Cookie, meet burrito. This is one of the greatest food inventions yet.
If you have a sweet tooth, you'll understand our excitement at this one. That beautiful equilibrium of sweet and savoury is hard to find.
Essentially, a cookie burrito is a chocolate bar of your choice wrapped in a slab of our gooey chocolate brownie and then roll in our cookie dough and baked off, dipped in chocolate and drizzled & topped with chocolate swirls.
Image: 42nd East Bakehouse
There's fudge, Mars Bars, Ferrero Rocher and Bueno to choose from to form the base, each with their own toppings and flavours- so each burrito is unique.
42nd East Bakehouse is the inventor behind this gooey masterpiece. The Yorkshire-based bakery with a spot in Leeds' Queens Arcade, amongst others across the North.
They are serious about their cookies and they come in forms of pies, slabs, balls, burritos and more but, there are plenty of traditional cookies to choose from too that are just as gooey
We're talking flavours of mince pie, biscoff gingerbread, white chocolate milkybar, terry's chocolate orange, chocolate chip, Ferrero Rocherand Bueno.
At their Beverly store, you can even use cookies to improve your wellbeing. With the belief that 'when there is cookies there is hope, and there is always cookies', you can join the Talk and Bake group every Tuesday from 10am until 3pm.
The Bakehouse provides all the ingredients and recipes, noting that 'baking is a form of brain activation, it helps stay in control, release stress, improves concentration and helps boost self confidence. Baking and sharing helps improve one's well being so come and bake, chat and brighten up your day'.
Or if you just want a cookie, head over to the Queens Arcade in Leeds city centre.
Feature Image- 42nd East Bakehouse
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The Leeds Chilli Shop selling sauces so hot they come with a warning
If you think you can handle your spice, then there’s one shop in Leeds that will put that to the test.
Tucked away on Merrion Street, Chilli Shop has been a staple of the Leeds high street for over a decade.
First opening back in 2014, Chilli Shop was founded by Frank Jay and has built a reputation as one of the city’s most wonderfully niche (and hottest) destinations.
It's basically a shrine to all things hot, a proper haven of everything spicy to get your tastebuds tingilng.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
We're talking everything from chilli hot sauces and jams to chocolate, cheese, dried chillies and even novelty gifts perfect for the chilli lover in your life.
But what they're most famous for is a shelf fully dedicated to the Youtube hit Hot Ones, a show where celebrities are pushed to the limit and served hot wings coated in a variety of hot sauces from mild to blow-your-head-off hot.
So if you've ever watched that show and wanted to have a go yourself, this shop stocks all the sauces so you can be the star of your own Hot Ones episode.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Best of all, you can try before you buy. Free, heat-rated tasters are available, meaning you can work your way up from “that’s got a bit of a kick” to “I can no longer feel my face”.
We can't promise there's any milk or ice cream on hand though, so get tasting at your own risk.
So whether you’re looking for a new sauce, a spicy gift for your mate or simply want to discover exactly how much pain your tastebuds can withstand, the Chilli Shop is one Leeds independent that deserves a visit.
Call Lane bar closes down for good after almost a decade in Leeds
Daisy Jackson
A popular bar and nightlife spot on Call Lane has closed its doors for good this weekend.
Revolución de Cuba - or Revs de Cuba, to most of us - announced the imminent closure of its Leeds bar last week, and went out with a 'final fiesta' on Saturday.
The venue opened on Call Lane, right in the heart of Leeds' nightlife heartland, back in 2015, and remained open after the collapse of Revolution's parent company back in January 2026.
The group's other venue in the city, Revolution at the Electric Press, did close immediately in January.
Revs de Cuba was famed for its Latin-inspired food and cocktails, and its late-night parties that tried to recreate the party atmosphere of Cuba.
The two-storey venue also had live music throughout the week, plus dancers and entertainment at the weekends.
Posting a statement to followers, Revs de Cuba wrote: "We have loved shaking your cocktails and creating unmissable parties and events over the years, but as of today, 15th August 2026, we will sadly be closing our doors in Leeds.
"We want to extend an enormous thank you for joining the Revolucion party and making some unforgettable memories.
"Any guests with bookings will be contacted in due course - Thank you for your patience and understanding. Goodbye and Gracias."
Commenting on their farewell post, one person wrote: "Noooooo! I had the best nights ever at Revs. I have the best memories. This cannot be trueeee."
Another said: "Thanks for so many years of Live Music and Joy."
And someone else posted: "what a place, end of an era."
The existing Revs de Cuba site in Leeds is under the steer of the NEOS Hospitality, who have revealed grand plans for its future...
Sophie Smith -
11th December 2021 
