A new all-day drinking and dining kitchen is to open in an historic building in Leeds next week.
'& Company' will open its new venue on June 18 in the Grade II-listed 10-12 East Parade.
Open for dining, drinks, and weekend socialising, it features an outdoor courtyard and a selection of grazing options to enjoy throughout the day.
One of the pizzas on the menu at new opening &Company / Image: & Company
There are three different menus on, too.
The 'from 8' focuses on the work crowd, promising to "have the coffee machine on, our chefs ready to kickstart your day with fresh, hearty plates to get you going." Think cold brew coffee, fresh pastries and wholesome breakfast dishes.
The 'from noon' features some lovely-looking sourdough pizzas, topped with the likes of sausage and fennel, nduja and pimento peppers, or squash and vegan mozzarella. Other tempting plates include beef burgers, teriyaki tofu, chicken Milanese and sea bream with dill, fennel, lemon and tomato.
Alongside these is a selection of salads, sandwiches, and small plates ranging from burrata to beer-battered cod. There's also a small menu catering to children and an extensive drinks list spanning cocktails, wine, beers and more.
The team at &Company outside their Liverpool site / Image: & Company
& Company already has a well established site in Liverpool, this new opening will be its first in Leeds.
Helen Gibbons, head of operations at & Company, said: "We're so excited about bringing our offering to Leeds, just in time for a summer that's sure to be one to remember after this challenging period.
"We're serving the highest quality food and drink with a casual ease, and ensuring our guest's comfort is always a priority, for every occasion. From a quick breakfast before a big meeting, lunch with friends, or after-work dinner and drinks, & Company at 10-12 East Parade is the destination of choice for any occasion.
"We're delighted to be opening in Leeds, and we can't wait to welcome our guests for a well-deserved good time after a challenging period for everyone."
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Traitors star and comedian Joe Lycett is putting cash behind the bar at a pub in Sheffield
Comedian Joe Lycett is putting money behind the bar at a pub in Sheffield this week, as he continues to encourage people to get out and support their local boozers.
The TV favourite – who is also currently one of the stars on The Traitors – announced the news as he bid farewell to his fictional TV pub The Lycett Arms.
On the show, he said: “There are 45,000 pubs in the UK – go and give them some love.”
Joe Lycett then proceeded to list 30 brilliant pubs up and down the country, including one in Sheffield, and announced that the drinks are on him this week.
He told audiences: “[This] Friday I’ll be putting a little bit of money behind the bar in all the pubs you’ve just seen. I hope you can have a drink on me.”
The chosen pub in Sheffield is The Hallamshire House, a lovely old boozer serving real ale in Crookesmoor.
Announcing the news to social media, Channel 4 and Joe Lycett wrote: "Take this as your excuse to drop what you’re doing, call a mate, and head to your local pub. Even if you see this during the middle of a working day. Go. Be free."
Well, you certainly don't have to tell us twice.
Some pubs have even agreed to match the offer, commenting on the post: “Thank you so much for the shout out. Next time you find yourself nearby, pop in for a pint!”
So this Friday, get your friends together and have a free pint on Joe Lycett himself - you know you want to.
BBC is casting for next series of The Traitors and wants people from Yorkshire who are ‘good at lying’ to apply
Clementine Hall
The BBC is currently casting for the next series of The Traitors, and is looking for some deceptive Yorkshire folk to take part.
It's safe to say that The Traitors is pretty much a cultural phenomenon at this point.
Pretty much everyone and their dog is tuning in to watch The Celebrity Traitors on Thursday and Friday evenings, but this time it's not about the celebs.
Producers describe The Traitors as a ‘game of trust and treachery’, and there’s always plenty of twists, turns, shocks, and surprises along the way – but do you reckon you’ve got what it takes to play?
If so, the BBC is currently casting for the next series of the popular show, and is calling on people in Yorkshire and across the UK to apply.
Applications are currently open to players who are over 18 years of age and have the right to legally reside in the UK.
The first series of the smash-hit BBC reality competition show proved pretty popular when it premiered back in 2022, but the second series took things to a whole new level, and truly seemed to capture the attentions of the nation like no other – with millions of viewers tuning in to watch the three episodes each week.
But in case you haven’t seen it, The Traitors is, put simply, a competition series that’s built on strategy, suspicion, and deception, where a team of players are tasked with competing in a series of missions – with the more missions they complete successfully, the bigger the prize pot gets.
However, hidden among the players are the ‘Traitors’, who meet in secret and decide who to eliminate from their fellow players known as the ‘Faithfuls’.
The aim for the ‘Traitors’ is to stay undetected until the end, while the aim for the ‘Faithfuls’ is to banish all of the Traitors before the game ends.
Up for it? You have until 31 May 2027 to get your applications in online here.
Georgina Pellant -
8th June 2021 
