Toby Carvery restaurants are making way for the a Festive Super Pig this year: a giant pigs in blankets roll and it tastes as delicious as it sounds.
Christmas foods are just getting bigger and better each year.
Well, at least at Toby Carvery they are.
What was once a single sausage, has been reborn as a footlong meat to create a giant pigs in blankets dish that is perfect for the festive season.
On the menu, we're talking about The Festive Super Pig: a giant pig in a blanket stuffed inside a warm ciabatta roll with cranberry sauce, stuffing and served with a choice of roast potatoes or house salad.
The Festive Super Pig is all the best bits of a Christmas dinner in a ciabatta roll. / Image: Toby Carvery
Of course, if you can't bare the thought of letting your pigs in blankets take front and centre of your Christmas dinner roast, you can always just add them to your usual Toby Carvery orcer instead.
Their Christmas menu is all about 'going the extra mile' for customers, so the team at Toby's wanted to create a showstopper for their main dish.
Taking inspiration from the traditional pigs in blankets that, like the green Quality Street, are always first to go, the team designed a mammoth version of the original.
With 750,000 flying out the oven and into the stomachs of hungry carvery-eaters, this addition seems like an appropriate and soon-to-be popular addition to the menu.
Roasts are always available on the menu, so why not add some little pigs in blankets on the side? / Image: Toby Carvery
The Festive Super Pig will be available from Wednesday 17 November at Toby Carvery restaurants across England.
There are three main Toby Carvery locations in Leeds: one in Oulton, another in Morley and in North Leeds, the Chapel Allerton venue is open for business.
Due to the busy nature of the restaurants, we recommend booking online to confirm your seat in advance.
Forget what you know about sausages, because Piper's Sheffield is changing the game.
There's no denying that us Brits love a good sausage.
It's a porky staple that crops up in our diet in numerous forms: sausage and mash, sausage rolls, sausage sandwiches - their versatility is truly inspiring.
But there's one person who loves them more than most, and that's the lovely Nick from Piper's Artisan Sausage.
Images: The Sheff
Located in Crosspool, Piper's is a sort of butchers/deli that specialise in, well, sausages.
They have an ever-changing menu of bangers that are inspired by recipes and flavours from across the globe.
From a roasted butternut squash sausage and a Vietnamese Nem Muong to a pepperoni pizza-inspired sausage, you'll never want to eat a Cumberland ever again.
They even stock a selection of veggie sausages so no one has to miss out on the sausage party (sorry, I had to).
Images: The Sheff
You can buy the sausages raw to take home, perfect for barbecue season if you ask us.
But they also make their own sausage rolls, sandwiches, sauces and plenty more, all using ingredients prepared in-house.
Nick and Libby also smoke their own ham in the back and make their own lasagna which is basically famous at this point, if you're not feeling sausages that day.
So if you're looking to stock up for your next BBQ or after trying something different with your mash, all whilst supporting a local business, then Piper's is the spot for you.
They're stocking high quality products unlike anything you'll find in a supermarket, and we're very lucky to have them here in our city.
An award-winning Leeds restaurant is now serving sandwiches from a street-side hatch
Clementine Hall
One of Leeds' top restaurants has unveiled a brand-new concept brilliantly named 'Here Comes The Bun'.
The Swine Bistro in Headingley is about as perfect as a neighbourhood bistro gets.
Run by husband and wife team Jo and Stu Myers, the cooking comes from the heart, with a menu focused on brilliant produce, seasonal flavours and sustainability. All served in a beautiful, cosy space with around 30 covers.
Back when they were located on North Street in the city centre, to survive during the dreaded lockdown they opened up a sandwich concept named 'Here Comes The Bun' (what a name by the way).
Images: The Hoot Leeds
The concept was simple, serving up delicious hot takeaway sandwiches all served in pillowy potato rolls made in-house.
And now the concept is back and better than ever, as Here Comes The Bun is now operating from a street-side hatch just moments away from their restaurant.
There's some core staple items as well as rotating specials meaning you'll be back week after week to find your favourite.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
On the core menu you'll find an absolutely stellar brekkie bun powerful enough to wipe out any hangover, and of course your classic fried chicken burger which is crispy, juicy and just downright perfect.
On our visit, the specials included a lamb merguez roll with a sausage patty, harissa mayo, chermoula and slaw as well as a chicken fried steak roll with country gravy.
Whatever the specials are, just know that they'll be absolutely class.
They're currently open every Friday and Sunday, and all you have to do is order via their website, turn up at the hatch, ring the bell and collect your buns. And as if by magic, you'll be treated to the best sandwich you've ever eaten.
Sophie Smith -
12th November 2021 
