One of Leeds' best Italian restaurants is teaming up with the official toast of Formula One for a very special, one-off boozy dinner.
Stuzzi on Merrion Street has announced it's planning to host a premium tasting dinner with Ferrari.
Chefs at the Grand Arcade restaurant will be pairing a selection of Trentino dishes with a selection of the Italian winemaker's world-class sparkling wine collection on the night.
Diners will be treated to some of the top wines from Ferrari's collection on the night alongside four classic dishes inspired by the lesser-known Italian region of Trentino.
The Stuzzi chefs have dreamt up a complementary menu of traditional, Trentino-inspired dishes, each designed to match perfectly with the selected vintage.
The exclusive evening with Ferrari will be hosted by brand ambassador, Alice Gatto, who’ll be on hand to guide guests as they sip through a carefully curated selection of sparkling wines.
Tagliatelle bound with a Slowly braised guinea fowl, Neapolitan sausage, San Marzano tomato and red wine ragu / Image: Stuzzi
The collection by Ferrari, which diners will get to sample on the evening, was recently crowned 'Best Italian Sparkling Wine' at the 2020 Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships.
Jimbob Director, Stuzzi: “This is a rare opportunity to taste the portfolio of the best sparkling wine producer in Italy.
"We are proud to stock Ferrari wines and to continue working closely with the company.
Imported Puglian burrata, kale and hazelnut pesto, ‘Nduja pangrattato / Image: Stuzzi
"The food we are pairing with the wines is based on our numerous trips to this lesser-known region and is very different to most people's perception of ‘Italian’ food.
"Events like this don’t happen often enough in Leeds, let alone outside of London, and it feels great to start bringing them back to Yorkshire after the last 18 months.”
Taking place on Thursday 30 September from 7 pm, tickets are £55 and include four courses and a selection of wines. Arrival is from 7 pm, for a 7.30 pm start.
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.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
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".
Images: The Hoot Leeds
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."
Georgina Pellant -
29th September 2021 
