Whilst it might come as no surprise to some, Leeds has voted the chocolate-covered cake from Roald Dahl's Matilda, known as the 'Bruce Bogtrotter cake' as the cake that they would most like to try.
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As part of its Grill & Chill campaign with George Foreman®, Leeds residents were asked to select which famous dish they would most like to try from a some of TV and film’s most iconic foodie moments.
The study was brought in to learn more about the UK's relationship with TV and food, and well, there's some interesting answers.
The study found that the average adult spends 496 days of their lives deciding which takeaway they should order and what to watch on the TV, plus almost a third (32%) Leeds residents eat dinner in front of the television every night.
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So really, it's no wonder we were ready to answer the question: which food would you most like to try from TV or in the movies?
Here's what they said about the results: "Bruce Bogtrotter’s iconic chocolate cake from Matilda taking the number one spot with almost a quarter (24.6%) of those surveyed wanting to give it a try.
"Animated classic Scooby Doo followed in second, with almost 23% of the city enticed by the crunchy Scooby Snacks, and the mouth-watering Cheesecake from Mama’s Little Bakery featured in cult classic Friends took the third spot."
TOP 10 DISHES OF CHOICE
TV Show / Programme
Percentage (%)
The Chocolate Cake – Matilda
24.6%
Scooby Snacks – Scooby Doo
22.8%
Mama’s Little Bakery’s Cheesecake - Friends
14%
Beef Bourguignon – Julie & Julia
12.3%
The Krusty Burger – The Simpsons
10.5%
Joey’s Meatball Sub – Friends
10.5%
Ratatouille – Ratatouille
10.5%
Turkish Delights from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
8.8%
The Big Kahuna Burger – Pulp Fiction
8.8%
The Royale with Cheese – Pulp Fiction
8.8%
Created entirely on a George Foreman Flexe Grill, there's plenty of ways that you can make movie inspired meals within minutes.
The George Foreman website has recipes on how to make Joe from Friends' famous meatball sub sarnie, whilst Roald Dahl's Matilda pancakes can be made in your own home following the step-by-step instructions.
Leeds Bradford Airport is set for a standstill as almost 130 workers are set to take industrial action over pay.
If you're planning on catching a flight from Leeds Bradford Airport, then you may want to double check the date.
The Unite members planning on going on strike are a mixture of air traffic control workers, customer experience staff, security staff and cleaners.
The workers involved in the dispute have recently come out of a four-year pay deal, with some of the departments having fallen behind other airports in equivalent roles.
Pay talks have been happening since December 2025, with the airport's formal offer not going far enough to address the lack of pay parity.
Strikes will take place from 03:00 Friday 16 October to 06:00 Sunday 18 October for hourly paid staff and from 06:00 Friday 16 October to 06:00 Sunday 18 October for air traffic control workers.
Strike will mean the entire airport will shut down.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Leeds Bradford Airport is very profitable and can more than afford to come back to the table with an offer that doesn't fall short of our members' expectations.
"Our hardworking members should not be paid less than those doing the same jobs at other airports. Workers taking action at Leeds Bradford Airport have Unite's full support in their fight for fairer pay."
Unite regional officer Neil Whitaker said: "We know people who have flights planned to and from Leeds Bradford Airport will be concerned to hear of industrial action, however our members have no choice but to strike.
"The airport is profitable, passenger numbers are growing and our members are a major part of its success. They deserve a fair pay rise, and management must come back to the table to deliver this."
Leeds pizza shop hailed ‘exceptional’ and ‘best in the UK’ by major reviewer
Clementine Hall
A Leeds pizza takeaway has received a glowing review from popular review duo.
Edges Pizza opened up their first permanent spot in Leeds back in June this year, after making a name for themselves slinging out pizzas at multiple pop-ups across the city.
Owners Grace and Edge from Harrogate opened Edges Pizza two years ago, taking inspiration from trips to New York over the years.
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Their pizzas are a love letter to the class New York slice, think thin and crispy rather than chewy and floppy. But above all else, think absolutely delicious.
And now, they've caught the attention of a major review page, with Bite Twice Food Reviews (a page with almost 300k followers) paying Edges a visit.
The food review duo of Gerry del Guercio and Paul Delany popped up in Holbeck beneath the arches to get their hands on a pizza, and the outcome is brilliant.
In the video, Bite Twice said that the pizza is 'f**cking exceptional' and up there with 'one of the best pizzas in the UK'.
Before even taking a bite, they said: "On aesthetic, I don't think anywhere in the UK is doing pizza like this".
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Then after the first bite, they go on to say: "There are very few pizzas in the UK that create this, I’m a little bit blown away".
As Londoners themselves, they go on to say that Edges is 'easily hitting with the best that we’ve got down south'.
And if that's not high praise enough, they sign off the video saying: "Leeds has got an absolute gem. I give this a stamp so hard my foot went through the pizza. Edges. Don Level."
The Hoot -
5th July 2022 
