It’s getting real now on Bake Off – it’s the semi-final and Patisserie week! Here’s what went down as we march on to the business end of GBBO 2016: In a rather […]
Great British Bake Off 2016: Episode Seven Recap
So we’ve made it to dessert week! The signature bake for this week was a roulade, with the main challenge seemingly avoiding cracked sponges (a very Bake Off problem!). Tom was the […]
Leeds food news: Michelin stars, Masterchefs, and menus galore in October
The nights are starting to draw in, some of us will have put our heating on (we gave in this week – always a painful moment), and Christmas, yes CHRISTMAS, is starting […]
Great British Bake Off 2016: Episode Six Recap
This week was a new one on Bake Off: botanicals week. We weren’t overly sure about the sound of this one from the teaser last week, but let’s see how it all […]
Great British Menu 2016: Central Week Previewed
Last year saw the wonderful Richard Bainbridge (check out our interview with him here) get two (yes, two dishes!) to the banquet from the Central area. While we don’t expect this level […]
Great British Bake Off 2016: Episode Five Recap
So, after a week during which it was revealed that Paul will be moving with Bake Off to Channel 4, the pressure was back on the bakers in the tent as pastry week […]
Great British Menu Series 11: Wales Week recap
So, Wales did it; we finally saw Wales perform well in a competition that over the past few years hasn’t really highlighted the country’s culinary strengths. Adam Bannister (last year’s regional winner), Phil Carmichael (who […]
Great British Menu Series 11: Wales Week Preview
Last year, Wales week was perhaps the only week of Great British Menu that just didn’t quite hit the spot for us here at leedsfoodie.co.uk. Yes, Adam Bannister won the regional heat […]
Great British Menu Series 11: North West Week recap
Another excellent week of this year’s Great British Menu saw Adam Reid, Kim Woodward and last year’s talented regional champion Matt Worswick compete to be the pride of one of the most competitive judging […]
Great British Bake Off 2016: Episode Four Recap
First of all, two short notes! Sadly, we missed last week’s show as we were enjoying the sun in Sicily. Don’t fear, we hadn’t already pre-emptively started a GBBO strike! Secondly, as […]