Oulton Hall is a hotel that Leeds can be proud of. We thought as much when we stayed several years ago for Kyle’s birthday weekend, and our feelings were confirmed this weekend […]
Afternoon tea in Leeds: Decadence in the drawing room at Oulton Hall
Great British Bake Off: Episode Seven Recap
Week seven on GBBO saw the bakers tasked with recreating recipes from the past. Here are the highlights in case you missed the show last night! The Signature Challenge tasked the bakers […]
Is Great British Bake Off to blame for Britain’s expanding waistline?!
Caroline takes a look at the latest news surrounding GBBO and our waistlines! The Leeds Foodie is a great fan of the Great British Bake Off but according to a recent survey […]
Sampling breakfast at Leeds’ Hotel Chocolat Roast + Conch
There’s no shortage of breakfast options in Leeds city centre. Leeds is flush with fantastic independent coffee shops (Mrs Atha’s, Laynes Espresso etc) and greasy spoons suitable for a hangover cure (Riveresque […]
Chocolate Baked Cheesecake Mary Berry style (well, nearly!)
Inspired by the recent Bake Off episode (check out our review of week 4 here for our inspiration!) I decided to go for it and attempt to emulate the magnificent Mary Berry by mastering […]
The great schichttorte failure!
Having been inspired (like many others no doubt) by the Great British Bake Off and its attempt at making the most ridiculously fussy cake of all time (the schichttorte), I made it […]
Cookbook Review: Trying to be the masterchef with Michel Roux Jr!
Having tried for years to find a really good sweet pastry recipe the answer seems to have finally come from the Masterchef himself: Michele Roux Jr, as I recently learned how to […]
Making Suzanne into a cake…
So, for the first ‘official’ post of this blog I thought I would treat you dear readers to a taste of one of my favourite chef’s bakes: Daniel Galmiche’s ‘Suzanne’s Cake’ With […]