Performances from local Queens to celebrate the bank holiday.
Celebrating the Queen's Jubilee bank holiday weekend and all of our favourite foodie experiences, Yard & Coop is putting on an afternoon tea like no other next month.
With only one sitting available, make sure you book this one before its inevitable sell-out stops any more purchases.
Afternoon tea like you've never seen it before. / Image: Yard & Coop
From the creators of the 12 inch 'Massive C*ck' burger comes afternoon tea in true dirty bird style at Merrion Street's favourite fried chicken restaurant and bar. Expect three layers of crunchy, sweet, savoury and all round delicious servings, starting with a huge bowl of fries with buttermilk fried chicken and crispy smoked bacon.
Served with Yard & Coop's locally famous cheese sauce, spicy bees knees, Dr Pepper BBQ and blue cheese sauces, this mouth-watering mix is complimented by another tier of fried chicken up top.
Expect two types of buttermilk fried chicken wings (Buffalo Ranch and Stateside BBQ) amongst crispy hand cut onion rings and veggie-friendly ‘not chicken’ talgani nugz, as well as a generous offering creamy mac n’ cheese.
Tickets include a cocktail of your choice. / Image: Yard & Coop
If that wasn't enough, sweet treats come in the shape of Kinder Bueno cookie pie and dulce de leche sea salted brownies with marshmallows, fresh strawberries and oozing with chocolate sauce laden over the desserts.
Wash all this down with a cocktail of your choice before watching in awe of a fabulous Royal Variety spin-off performance set to shake the whole house down.
Yard & Coop have said: "Dedecked and bejewelled in their finest Crown Jewels, they gonna sashay, shantay, fried chicken on the runway. Regal realness" is to be expected, and for a more than reasonable price of £25, this exciting event is set to sell out quickly.
The restaurant hosts drag brunch and afternoon tea outside of the Jubilee weekend too. / Image: Yard & Coop
If you can't make it to the single sitting on Friday 3 June 2022, 12-2pm, the popular fried chicken joint does offer afternoon tea with a dirty bird twist on a regular basis with occasional drag brunch specials, but bare in mind that the Jubilee weekend is the only place you'll see the Royal Variety version.
One of the city's best independents is expanding into a bigger premises.
Shokupan on Wellington Street is a proper little gem that food-lovers across Leeds will rave nonstop about if given the opportunity.
Husband and wife team Alan and Alison took inspiration from trips around the world to bring a taste of Japan to the city and over the past few years it's gained a loyal following.
They're famed for their delicious Japanese sandos made with pillow-like fluffy shokupan bread, stuffed with everything from crunchy chicken katsu and flavourful pork to fresh strawberries and whipped cream.
But it's not all just about sandwiches, they also serve rice bowls and katsu curries as well as small bites such as chicken karaage and octopus balls.
Their food is so bloody good, that they've had to find a better location and this time it's slap bang in the city centre on Central Road.
And they're joining brilliant company too, with the likes of House of Koko and Vinyl Grounds as neighbours.
Announcing the very exciting news to Instagram, Shokupan said: "You guessed right…we are moving to Central Road, LS1 6DE. We are nearly there…
Images: The Hoot Leeds
"All the building work is complete and now we are finishing off the decorating. You might also start to see some signage appearing over the next few days…It has been lovely seeing some of our customers dropping by to see us whilst we slowly lose our sanity.
"Powered on caffeine and determination! Not long to go before we can announce our opening date and welcome you through the doors."
We can't wait to check out the new space, keep an eye on their opening date here.
Cult favourite burger chain Burgerism is officially coming to Leeds this August
Clementine Hall
An award-winning burger chain is coming to one of Leeds' suburbs.
If you don't know Burgerism, then get to know.
The Manchester-based burger chain is known by many for its incredible smash patties and quick, reliable service.
Their concept is simple: good burgers made with quality ingredients and cooked fresh to order. Delicious.
And it's not just burgers, they've also got some great wings and fries available too with a range of homemade sauces on offer for dunking, drizzling and devouring. We're a particular fan of the buffalo wings with their garlic ranch dip.
The chain used to have a dark kitchen on the outskirts of the city where people could order via Deliveroo, however this closed down and since then there's been a Burgerism-shaped hole left in our foodie scene.
Image: The Hoot Leeds
Burgerism recently applied to move into a vacant shop unit in Meanwood at 605 Meanwood Road, seeking change-of-use planning permission for the former Papa Johns site which was previously only allowed to serve...well, pizzas.
And the plans have now been approved, which means Burgerism will officially be coming to Leeds. Hurray!
Burgerism's new takeaway will be walking distance from the The Meanwood Tavern, perfect for those looking for some post-pint burgers.
It will be strictly takeaway with no dine-in option available.
The brand-new Burgerism will employ 15 people from the local area with food being served between 11am and 11pm.
We'll keep you up to date as and when we find out more, but for now we're aware that Burgerism Leeds is set to open this August.
Sophie Smith -
16th May 2022 
