The Youtube sensation is bringing a food hall to Huddersfield shopping centre, featuring a first of its kind social media booth designed for vloggers.
Get ready for the 'Rate My Takeaway Kitchen', a brand new food hall curated by Danny Malin opening in The Packhorse Shopping Centre in Huddersfield.
The new opening will feature five permanent vendors along with five others in rotation.
And the line-up is already looking pretty tasty indeed, Pizza Pizza will be slinging out their banging slices alongside Birria Boyz and their tacos, Bobby's Salt and Pepper with their epic munch boxes and Hooyah Burgers with their stacked pattys.
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The best part? They're all Leeds-based companies.
Last but not least, Chapel Allerton-based Wing a Ding will be serving up waffles, wings and loaded fries.
And it doesn't stop there, as the new opening will include a purpose-built social media booth where people can film their own reviews and post them online.
Danny told The Yorkshire Evening Post: “It’s been years in the pipeline and finally we can announce that the very first Rate My Takeaway Kitchen will open this summer. Expect trending treats, meet and greets and a banging atmosphere. Me, the cameraman and t’old editor have hand picked some of the best street food vendors to sell their grub, all tried and tested by us.
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“It’s been an honour to see how our reviews have helped so many independents. Often by us doing a video on their food it has helped to save their business or tripled their profit. It's tough running a food business in this climate but there's a real buzz about the creative street food scene.”
The food hall is set to open this September, and we'll be keeping you in the loop as an opening date is announced.
Manchester's favourite Mexican bar is about to become your newest nightlife destination in Leeds.
It's been a long time coming, but Salon Madre is officially ready to open in Leeds.
Although we may have to wait a little bit longer for Madre, the day-to-night eatery that has made waves over in Manchester and Liverpool, Salon Madre, its lively tequila bar and pool hall sibling, is officially opening on Friday 20 February.
Salon Madre, which will be located just around the corner from Madre at 114 Wellington Street, is where the party really gets started.
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Expect tequila-fuelled nights, pool tables, lively DJs and Lucha Libre on the big screens.
There will also be plenty of tacos being flung out the kitchen to keep you going until the early hours.
If you’ve ever visited one of their venues in Manchester or Liverpool, you’ll know it’s an absolute riot and we can’t wait to welcome them to the city.
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Co-founder Sam Grainger, inspired by countless trips to Mexico, says: “Mexico is alive with passionate artisans and cooks, mastering everything from street tacos to regional delicacies. It’s a world where traditions blend and evolve and we’ve built that ethos into the heart of both Madre and Salon Madre.”
Madre Leeds will open soon and you can even grab yourself a free margarita by signing up to their newsletter here.
We’ll keep you up to date with their opening times but for now, we'll see you at Salon Madre for a boogie, margarita and game of pool next week.
Award-winning Leeds restaurant announces shock closure just months after opening
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Emba in Leeds will be closing its doors with the owner blaming rising costs and pressure on the hospitality sector.
Back in April last year, one of Leeds' top restaurants The Owl closed its doors.
Run by renowned Chef Liz Cottam, The Owl was reimagine into Emba - a trendy restaurant tat bridged 'the gap between cosy bar and vibrant dining room'.
To open Emba, Cottam opened a Crowdfunder where supporters would be awarded with prizes such as VIP dinners and merch depending on how much they donated.
But sadly just months after opening, Emba is to close permanently.
Cottam confirmed the sad news with a statement shared with customers over the weekend, saying she was completely "heartbroken".
She said: “This is no longer the right time to own independent restaurants like Emba,” she said. “Under the current conditions they cannot survive and the recent budget confirmed what so many of us already knew: no meaningful help is coming for hospitality.
"The experience of being here and the harsh financial reality of running a business here no longer stack up.
"Being award winning, popular, admired and loved no longer means profitable and as an industry if we’re honest most of us have not truly been okay since Covid."
She signed off the statement promising to return to the restaurant world, she said: “What I do know is this, I am not done. I will keep cooking, keep creating and keep finding ways to do the thing I love.”
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