Popular Headingley-based bakery 'Get Baked' have entered what they are deeming a 'sprinklegate' with Trading Standards over the use of their sprinkles.
Get Baked have been told that they must "cease use of our sprinkles with immediate effect" after involvement Trading Standards.
The company took to Facebook to explain that "whilst this might seem like it's not a big deal, it's actually very ******* annoying as a lot of people ask for Birthday Bruce's and Raspberry Glazed Donut Cookies", both of which contain the banned sprinkles.
The cookies are a bestseller for Get Baked and they believe it is "highly unlikely that they will find any legal sprinkles [...] British sprinkles just aren't the same".
There will be adjustments to the menu to compensate for the loss of these popular menu items in the future, but for now Get Baked are assessing the situation.
Simply glazing them as normal without adding the sprinkles is not an option, as the owner said "it makes me sick just thinking about it".
Birthday Bruce has now been removed from the menu. / Image: Get Baked
Responses have flown in on social media and loyal customers are hoping to provide the answers to the dilemma.
One suggested "Make your own. Start a quest to make the best sprinkles! I’m sure customers will be happy to be your guinea pigs".
Others think that the company should undergo a covert operation to secretly give out sprinkle-covered goods: "Can't you keep them *under the counter* and give out passwords like... "Oh, it looks like rain today" "Yes, I must remember my umbrella" *passes then a sprinkled treat*".
As Get Baked are committed to following the correct procedures, all sprinkle items have been removed and will remain off-sale for the foreseeable future.
Styled as a takeaway bakery, the cult following of Get Baked has a huge 50,000 followers on Facebook since their original opening in 2011.
Food critic Camilla Long visited Leeds for her latest review for The Times with her sights set on Horsforth's finest - Bavette Bistro.
Ever since opening back in 2024, Bavette Bistro nestled in the leafy suburb of Horsforth has made waves across the country for its sheer brilliance.
It's pretty much received five star reviews across the board and been handed awards from left, right and centre. And rightly so.
The Good Food Guide crowned Bavette the best local restaurant of 2024, and Michelin handed them a well deserved Bib Gourmand - so it's safe to say it's not just us who think it's really something special.
So it was only a matter of time until The Times popped in for a review, and this one is truly glowing.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
The review labels Bavette as "warm, unmannered and unpretentious" as well as "authentically French".
Long describes the food as "gorgeous, confident, surprising" with a menu that "isn’t too long" and "filled with sturdy, noble dishes, whiffing mightily of the sea and the soil."
It continues: "All of it made with generosity and cheer, served fast by nimble waiters, with a long, if slightly eccentric, wine list. To bang out French dishes with this much fiddly detail and to do it to a full room is not easy. Yet all four courses came in under two hours, for about £75 a head, which in London terms is nothing.
"It’s not that this place was perfect, it’s that it was decidedly not perfect. A bit too much chat about the menus; the oeufs in the meurette not quite runny enough. But the point is: it didn’t matter. All of it came charmingly together. It felt relaxed, just right."
The review is then wrapped up with a pleasing five stars, the cherry on top of the cake.
It's a review only restaurants can dream of, and we can't think of a more deserving team - congratulations Bavette.
Team behind Headrow House and Belgrave to take over and reopen Woodside just one year after opening
Clementine Hall
The foodie-favourite restaurant and bar is now under new management.
The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that Woodside has sadly been closed for a few months.
We certainly have, and ever since December we've had a Woodside Sunday roast-shaped hole in our hearts that's been gasping for one of their glorious Marmite glazed parsnips.
But luckily, it has now been confirmed that Woodside isn't going anywhere as Superfriendz, the team behind Headrow House, Belgrave and many other top Leeds spots will be taking over. Hallelujah.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Woodside opened at the end of 2024 from the owners of The Brunswick and The Melbourne.
Labelling itself as a 'neighbourhood eatery and bar', Woodside quickly became a favourite amongst Leeds foodies and was known for its smoked meats, great cocktails and stellar Sunday roasts (do I need to talk about the parsnips again).
The menu was fresh and innovative, with oysters topped with kiwi granita and an incredibly garish banana split standing out as highlights.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
We hope that the new management continues to maintain Woodside's brilliance, but mainly we're just so glad that it's sticking around.
Superfriendz take care of a whole host of spots in the city, including proper Leeds favourites Headrow House, Belgrave Music Hall and Waterlane Boathouse.
Announcing the news to Instagram, Woodside said: "After a longer-than-expected winter break, Woodside is back and will reopen on Thursday 19th March!
"Your favourite neighbourhood bar and eatery returns with the same warm welcome, but an all new management team.
"We can’t wait to see you so keep your eyes on our socials for news on great food and drinks, big screen sports, quizzes and more.
"We’d also like to thank Sam and the original team for all the hard work that went into setting-up the venue. We hope we can do it justice."
Sophie Smith -
13th October 2021 
