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A massive food and drink festival is coming to Temple Newsam this weekend

Clementine Hall - 10th August 2026

We hope you're hungry Leeds, because a big festival dedicated to all things food is coming to Temple Newsam.

The Temple Newsam Food Festival is now in its second year after a resounding first edition, aiming to celebrate cultural diversity, independent businesses, and global cuisine.

It will take place this weekend on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August 2026, with the beautiful and historic Temple Newsam providing the perfectly picturesque location.

The festival will celebrate local talent, independent businesses, world cultures and international flavours.

The Street Food Arena will feature an array of global cuisines, cultural delicacies, and irresistible desserts whilst the event's bustling Artisan Markets will showcase a plethora of small businesses and local entrepreneurs offering freshly-baked goods, quality produce. hand-made crafts, unique experiences, vibrant art, and much more.

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Images: The Hoot Leeds

And it doesn't stop there as festival-goers can enjoy a selection of independent bars serving cocktails, specialty spirits, fresh cider, wine and beer.

This year there will be a huge focus on live cookery demos, with ten demonstrations from a whole range of talented chefs including Leeds' own Josh Whitehead of Finer Pleasures, Bobby Geetha of Kerala Canteen and stars from Masterchef and The Great British Bake Off.

And it's not just about food and drink, as new for this year there will be a dog show, plenty of live music and lots of fun activities such as inflatable jousting and target paintball.

Tickets are on sale now, and you can grab yours here.

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The hidden Leeds bakery serving giant cheese twists, pickle sausage rolls and chocolate focaccia

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This spot in the city is baking up some weird and wonderful creations.

But you'll have to act fast if you want to get your hands on them, as it's only open one day a week for all your doughy desires.

Introducing Fold, a focaccia-focused bakery by the talented team behind The Cheesy Living Co.

Rewind to this time last year and with three restaurants flourishing across Leeds, the team needed a space to bake all their bread and sweet treats in-house to supply to sites.

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Images: The Hoot Leeds

And this is where Fold came in, located underneath the arches of Brussels Street on the outskirts of the city centre - it may take a while to find this spot but once you have, it'll be worth it.

And they're making some of the most inventive bakes that we've seen.

Of course there'll always be a focaccia on offer, with flavours ranging from crispy chilli oil, sesame and spring onion to kimchi, cheese and pistachio.

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Images: The Hoot Leeds

And it's not just savoury focaccia, you'll even find gooey chocolate and banana focaccia as well as Biscoff waffle focaccia....yep, seriously.

Elsewhere they specialise in gigantic footlong cheese twists with more crispy bits than soft, as well as chorizo and cheese stuffed sausage rolls and a range of freshly baked bagels for you to go home and smear in your cream cheese of choice.

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Some seriously spectacular specials have been the gochujang cookies and the 'pickle roll', basically like a sausage roll but with...pickles.

It seems there's really no boundaries for where these bakes will go, and you can guarantee that every visit will be different than the rest.

Only open on Saturdays from 10am - 1pm, Fold are changing the baking game. Pop in and say hello, you won't be disappointed.

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Family-run Thai street food stall made famous in Leeds Kirkgate Market to open brand-new restaurant

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One of Kirkgate Market's best hidden gems is growing.

If you're a fan of all things Thai then you'll most likely know about Khao Gaeng Thai.

This family-run street food stall is known for its quick-service Thai food at brilliant prices.

They serve everything from zingy papaya salad and crispy chicken with rice to your classic Pad Thai noodles with your choice of protein.

And if you're looking for a hearty meal to keep you full throughout the day then this is the spot, as the portions are absolutely huge.

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Much to our excitement, Khao Gaeng Thai has now opened its second site over on Burley Road which has a bigger kitchen plus its own seating area for you to relax and enjoy the food.

Announcing the news to Instagram, they said: "We’re so excited to announce that Khao Gaeng Thai – Thai Kitchen, our SECOND location, is NOW OPEN! And don’t worry — our original Khao Gaeng Thai at Kirkgate Market is staying OPEN as usual!

"Thanks to all the incredible support we’ve received from our customers at Kirkgate Market over the years, we’ve been able to take this exciting next step and open a second Khao Gaeng Thai.

"At our new Thai Kitchen on Burley Road, you’ll find even more dishes, more choice, and a relaxed sit-down restaurant experience — all with the authentic Thai flavours you know and love.

"So now you can enjoy Khao Gaeng Thai at TWO locations in Leeds! Thank you for helping our little Khao Gaeng Thai family grow. We can’t wait to welcome you!"

We couldn't be happier for the team and can't wait to check out their new space.

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