon Town Hall! If…
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I’ve been to some rum parties in my time but this was a cut above the others. If you are going to have a do there can be fewer finer places for the bash than the iconic Leeds Corn Exchange. As it was a celebration of rum it was a pretty safe bet that it…
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When I was approached to write an article about the opening of Broadley’s at The Craven Heifer in July it was suggested that I might like to pay a visit and sample the food for myself. Unless there is a dedicated press event I like to give new ventures a short time to get into…
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Don’t panic, all is not what it seems from the headline. Ilkley’s favourite cocktail lounge, The Ticket Office, is alive and well, in fact it is expanding its operation to provide top quality food to accompany the expansive range of drinks. The End of the Line is the new food residency run by Linford Nicholson…
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It is great to see familiar events returning from their virtual versions to the format for which they were designed. The latest of these is Leeds Rum Festival which is celebrating its fifth birthday this year. I have been fortunate enough to be able to get to two of the previous live events and can’t…
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In the words of The Four Seasons ‘Oh What A Night’. When I arrived at Temple Arches, home of Chow Down, to write about the awards I had absolutely no idea of the events which were about to unfold. I had been invited by Leeds Indie Food to come along to see what was happening…
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Over the weekend of 19th – 22nd August a panel of celebrity judges will be sampling the best of Northern Street Food and selecting winners to go on to the National Street Food Final at Freedom Festival, Hull from 3rd – 5th September, where the overall winner will be judged by the general public alongside…
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There are worse ways of spending a Saturday afternoon than by loading up with culture, especially when it involves both learning some history of your home town and indulging in the odd beer. After having called at The Yorkshire Square last Thursday to see what was going on, I returned on Saturday to attend two…
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Tyke It To The Limit 