The Stuzzi Christmas hamper will give your loved ones a taste of Italy, even if you're going to be in Leeds this Christmas.
What do you get the person that has everything? It's that time of year when we all attempt to answer the age-old question, and it never gets any easier, despite the years passing us by.
However, if you're shopping for an Italian food lover this Christmas, you have a chance of escaping this annual dilemma.
Stuzzi, an authentic Italian restaurant, mentioned in no less than the Good Food Guide 2020, are offering pre-packaged Christmas hampers to help you share some festive cheer.
Each hamper is individually priced at £35 - £100, and comes with all you need for an Italian feast at home.
The hampers can be packaged to suit your needs. / Image: Stuzzi Leeds
Conchigie, Stuzzi's own pasta can be packaged up and placed alongside bottles of wine or gin, depending on your budget.
To accompany these tasty treats, Stuzzi include jars of antipasto calabrese and 'ndujo, as well as panetone and traditional Italian chocolate and sweets.
With travel around the world still restricted, or at least ever-changing and slightly chaotic, this hamper is guaranteed to transport you to a small European town, all that's left to do is find a sunny spot and you really will feel like you're in an Italian kitchen.
The store will also make up bespoke hampers to suit your needs, so you can handpick exactly what your loved one will received this Christmas.
In store, Stuzzi homemade pasta can be paired with a range of sauces and meats.
The Bronze die stuzzi pasta is a particular treat. Tossed with a slow braised ragu of pigs cheek, pork ashen, n’duja and San Marzano tomato,the homemade pasta dish is finished with Abruzzese olive oil and pecorino.
For more information, visit the Stuzzi pages on social media or visit the restaurant on Merrion Street Wednesday - Sunday.
The UK Aids Memorial Quilt is set to go on display across Wakefield this summer.
The quilt - consisting of 42 quilts and 23 individual panels, representing over 384 individuals affected by HIV and AIDS - will go on display at WX Wakefield from Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 June 2026.
All 42 quilts will be on display, with WX working in partnership with the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Conservation Partnership.
Across the same weekend, selected individual panels will be displayed at different venues across the city including The Hepworth Wakefield, The Art House Wakefield, Theatre Royal Wakefield, Pontefract Castle and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Part of the world’s largest community art project, this is a huge opportunity for the city of Wakefield. The project started in the USA back in 1985 by activist Cleve Jones, commemorating friends, family and loved ones lost to AIDS.
Individual panels were then stitched together to create larger quilts, which were shown outdoors as a form of protest to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.
Today, the quilt stands as a crucial reminder of those who were lost and of the continuing affect that HIV and AIDS has on the people of today.
At WX Wakefield, viewing the quilt is completely free and on Friday 5 June there will be a special late night opening up until 10:30pm to view the exhibition.
And on Saturday 6 June at 2:30pm, there will be a very special and poignant reading of the names of those commemorated on the quilt.
Featured image - UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, installation view at Tate Modern, June 2025. Photo: AM Hanson
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Leeds’ first frozen yoghurt bar is opening in Headingley this weekend
Clementine Hall
The frozen yoghurt craze is on its way to Leeds as Kefiyo is set to open in Headingley in just a few days.
It's a phenomenon that has caught the attention of the TikTok and Instagram girlies as of late, with frozen yoghurt bars popping up in Manchester and going viral online.
The ice cold sweet treat is supposedly 'healthy' and with a slogan of 'eat Clean. feel Light. live Better.' - this new spot in Leeds seems to be going down that route too.
Kefiyo will be opening in the old Sixes site on Ash Road in Headingley, and they've just announced that they'll be soft launching this Sunday 19 April 2026.
The space is already sporting a super cute pastel green and pink exterior, and it's exactly matching the aesthetic that you'd expect with froyo.
Kefiyo will offer a range of frozen yoghurt flavours with a whole bunch of toppings for you to customise to your tastebuds, as well as fresh acai bowls.
Situated slap bang in the centre of Headingley, we've got a feeling it'll be very busy with students on their way to their morning lecture or at night for those looking for a sweet treat that doesn't feel too naughty.
We'll keep you updated on more Kefiyo updates as and when we find out.
But in the meantime, you can keep an eye on their socials here. We'll see you soon for a scoop Leeds.
Sophie Smith -
25th November 2021 
