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.
One of Leeds' most iconic brands is expanding with two city centre openings.
Coffee lovers, you're going to love this one.
North Star Coffee Roasters are one of the early pioneers of specialty coffee in the North of England and among the UK’s first B Corp-certified coffee roasters.
They've been keeping the people of Leeds awake since 2013, and you'll find their coffee across the country as well as at their current city centre locations.
One of their brand-new locations inside the Victoria Quarter will be opening next Monday 1 June.
Their new kiosk will be located outside Jo Malone London and marks the brand’s third site in Leeds.
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To celebrate the launch, North Star will be giving away 50 free coffees a day from Tuesday 2 June until Friday 5 June - a total of 200 free drinks across the opening week. Customers will be able to claim any coffee from the menu, with one free drink per person available on a first come, first served basis, each day.
Their other new site is expected to be on Great George Street, and we'll keep you updated with any news on that one as and when we know more.
Speaking about the opening, Holly Kragiopoulos, Co-founder of North Star, said: “Opening a third site in the centre of Leeds feels incredibly special for us. Leeds has always been at the heart of North Star, so being able to bring our coffee into Victoria Quarter is a huge milestone.
"We wanted to celebrate by giving something back to the city and welcoming both loyal regulars and new customers with free coffee throughout our opening week.”
Inside Leeds’ new neighbourhood bakehouse from the team behind Silver’s Deli
Clementine Hall
Silver's Bakehouse is finally here, and it's just as fabulous as we'd hoped.
Just when you thought Leeds’ favourite sandwich spot couldn't get any better, they go and open a bakery.
Silver's Bakehouse has opened its beautiful pastel green doors today over in Farsley to queues of excited fans eager to get their first taste.
So, what's on offer at Silver's Bakehouse?
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Well, as masterminds of the almighty sandwich you'll be happy to know you can still get one here. However, their iconic sub sarnies have had an Italian makeover and are now served in fresh, springy sourdough which is baked onsite.
Elsewhere on the menu you'll find brown butter buttermilk brownies (try saying that three times), a range of delicious cookies, sausage rolls, soft amaretti biscuits and Dark Arts tiramisu.
There's also a fab selection of Italian drinks on offer in a swanky new fridge, as well as a coffee menu so you can pick a brew to go hand in hand with your chosen baked good.
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The interior is just as gorgeous, complete with yellow walls, red tiles and a mirror hanging above the baker's table so you can really see all the magic happen.
And trust us, it is magic.
There's a couple of benches outside so you can plonk yourself in the sunshine to enjoy your sarnie, which is what we'll be doing in this glorious bank holiday sunshine.
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You can really tell this is a proper labour of love, and Chris and the team have done a cracking job of keeping that Silver's spirit in there.
Go and say hello to congratulate them on this fabulous new opening, it's a great addition to Farsley and the Leeds foodie scene.
Sophie Smith -
12th November 2021 
