The most wonderful time of the year is upon us and Yard & Coop have a special drag bottomless brunch planned to help us celebrate.
Yard & Coop is locally famous for its fried chicken, good times and bottomless brunch, so the introduction of 'Festive Filth', the Christmas drag brunch seemed like the only natural progression for the restaurant.
Tuck into a bottomless brunch fit for a Queen. / Image: Yard & Coop
The popular eatery took to Instagram to announce that this Saturday 11 December, the Merrion Street venue will host all things fabulous.
"Festive FILTH. All our fave local Queens return for a Bottomless Brunch to remember next Saturday 11th Dec.
"Hey sis, it’s Christmas - are you on the naughty or nice list this year? Let’s find out…
"Join our Santa babies for fun, frolics, lipsyncs & loadsa booze. Just £30pp!"
Previously, the bottomless have seen the likes of legendary Uma Daze, as well as brand new Coop Queen, Mystique take over Yard & Coop.
Drag brunches are a favourite at the Leeds venue. / Image: Yard & Coop
There will be plenty of sweet treats on the menu too. Previous bottomless brunch menus have included waffle burgers, buttermilk chicken pancakes and veggie tacros, all washed down with bottomless booze.
The Waffle Burger consists of two waffles with a buttermilk fried chicken breast, bacon, fried egg, adobo mayo and loaded tatties on the side.
The Buttermilk Chicken Pancakes are a bit of sweet and savoury and perfect for a bottomless feast. Think a four-pancake-deep stack, topped with two buttermilk fried chicken thighs, maple syrup bacon rashers, blueberries, strawberries and drizzled with maple syrup. A sweet and savoury indulgence not to be missed.
For more information and to get your seat at the Yard & Coop table, visit their Leeds Instagram page.
Leeds Christmas Markets is returning to the city centre in just two months' time and some major plans and changes have been announced.
Although Pop Princess Zara Larsson might want us to believe "Summer isn't over yet", it's safe to say that the recent downpours we've had across West Yorkshire disagree.
Leeds Christmas Markets are also ringing in the new season with a jam-packed video posted to social media announcing all the current plans and changes for its 2026 schedule.
This year, outdoor events company Thor’s Tipi are stepping up as the all-new operators of this Christmastime spectacular and are organising a celebration where 'even if you’re not from Yorkshire, you’re going to leave being from Yorkshire'.
Leeds Christmas Markets are returning to Leeds City Square from Thursday 19 November with plenty of Yorkshire-centric stalls / Credit: The Hoot Leeds
Although Leeds locals already know that Yorkshire is 'God's Own Country', the Leeds Christmas Markets team are making sure that the county is represented through its food, drinks and wider stalls.
In a video uploaded to its social accounts, foodie expert and Little Bao Boy Founder James 'Jimmy Chews' Ooi was given the honour of revealing all these exciting plans.
Informing everyone that "You best come hungry", Ooi noted that some of the phenomenal vendors taking part include La Grassa and The Savvy Baker.
Real Markets Yorkshire and Stump Cross Caverns are also getting into the Christmas spirit and setting up their own stalls at Leeds City Square this November.
La Grassa is just one of many familiar foodie faces returning to Leeds Christmas Markets / Credit: The Hoot Leeds
Rated restaurants and bars are contributing to the festive frenzy too, like Cabaret Thursdays at Italian restaurant Bibi's and beer garden destination Green Room are hosting singalongs at Leeds Christmas Markets.
There will be plenty of activities for families happening all around the unofficial capital of West Yorkshire like elf-themed scavenger hunts, various elves on various shelves and lots of live music.
If it wasn't apparent already, in the words of Jimmy Chews himself, there's about to be "So much Christmas that Mariah Carey is going to look like the Grinch".
Leeds Christmas Markets are returning to Leeds City Square from Thursday 19 November and there will be plenty of exciting announcements to the upcoming celebrations ahead of the big day.
Popular TV channel playing Christmas films 24/7 is now back on air in the UK
Emily Sergeant
Think it's too early for 'C word'? Never mind, you've already clicked on this article.
Sure, we may only be into our second full week of September, but given the fact the weather these past couple of days hasn't exactly screamed summer, it already feels like the festive season is around the corner - but whether or not you think it’s too early to be talking about Christmas, it’ll soon be too tricky to escape from.
Especially not when the famous TV channel showing festive film favourites non-stop is now back on air in the UK.
Yes, you heard that right - Christmas films, 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
If you’re ready to wave goodbye to summer, and in welcome autumn and winter with open arms, then there's arguably no better way of getting into the festive spirit than with the long-awaited and highly-anticipated return of the TV channel that's charmed audiences for over half a decade now.
GREAT! Christmas the UK’s biggest seasonal channel, and it's now live on Sky, Freesat, Freeview and Virgin Media.
You can expect almost four months of back-to-back seasonal movies.
The 24-hour feel-good and free-to-air channel will be bursting with non-stop Christmas spirit, and will be showing a heartwarming lineup of festive films - including some absolute fan-favourite classics that make it to screens every year without fail, alongside some cheesy Hallmark classics, new channel premieres, and so much more.
Viewers will find GREAT! Christmas on Freeview channel 51, Sky 319, Sky (Glass/Stream) 317, Virgin channel 424, and Freely channel 47.
Sophie Smith -
8th December 2021 
