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Former Chow Down site reopens as BAR Events Leeds with month-long Oktoberfest

The former Chow Down site in Leeds reopens this autumn as BAR Events Leeds, launching with a month-long Oktoberfest running every Thursday to Sunday throughout October, with £5 tickets.

September 7, 2026Leeds

Featured Food & Drink Yorkshire

Yorkshire primary school meals system ‘fragmented’ with no central oversight, study finds

A University of York study of 1,771 Yorkshire primary schools has found school meal provision so fragmented that nutritional standards are effectively unmonitored, with just five commercial companies controlling most commercially catered schools.

September 3, 2026

Featured Food & Drink West Yorkshire

Leeds YouTuber breaks 10-year rib-eating record on trip to Milan

BeardMeatsFood's Adam Moran took on Milan's toughest barbecue challenge and finished in 13 minutes and 1 second, smashing a restaurant record that had stood for a decade.

September 2, 2026Leeds

Food & Drink Yorkshire

Price of a pint got you wincing? Help us round up Yorkshire’s cheapest cold ones

Inflation doesn't turn a pint into a gallon. Sadly. So, tell us where in Yorkshire you've found a proper pint at a proper price and we'll spread the word.

August 16, 2026

Food & Drink Yorkshire

Coffee shouldn’t cost a fortune: help us find Yorkshire’s cheapest cup

Paying more for a flat white than you did for lunch? Let's fix that -- tell us where you've found a proper bargain cup of coffee in Yorkshire.

August 15, 2026

Food & Drink Yorkshire

The great Yorkshire tea hunt: tell us where to find the cheapest cuppa

We're tracking down the best-value cup of tea in Yorkshire, and we need your tip-offs. Namecheck or anonymous, we'll take either.

August 14, 2026

Featured Food & Drink West Yorkshire

Leeds coffee scene unites for new Slurpfest festival this September

More than 30 venues have signed up for Slurpfest Leeds, a new city-wide festival celebrating the city's independent coffee scene, building to a Saturday 26 September centrepiece.

August 11, 2026Leeds

‘Bake Off: The Professionals’ contestant Oliver Dunn, also known as Oli the Choc

Featured Food & Drink West Yorkshire

Bake Off star brings chocolate workshops to Trinity Leeds this August

Trinity Leeds is hosting a series of family chocolate workshops this summer with Bake Off: The Professionals contestant Oliver Dunn, also known as Oli the Choc. The child-friendly, hands-on workshops give…

August 4, 2026Leeds

Food & Drink North Yorkshire

Sourdough and sauerkraut masterclass proves a hit at Middlesbrough’s Live Well Centre

Kitchen whizz Rosalind Waugh has turned her talents to the joys of sourdough and sauerkraut, with a new masterclass in the training kitchen at Middlesbrough's Live Well Centre. The master baker…

August 3, 2026Middlesbrough

Food & Drink West Yorkshire

Turns out Euro summer doesn’t need a passport anymore

Long lunches in the sunshine, leisurely afternoons dining outdoors and sharing good food with friends and family have become the defining ingredients of a modern Euro summer, according to new research…

July 30, 2026Leeds