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Park Row’s Le Chalet announces closure after 9 years in Leeds
"With a heavy heart and extreme sadness I have to announce to you that we are hav[ing] to shut our doors permanently. We really, really tried.... but in recent times we were fighting the wind mills just to break even."
Since opening back in 2013, Le Chalet has remained a familiar face on Park Row.
Cooking up a selection of beautiful French-inspired sweet treats, Le Chalet became well-known for afternoon tea, but just less than a week after its ninth anniversary in the city, the Park Row foodie spot has announced it will be closing its doors in the coming weeks.
The Le Chalet family, led by Nermine, left a heartfelt message on social media announcing the news:
"With a heavy heart and extreme sadness I have to announce to you that we are hav[ing] to shut our doors permanently. We really, really tried.... but in recent times we were fighting the wind mills just to break even.
"We are aware that we sold vouchers recently even though we stopped the sales once we knew this would happen for sure. So we will open till the 15th of Jan to allow people to redeem them. We will only accept Le Chalet own vouchers. They can be redeemed in house, delivered or to buy our stocks out.
"All future bookings have been informed with deposits being refunded.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support; we had a nine year rollercoaster journey. We were loved and sometimes we weren't but for sure all the regulars made it worth fighting for. We had something unique between our walls. Great love and great kindness that is shown between our team and community. It will be greatly missed although as everything , we had to come to an end.
"My last words to you, please be kind to one another. A kind word is like a warm cuddle that heals the deepest wounds. This way we will light the whole world leaving no place for darkness. I am spending Christmas with my family for the first time after 20 years and I hope I'll see you all in the new year for the goodbye even though it was already tough to do the last few days.
Le Chalet will be open from Wednesday 27 December - Saturday 31 December 2022 and will reopen on Friday 6 January and will officially close on Wednesday 15 January 2023.
You can help Le Chalet to find a new home with the 'Choose Le Chalet to stay' crowdfunder, which is offering a range of one-of-kind foodie packages to help raise a £45,000 target.
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Popular Leeds cafe known for its fluffy Japanese sandos is moving to a bigger space
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 -
28th December 2022 
