It's fair to say that Leeds has some excellent bottomless brunch options, but this one at Mans Market might just be our favourite yet.
The Chinese restaurant and bar concept is already a favourite in the city amongst foodies in the know, having been highly recommended by the Sunday Times.
Serving up a mix of dim sum, stuffed bao, sharing pans and 'belly fillers' alongside sides like triple cooked salt and pepper chips, stir fried mixed veg, egg fried rice and broccoli with chilli and garlic, we're tempted to head down for a scran at any time of the week.
The bottomless brunch at Mans Market includes two hours of drinks / Image: Mans Market
If you visit on Saturdays and Sundays between 12 and 3 pm, though, chances are you'll get a whole lot more for your money by dining out on the £29 bottomless brunch deal.
For that, you'll get two hours of unlimited drinks, a selection of dim sum, sides and mains. An absolute steal in our book. And the food looks mega, too.
Think giant prawn crackers, spring rolls, satay skewers and prawn sesame fingers to share, followed by a choice of crispy chilli beef, duck and char siu or sweet and sour chicken.
For an additional £10 you can upgrade to bottomless cocktails / Image: Mans Market
If none of those take your fancy, there's a few more mains choices too - like black bean and pepper with tofu, chicken or beef, or Mans Market's 'around the world chicken curry', served with your choice of egg fried rice, steamed rice or noodles.
If that's not enough to tempt you, you'll also get to choose a selection of sides (we're definitely feeling those salt and pepper chips).
Throw in two hours of free-flowing prosecco or house lager, and you've got yourself a top notch brunch. After all, most places we've found in Leeds only do 90 minutes - so you're certainly getting a lot more bang for your buck at Mans Market.
The way it works is you're given a little sign that says 'feed me' / 'drink me' which you clip to a chain above your table when you're in need of a top up. First the team will bring you over a dim sum sharing platter to start, before you move onto your mains.
If you don't fancy lager or prosecco, there's also a few upgrade options available. If you fancy sipping on bellinis instead, you can add these on for an additional £5 or go the whole hog and upgrade to any cocktail of your choice for an additional £10.
With fun drinks like bubblegum daiquiris, Hong Kong island iced teas and Kobe Tais, we're certainly tempted.
To find our more, head over to their website to view the menu and book your table.
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".
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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."
Yorkshire-set Christmas film by Leeds director starring Richard E. Grant set to hit UK cinemas next month
Clementine Hall
A brand-new Christmas film is hitting cinemas nationwide next month - and it’s a proper Leeds success story.
Jack Spring directed his first feature film at just 19 years old and has spent the last decade carving out a career in independent film, as well as co-founding Leeds-based production company Shush Films.
His first movie, Destination: Dewsbury, was shot just down the road in - you guessed it - Dewsbury. And after moving to Leeds from Grimsby, Jack became determined to build his business from the city, putting down roots and growing his production company here.
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Now, after years of working on independent projects, Jack has taken his biggest leap yet with a brand-new Christmas film, Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint.
Set in Yorkshire, Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint follows Aubrey Flint, a reclusive model soldier painter with a lifelong hatred of Christmas, who is sentenced to community service at Willow Lodge - a retirement home on the brink of closure.
Roped into helping with a chaotic production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Aubrey clashes with its interesting set of residents...
And the cast is about as star-studded as it gets, featuring Richard E. Grant, John Bradley, Celia Imrie, Adjoa Andoh, Sophia Di Martino, Adrian Rawlins and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
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The heartwarming festive comedy will hit cinemas nationwide on Friday 6 November - a huge milestone for a Leeds-based director and production company, taking a homegrown Yorkshire story to audiences across the country.
You just can't beat a proper wholesome British Christmas film, so you can best believe we'll be watching in the cinema, popcorn in hand.
Georgina Pellant -
8th September 2021 
