There's a bottomless 'Christmas jumper disco' brunch taking place in a hidden Leeds bar, with 90 minutes of unlimited mulled wine and festive pancake platters.
Hosted at Tailors, a secret gin bar hidden inside a working tailor shop on Grand Arcade, the bottomless brunch is promising it all: free-flowing festive drinks, Christmas tunes, mince pies, and massive platters of pancakes loaded with festive treats.
The event will take place on the bar's outdoor winter terrace, filled with twinkling fairy lights and up-cycled sewing tables, so you're encouraged to don your finest winter garms and wrap up warm. This is a tailor's shop, after all, and attire matters.
As for the brunch itself, the menu is all about the pancake platters with topping choices like berry compote, maple syrup and chocolate sauce all on the menu / Image: Tailors
Drinks-wise, you'll be treated to steaming mugs of mulled wine, clinking cups of rum and ginger iced tea, mangotinis, imported g&ts, and craft beers - with a 'ring for gin' bell on each table ensuring no one is left hanging to make an order.
As for the brunch itself, the menu is all about the pancake platters with topping choices like berry compote, maple syrup and chocolate sauce all on the menu.
And of course, it wouldn't be a festive knees-up without mince pies. Rest assured, there'll be plenty floating about in Tailor's winter gin garden, where the brunch is taking place.
The brunch will be held in Tailor's winter garden / Image: Tailor's Each table has a 'ring for gin' bell to make sure you aren't left waiting to order / Image: Tailor's
For those with dietary requirements, the bar notes that it cannot provide a gluten-free pancake option but it can make versions suitable for vegetarians or vegans if notified in advance.
Priced from £30 for two without food, or £35 with pancakes, it's also an absolute steal.
All that's left to do now is make your booking, grab your best Christmas jumper and follow the disco ball for the best-sounding festive brunch in town.
Bookings fill up fast for the events at Tailors, which are incredibly popular, so it is recommended to move quickly if you want to secure your table. Currently, there are spaces available for parties of two and four listed on the bar's website.
A Leeds pizza takeaway has received a glowing review from popular review duo.
Edges Pizza opened up their first permanent spot in Leeds back in June this year, after making a name for themselves slinging out pizzas at multiple pop-ups across the city.
Owners Grace and Edge from Harrogate opened Edges Pizza two years ago, taking inspiration from trips to New York over the years.
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Their pizzas are a love letter to the class New York slice, think thin and crispy rather than chewy and floppy. But above all else, think absolutely delicious.
And now, they've caught the attention of a major review page, with Bite Twice Food Reviews (a page with almost 300k followers) paying Edges a visit.
The food review duo of Gerry del Guercio and Paul Delany popped up in Holbeck beneath the arches to get their hands on a pizza, and the outcome is brilliant.
In the video, Bite Twice said that the pizza is 'f**cking exceptional' and up there with 'one of the best pizzas in the UK'.
Before even taking a bite, they said: "On aesthetic, I don't think anywhere in the UK is doing pizza like this".
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Then after the first bite, they go on to say: "There are very few pizzas in the UK that create this, I’m a little bit blown away".
As Londoners themselves, they go on to say that Edges is 'easily hitting with the best that we’ve got down south'.
And if that's not high praise enough, they sign off the video saying: "Leeds has got an absolute gem. I give this a stamp so hard my foot went through the pizza. Edges. Don Level."
The 42-year-old Kirkgate Market stall serving freshly shucked oysters for £1.90 a pop
Clementine Hall
Tucked away in Leeds Kirkgate Market you'll find a wonderful seafood stall selling freshly shucked oysters for £1.90 each.
It's places like these that remind us why we love Leeds so much.
Established in 1880, Hayes Seafood is widely regarded as the oldest trader within the historic Kirkgate Market.
For the past 42 years, it has been run by Cliff and Michelle, the loveliest couple who welcome every customer with open arms.
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The menu here is small but perfectly formed, focusing on fresh, ready-to-eat seafood that you can enjoy with a squeeze of lemon and a dollop of mayonnaise at most.
Delivered fresh every morning, there's pre-cracked crab shells, brown and white crab meat, cockles, crawfish tails - all perfectly prepared for you to eat at their bar or high tables opposite.
But, it's the oysters that you'll see people queueing for. And rightly so.
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Everything here is prepared to order right in front of you, and for no extra fee. You can choose from two types of oysters: super salty Lindisfarne oysters or the slightly sweeter English Loch Fyne.
We recommend having a couple of each, pulling up a stool right by the counter and getting stuck in. If you ask Cliff nicely, he might tell you a bit about the history of the place - but you may have to order a couple more oysters for that.
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You're left to dress them yourself, whether you prefer dash of fiery tabasco or a few pickled shallots. But to be honest, they're delicious just as they come.
This spot is a real piece of Leeds history, and the queues at lunchtime as well as the repeat regular customers proves just how special it is.
All it's missing is a champagne stall next to it...now wouldn't that be perfect?
Georgina Pellant -
19th November 2021 
