Nomadic beers is celebrating five whole years as a business, so they're bringing Beer and Cheese specialists for a pop-up birthday event.
Based in Sheepscar, Leeds, Nomadic Beers hosts a small team of four and specialise in making hand-crafted, tasty cask ales for the masses in our city.
To celebrate their fifth birthday, the company will be throwing a 'Birthday Shenanigans' event, collaborating with Kaas Cheese and Cafe Amsterdam.
Kaas is an artisanal & continental cheese pop-up company that specialises in bringing cheese in and around the North. Expect a fine selection of your favourite cheeses, as well as accompaniments like olives, fruit and sourdough. The company recently took a trip to visit Henri Willig Kaas in Amsterdam, so we're expecting big things from their next event.
A tiny slice of Amsterdam comes from Dutch bier pops-up company, Cafe Amsterdam. The company have already hinted that a Blackcurrent X Blueberry X Citra Sour DIPA will be on tap, but there will also be an exciting selection of cans and bottles to drink in or takeaway.
They'll also be taking over the keg lines, so there will be plenty of draught pints to sip on.
Nomadic Beers have made a statement about their 'Birthday Shenanigans' event:
"It's our 5th Birthday this month. I can't really believe it's been that long, and at the same time it feels a lot longer! This year we have something a bit different for you. We are welcoming Cafe Amsterdam and Kaas Cheese for a day of beery goodness and delicious cheese boards on Saturday 30th January at our taproom.
"Kaas Cheese is the newest, tastiest venture to pop up in the North East. Richard will be providing cheese boards with all the trimmings. Seriously take a look at their Instagram feed, I'm drooling. Cafe Amsterdam will be taking over our keg lines and have a small amount of cans/bottles to take away. Specialising in Dutch beers we're very excited to see what they have ins tore for us.
"Our taproom will be open from 12-9pm. We'd love to see you there to help us celebrate."
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.
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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 summer.
Ireland’s famous fast food phenomenon, the spice bag, has landed in Leeds Kirkgate Market
Clementine Hall
You can now grab the ultimate hangover cure at our very own Kirkgate Market.
And it comes from none other than The Fisherman's Wife - a Leeds institution that has been serving up fantastic fish and chips for over 60 years.
But now, they're turning their attention to spice bags.
If you have no idea what we're talking about then allow us to fill you in. And we'd recommend pouring yourself an ice cold glass of water, because it's about to get real salty up in here.
The spice bag is an Irish delicacy that is often devoured after a few Guinness on the streets of Dublin, for example.
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It consists of shredded and battered chicken, chips, onions and peppers - all deep fried, loaded into a bag and tossed in lashings of salt and pepper seasoning.
Oh, and of course dipped or lathered in a sauce of your choosing. The classic being curry sauce, obviously.
It's been available in Leeds once before at a pop-up in Trinity Kitchen, but now The Fisherman's Wife is here to make them a permanent option for anyone with that salty craving.
You've got a couple of flavours to choose from too, including peri-peri, plain, salt & chilli and of course the classic salt & pepper.
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You can then add a drizzle of sriracha, curry sauce (obviously) or sticky honey if you're looking for that sweet and salty balance.
The best part? They're selling these for just £6.50.
So next time you've had a few too many the night before, get yourself to The Fisherman's Wife inside Leeds Kirkgate Market's food hall and get yourself a spice bag. You'll be cured in no time.
Sophie Smith -
18th January 2022 
