As if winning 60 awards wasn't enough for the family-run bakery, the company can now say that they're officially listed with Harrods.
The luxury Knightsbridge department store recently added Yorkshire-based bakery, The Topping Pie Company to their list of stockists. In total it is thought that up to 25 handcrafted traditional and speciality pies will be added to the newly renovated delicatessen counter inside the Harrods food hall.
Out of these incredible products, a total of 11 are made with locally sourced ingredients, including British quality assured pork meat from Yorkshire.
Harrods Food Hall. / Image: Harrods
Some of the named stock at Harrods includes traditional pork pies in 120g, 200g and 450g sizes, as well as 120g 'dinky' pies and a whole range of specialty pork pies. This has previously included flavours like stilton, apple and pear, but as we enter the new year, flavours may change with the seasons.
The Topping Pie Company has been a butchers and bakers for over 50 years and stock everything from gala pie to quiches, gourmet sausage rolls and even tray pies and lasagnas:
"When Bill Topping opened his butcher’s shop in a little suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire in 1961 little did he know that it was the start of a multi award-winning company whose products would one day grace the deli counters at Selfridges, Harrods and Booths."
The business has remained in the family, swapping the Scawsby butchers shop was to the Doncaster Market Hall a decade after opening to meet customer demands and now the South Yorkshire company remains here today, as a family affair. Bill’s grandson Mark has now been managing the shop for more than 20 years and continuing the family tradition as an award-winning company.
Some of the bakery's other highlights include winning over 60 different awards, including the coveted and prestigious 3 star Gold Great Taste Awards and the Topping Pie Company has has its success honoured by a Princess Royal who visited and toured the bakery.
Image: The Topping Pie Company
Whilst Princesses and Harrods customers might love the pies in the capital, there's no need for us Yorkshire folk to go all the way to London to find out why these pies are so well loved.
The Topping Pie company deliver to Wakefield, Pontefract, Blythe, Epworth, Dore in Sheffield, Cudworth in Barnsley and Budworth, but as they're committed to ensuring that those who are "vulnerable and self-isolating can still enjoy a hearty dinner", they will deliver up to 30 miles around their Doncaster location. You can also grab one from Doncaster by hopping on the train, it's a short thirty minutes away.
Leeds health nuts assemble, because acai bowls and superfood smoothies are coming to a city near you.
Incase you've been living under a rock for the past year or so, you may not be clued up on the whole acai bowl trend that has been sweeping up the nation.
Acai is a super berry grown and harvested in the Amazon rainforest, and not only is it absolutely delicious but it has a myriad of health benefits.
Acai and the Tribe first opened four years ago in Manchester, and ever since then it's only gone from strength to strength opening up three other locations across the country.
Images: The Manc Group
Next stop? Leeds. And we couldn't be happier about it.
So, what can we expect from this aesthetically-pleasing and ultra trendy female-owned business? Well, loaded acai bowls that look almost too good to eat, superfood smoothies, coffees, matcha and savoury options like avocado toast.
Announcing the very exciting news to Instagram, Acai and the Tribe said: "You asked, we listened. LEEDS… your new lifestyle arrives soon."
They will be opening on 88 Vicar Lane as part of the Vicar Lane regeneration scheme, which has already scene some great new restaurants being announced such as Sticks'n'Sushi and Dishoom.
It seems like this part of town is suddenly going to be the place to be, and we're very happy to see it.
We'll keep you updated with opening dates as and when we know more but for now, you can find out more about Acai and the Tribe here.
Leeds has been crowned the best city in the UK for foodies outside of London
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It's fantastic news for our city as Leeds has been crowned one of the best cities in the UK for foodies.
It's news that we've been pretty certain of for some time, but it's still nice to be recognised isn't it?
It comes from a new study carried out by credit card brand Aqua who analysed 30 major UK cities across a range of dining and social media metrics, including cuisine variety, restaurant availability, meal affordability, Michelin recognition and TikTok hashtag volumes.
Coming in at number on was, of course, London.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
With 47 cuisines, 22.5 restaurants per 10,000 residents and 81 Michelin-starred establishments, the capital unsurprisingly continues to dominate the UK’s culinary scene.
But in at number two was our glorious city of Leeds, supported by the highest restaurant density in the study, with 38.5 establishments per 10,000 people, and strong affordability compared with cities in the south.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
We will absolutely take that.
Other northern spots to feature on the list include Sheffield and Bradford in sixth and eighth place.
The top ten UK cities for foodies are:
London
Leeds
Nottingham
Edinburgh
Wolverhampton / Leicester
Sheffield
Birmingham / Glasgow
Bradford / Swansea
Preston
Milton Keynes
Here in Leeds we've got so many fabulous food spots, with new openings cropping up every month it's hard to keep track.
From the multi award-winning Bavette Bistro in Horsforth to the highly acclaimed indie Bundobust that started off in Leeds - you certainly won't find yourself hungry or at a loss for somewhere to eat here.
Sophie Smith -
19th January 2022 
