Harvey Nichols is known globally as a shopping destination, and given that the Leeds store was the first outside of London to open back in the 90s, it's always held an esteem for fashion, fragrance and food across the city and beyond.
With Christmas around the corner, the thought of combining all three is far too appealing.
Whether you're window shopping, searching for the perfect Christmas party look or looking to splash out on a keepsake, shopping is hungry work - and the Fourth Floor Brasserie has all the decadence of downstairs, with three courses of festive treats on offer.
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Starting with a blue cheese mousse, celeriac, pear, walnut pangrattato, chilli dressing, this beautifully-presented dish is packed with flavour, with the tangy blues complimented perfectly by the fruits.
Additional starters include a butternut squash velouté, cured mackerel on toast, pecorino with chipotle oil that gives 'winter warmer' a new meaning: the thick and creamy veloute is yet light with a bite, ideal for those cold snowy days in the city.
Now it wouldn't be Christmas without a turkey dinner, and in true Harvey Nichols fashion, this festive offering is as good as it looks. Roasted turkey breast with a mini braised turkey leg pie and flaky top, served with bubble and squeak hash, cranberry purée, red wine jus and cavolo nero kale.
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For those looking to skip on the meat this Christmas, the Tagliolini pasta, with spiced tomato sauce, wild mushroom, spinach, ricotta, macadamia pangrattato and garlic oil is the ideal order for that cosy warm winter feeling you find from flavourful dishes this time of the year.
Alternatively there's pan-fried hake with leek, saffron potatoes, fennel, bouillabaisse sauce, or every Sunday, Fourth Floor Brasserie has a roast dinner option with roasted sirloin of beef, Yorkshire pudding, roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables and red wine jus.
The hints of the festive season are just as prevalent in the puddings, and certainly don't skip any corners when it comes to pairing sweet and savoury with traditional Christmas spices.
There's three options available: a classic Harvey Nichols Christmas pudding, served with vanilla anglaise and rum ice cream; mulled wine poached pear with brown sugar mousse, ginger cake, hazelnuts and apple ice cream or the orange posset, chocolate brownie chunks, passion fruit cream - each a palette cleanser that'll you'd better leave room for.
Tesco has officially unveiled its Christmas Meal Deal menu for 2026, and has revealed when it’ll be arriving in stores.
Spooky season may not have even arrived yet, but it won’t be long before the most wonderful time of the year is here and most of the UK’s major supermarkets have already started stocking their shelves with Christmas food, drink, and gifts galore.
Tesco has now unveiled all the sandwiches and snacks forming part of its iconic lunchtime meal deal selection.
10 new seasonal mains and sides have been launched this year, as well as some classics and returning fan favourites too.
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The retailer says its food on-the-go experts have worked hard to bring a variety of festive flavours and great-quality ingredients together this year, with something on offer to cater to all tastes and preferences.
Available in stores and online from next week, with Tesco Clubcard members paying just £3.80 or £5.50 to upgrade to a Premium Meal Deal, some of the all-new main options you can choose from in 2026’s festive lineup include the Fully Loaded Chicken, Stuffing, Braised Red Cabbage & Cranberry Sauce Sandwich, the Christmas Triple Sandwich, and the Pork Meatball Wrap with smoky sage and onion mayonnaise.
Other returning favourites include the Brie and Cranberry Sandwich, the Currywurst Sausage Sub, and the absolute classic Turkey & Trimmings Sandwich.
For veggies and vegans, there’s a new Tesco Plant Chef Christmas Veg Fest Wrap, and for those who follow a gluten free diet, you can grab the Gluten Free Festive Chicken & Trimmings sandwich.
When it comes to snacks to accompany those mains, the festive Mini Pork Pies and Pig in Blanket Sausage Rolls are returning to the lineup this year, alongside some new additions like the Pretzels with Salted Caramel Soft Cheese Dip, and Mini Cheese Twists.
The 2026 Tesco Christmas Meal Deal range will be in stores across the UK from Monday 12 October, and there’s thousands of combinations to try.
Yorkshire-set Christmas film by Leeds director starring Richard E. Grant set to hit UK cinemas next month
Clementine Hall
A brand-new Christmas film is hitting cinemas nationwide next month - and it’s a proper Leeds success story.
Jack Spring directed his first feature film at just 19 years old and has spent the last decade carving out a career in independent film, as well as co-founding Leeds-based production company Shush Films.
His first movie, Destination: Dewsbury, was shot just down the road in - you guessed it - Dewsbury. And after moving to Leeds from Grimsby, Jack became determined to build his business from the city, putting down roots and growing his production company here.
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Now, after years of working on independent projects, Jack has taken his biggest leap yet with a brand-new Christmas film, Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint.
Set in Yorkshire, Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint follows Aubrey Flint, a reclusive model soldier painter with a lifelong hatred of Christmas, who is sentenced to community service at Willow Lodge - a retirement home on the brink of closure.
Roped into helping with a chaotic production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Aubrey clashes with its interesting set of residents...
And the cast is about as star-studded as it gets, featuring Richard E. Grant, John Bradley, Celia Imrie, Adjoa Andoh, Sophia Di Martino, Adrian Rawlins and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
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The heartwarming festive comedy will hit cinemas nationwide on Friday 6 November - a huge milestone for a Leeds-based director and production company, taking a homegrown Yorkshire story to audiences across the country.
You just can't beat a proper wholesome British Christmas film, so you can best believe we'll be watching in the cinema, popcorn in hand.
Sophie Smith -
22nd November 2023 
